Science News for Kids » Science & Society http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What is a patent? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:00:07 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16073 Even ideas can be stolen, which is why they need patent protection. Credit: istockphoto

Patents protect intellectual property from theft ]]> Even ideas can be stolen, which is why they need patent protection. Credit: istockphoto

Patents protect intellectual property from theft ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/what-is-a-patent/feed/ 0 Delilah’s legacy http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/delilahs-legacy/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/delilahs-legacy/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:48:36 +0000 Eric Wagner http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15918 Moira “Moe” Brown (right) and Marianna Hagbloom, both biologists with the New England Aquarium, pilot the R/V Nereid out to the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Scientist reroutes shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy]]> Moira “Moe” Brown (right) and Marianna Hagbloom, both biologists with the New England Aquarium, pilot the R/V Nereid out to the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Scientist reroutes shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/delilahs-legacy/feed/ 0 Pathways to research: Problem-solving http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/pathways-to-research-problem-solving/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/pathways-to-research-problem-solving/#comments Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:00:00 +0000 Daniel Strain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14034 Toll_with_PEV0_feature

Young researchers can become local heroes for taking on projects that help their friends and neighbors]]> Toll_with_PEV0_feature

Young researchers can become local heroes for taking on projects that help their friends and neighbors]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/pathways-to-research-problem-solving/feed/ 0 New dangers from bird flu http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/new-dangers-from-bird-flu/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/new-dangers-from-bird-flu/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:31:09 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=11485 chickens

U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research]]> chickens

U.S. government asks scientists to keep some secrets about their bird flu research]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/01/new-dangers-from-bird-flu/feed/ 0 Introducing the 2011 Nobel Prize winners http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/introducing-the-2011-nobel-prize-winners/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/introducing-the-2011-nobel-prize-winners/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:44:43 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6972 Nobel Medal

Scientists awarded big bucks for surprising discoveries about the universe, the human body and crystals ]]> Nobel Medal

Scientists awarded big bucks for surprising discoveries about the universe, the human body and crystals ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/10/introducing-the-2011-nobel-prize-winners/feed/ 0 Scientist Profile: Leroy Hood http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/05/scientist-profile-leroy-hood/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/05/scientist-profile-leroy-hood/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 16:13:31 +0000 Lisa Grossman http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=6020 Leroy Hood cofounded an institute to develop a way to tailor medical treatments to each individual person. Credit: Lee Hood/Institute for Systems Biology.

The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge. ]]> Leroy Hood cofounded an institute to develop a way to tailor medical treatments to each individual person. Credit: Lee Hood/Institute for Systems Biology.

The inventor of the DNA sequencing technique, and Albert Lasker Awardee, embarks on the next big challenge. ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/05/scientist-profile-leroy-hood/feed/ 0 Science fair at the White House http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2010/11/science-fair-at-the-white-house/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2010/11/science-fair-at-the-white-house/#comments Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:13:24 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.com.php5-17.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com/wp/?p=5743 President Barack Obama talks with Erika DeBenedictis, now a student at Caltech. DeBenedictis was one of dozens of students invited to the White House October 18 to show off their science projects.Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Obama invites young scientists to show their stuff]]> President Barack Obama talks with Erika DeBenedictis, now a student at Caltech. DeBenedictis was one of dozens of students invited to the White House October 18 to show off their science projects.Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Obama invites young scientists to show their stuff]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2010/11/science-fair-at-the-white-house/feed/ 0