Science News for Kids » biology http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 No high notes for these blind fish http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/no-high-notes-for-these-blind-fish/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/no-high-notes-for-these-blind-fish/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:00:10 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16311 This southern cavefish is blind and, new research suggests, partially deaf. But don’t feel sorry for the little fish; it may just be adapting to a dark and noisy habitat. Credit: Matthew Niemiller

Cave dwellers that can't see are also partially deaf]]> This southern cavefish is blind and, new research suggests, partially deaf. But don’t feel sorry for the little fish; it may just be adapting to a dark and noisy habitat. Credit: Matthew Niemiller

Cave dwellers that can't see are also partially deaf]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/no-high-notes-for-these-blind-fish/feed/ 0 Flower power http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/electric-field-around-flowers-may-help-bees-find-nutritious-blooms/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/electric-field-around-flowers-may-help-bees-find-nutritious-blooms/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:10:55 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15962 Scientists report that bees and flowers appear to have a charged communication. In addition to a flower’s color and scent, its electric field may also bring in bees, a new study shows. Credit: Emily Krieger

Electric field around flowers may help bees find nutritious blooms]]> Scientists report that bees and flowers appear to have a charged communication. In addition to a flower’s color and scent, its electric field may also bring in bees, a new study shows. Credit: Emily Krieger

Electric field around flowers may help bees find nutritious blooms]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/electric-field-around-flowers-may-help-bees-find-nutritious-blooms/feed/ 0 Whale of a lesson http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/whale-of-a-lesson/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/whale-of-a-lesson/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:28:56 +0000 Eric Wagner http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15907 A North Atlantic right whale lifts its tail to dive in the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Once given up as all but extinct, the North Atlantic right whale is making a comeback]]> A North Atlantic right whale lifts its tail to dive in the Bay of Fundy. Credit: Eric Wagner

Once given up as all but extinct, the North Atlantic right whale is making a comeback]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/whale-of-a-lesson/feed/ 0 Genetic memory http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/genetic-memory/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/genetic-memory/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:55:08 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15601 A DNA molecule looks like a twisted ladder. Scientists have found a way to use the rungs of that ladder to store data efficiently. Credit: NHGRI

The stuff of genes can be used to store digital data, too]]> A DNA molecule looks like a twisted ladder. Scientists have found a way to use the rungs of that ladder to store data efficiently. Credit: NHGRI

The stuff of genes can be used to store digital data, too]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/genetic-memory/feed/ 0 Killer cats http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cats-kill-between-1-4-billion-and-3-7-billion-birds-every-year-in-the-united-states-alone/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cats-kill-between-1-4-billion-and-3-7-billion-birds-every-year-in-the-united-states-alone/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:51:22 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15574 Cats kill between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds every year in the United States, according to a new study. Credit: Emily Krieger

Puss may pose the single biggest threat to birds]]> Cats kill between 1.4 billion and 3.7 billion birds every year in the United States, according to a new study. Credit: Emily Krieger

Puss may pose the single biggest threat to birds]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cats-kill-between-1-4-billion-and-3-7-billion-birds-every-year-in-the-united-states-alone/feed/ 0 Home on the moon http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/home-on-the-moon/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/home-on-the-moon/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:56:54 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15520 Life on the moon — but not ours. This illustration shows two large moons orbiting a giant, gassy planet (in orange). Astronomers say the right type of moon could harbor alien life. Credit: R. Heller, AIP

Astronomers say rocky moons orbiting distant planets might support alien life ]]> Life on the moon — but not ours. This illustration shows two large moons orbiting a giant, gassy planet (in orange). Astronomers say the right type of moon could harbor alien life. Credit: R. Heller, AIP

Astronomers say rocky moons orbiting distant planets might support alien life ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/home-on-the-moon/feed/ 0 Healthier mice, through X-rays http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/healthier-mice-through-x-rays/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/healthier-mice-through-x-rays/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:55:03 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14991 Scientists found that sickly agouti mice, which carry a gene that colors their coat yellow, benefit from a small dose of radiation. These benefits were blocked by vitamins, though, turning conventional ideas about radiation and vitamins upside down. Credit: The Transgenic Core Facility

In sickly mice, small doses of radiation helped while vitamins harmed]]> Scientists found that sickly agouti mice, which carry a gene that colors their coat yellow, benefit from a small dose of radiation. These benefits were blocked by vitamins, though, turning conventional ideas about radiation and vitamins upside down. Credit: The Transgenic Core Facility

In sickly mice, small doses of radiation helped while vitamins harmed]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/healthier-mice-through-x-rays/feed/ 0 Four-winged dinosaur http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:01:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14837 dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> dino_feature

Hind wings helped a small dino make tight turns in midair]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/four-winged-dinosaur/feed/ 0 Magnets that kill cancer cells http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:15:34 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14620 Magnets can be used to move types of metal from a distance. Scientists recently developed a technology that uses magnets to trigger a cell’s demise. Credit: istockphoto

Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct ]]> Magnets can be used to move types of metal from a distance. Scientists recently developed a technology that uses magnets to trigger a cell’s demise. Credit: istockphoto

Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/feed/ 0 Bacteria learn new trick http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bacteria-learn-new-trick/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bacteria-learn-new-trick/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:00:45 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14357 A decades-long experiment growing E. coli bacteria showed the microbes evolved the ability to eat a new food. Flasks of the germs turned cloudy when the bacteria ate citrate. Credit: Brian Baer and Neerja Hajela

Scientists show evolution in action in decades-long E. coli study]]> A decades-long experiment growing E. coli bacteria showed the microbes evolved the ability to eat a new food. Flasks of the germs turned cloudy when the bacteria ate citrate. Credit: Brian Baer and Neerja Hajela

Scientists show evolution in action in decades-long E. coli study]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bacteria-learn-new-trick/feed/ 0