Science News for Kids » climate change http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Cool Jobs: Green Science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:36:50 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15989 White spruce grow across northern North America, from Alaska to Labrador. As Arctic temperatures rise, spruce are spreading even farther north. Credit: Mark W. Skinner at USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Scientists get at the root (and stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed) of the relationship between plants and their environment]]> White spruce grow across northern North America, from Alaska to Labrador. As Arctic temperatures rise, spruce are spreading even farther north. Credit: Mark W. Skinner at USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Scientists get at the root (and stem, leaf, flower, fruit and seed) of the relationship between plants and their environment]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/cool-jobs-green-science/feed/ 0 Climate’s troublesome kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:12:56 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15484 During a climate event known as El Niño (shown on the left), the surface of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warms along the equator (red). During a La Niña event (on the right), the same region cools (blue). Credit: NOAA

The recurring climate events El Niño and La Niña trigger long-lived changes to weather around the world]]> During a climate event known as El Niño (shown on the left), the surface of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warms along the equator (red). During a La Niña event (on the right), the same region cools (blue). Credit: NOAA

The recurring climate events El Niño and La Niña trigger long-lived changes to weather around the world]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/feed/ 0 Less ice, more seawater http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/#comments Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:00:31 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15175 Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> Meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet carved this canyon. Credit: Ian Joughin

Shrinking ice sheets contribute to rising sea levels, large-scale study confirms]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/shrinking-ice-sheets-in-antarctica-and-greenland-contribute-to-rising-sea-levels/feed/ 0 Trees on the edge http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:02:00 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15155 A dead beech tree in Scotland. The majority of the world’s trees, including this type, would be pushed close to the point of death in a serious drought, a new study reports. Credit: Dr. Hervé Cochard (INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Serious drought is a threat to most trees, worldwide survey finds ]]> A dead beech tree in Scotland. The majority of the world’s trees, including this type, would be pushed close to the point of death in a serious drought, a new study reports. Credit: Dr. Hervé Cochard (INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Serious drought is a threat to most trees, worldwide survey finds ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/feed/ 0 Threatened coral get fishy rescue http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/threatened-coral-get-fishy-rescue/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/threatened-coral-get-fishy-rescue/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:00:08 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15042 When toxic seaweed (green at right) gets too close to a type of coral (yellow structure), this fish, a broad-barred goby (Gobiodon histrio), responds to a distress signal sent by the coral and nibbles the seaweed away. Credit: Danielle Dixson

When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back ]]> When toxic seaweed (green at right) gets too close to a type of coral (yellow structure), this fish, a broad-barred goby (Gobiodon histrio), responds to a distress signal sent by the coral and nibbles the seaweed away. Credit: Danielle Dixson

When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/threatened-coral-get-fishy-rescue/feed/ 0 Evolution of a Frankenstorm http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/evolution-of-a-frankenstorm/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/evolution-of-a-frankenstorm/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:57:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14886 Sandy the superstorm hit the U.S. East Coast just before Halloween, devastating cities in New Jersey and New York. Credit: Robert Simmon/NASA/NOAA GOES Project science team

Huge, late October hurricane turned into a superstorm that savaged much of the eastern United States ]]> Sandy the superstorm hit the U.S. East Coast just before Halloween, devastating cities in New Jersey and New York. Credit: Robert Simmon/NASA/NOAA GOES Project science team

Huge, late October hurricane turned into a superstorm that savaged much of the eastern United States ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/evolution-of-a-frankenstorm/feed/ 0 Watching our seas rise http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:52:14 +0000 Douglas Fox http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14790 Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/feed/ 0 Bird malaria moves north http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:06 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14350 Black-capped chickadees, like the one shown here, stay in Fairbanks, Alaska, year-round. Scientists report that some of the birds have been found with avian malaria, suggesting that the germ that causes the disease has established itself in the far North. Credit: Mdf/wikipedia

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska]]> Black-capped chickadees, like the one shown here, stay in Fairbanks, Alaska, year-round. Scientists report that some of the birds have been found with avian malaria, suggesting that the germ that causes the disease has established itself in the far North. Credit: Mdf/wikipedia

Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/bird-malaria-moves-north/feed/ 0 Building Stonehenge http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/new-study-of-ancient-crops-may-identify-the-laborers-behind-britains-most-famous-stone-monument/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/new-study-of-ancient-crops-may-identify-the-laborers-behind-britains-most-famous-stone-monument/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:25:21 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14287 Stonehenge may have been built by animal herders, not farmers, according to a new study. Credit: Matthew Brennan

A new study of ancient crops may identify the laborers behind Britain’s most famous stone monument]]> Stonehenge may have been built by animal herders, not farmers, according to a new study. Credit: Matthew Brennan

A new study of ancient crops may identify the laborers behind Britain’s most famous stone monument]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/new-study-of-ancient-crops-may-identify-the-laborers-behind-britains-most-famous-stone-monument/feed/ 0 Seal scientists http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:18:42 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14191 As elephant seals dove, swam and fed around an Antarctic ice shelf, sensors on their heads took measurements of the surrounding water. Credit: Lars Boehme

Elephant seals help climate scientists understand deepwater heating around Antarctica]]> As elephant seals dove, swam and fed around an Antarctic ice shelf, sensors on their heads took measurements of the surrounding water. Credit: Lars Boehme

Elephant seals help climate scientists understand deepwater heating around Antarctica]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/elephant-seals-help-climate-scientists-understand-deepwater-heating-around-antarctica/feed/ 0