Science News for Kids » cool jobs http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Cool Jobs: Moved by life http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-jobs-moved-by-life/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-jobs-moved-by-life/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:39:07 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17782 A robot built to mimic the movements of a cownose ray takes a dip. Credit: Norm Shafer

Biologically inspired robots travel — naturally ]]> A robot built to mimic the movements of a cownose ray takes a dip. Credit: Norm Shafer

Biologically inspired robots travel — naturally ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-jobs-moved-by-life/feed/ 0 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 Cool Jobs: Museum science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:16:08 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15827 Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> Royal Ontario Museum scientist Oliver Haddrath must wear protective clothing when working with ancient DNA. This ensures his DNA doesn’t get mixed up with the genetic material he is analyzing. Credit: Royal Ontario Museum

Samples collected long ago may hold answers to important questions in science and medicine today]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/cool-jobs-museum-science/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Delving into dung http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/cool-jobs-delving-into-dung/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/cool-jobs-delving-into-dung/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:56:09 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15401 Wood’s colleague, Janet Wilmshurst, studies a piece of moa poop. Credit: Jamie Wood

Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces ]]> Wood’s colleague, Janet Wilmshurst, studies a piece of moa poop. Credit: Jamie Wood

Scientists uncover fascinating secrets through the study of animal feces ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/cool-jobs-delving-into-dung/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Math as entertainment http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-math-as-entertainment/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-math-as-entertainment/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:15:15 +0000 Dana Mackenzie http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15186 When a band of zoo buddies tears through a Monte Carlo casino, the marble columns don’t have a chance. Nafees Bin Zafar used mathematics to power the visual effects behind this madcap scene in Madagascar 3. Credit: “Madagascar 3” © 2012 DreamWorks Animation LLC, used with permission of DreamWorks Animation LLC

Magic, movies and metal: How mathematics adds dazzle to the visual world]]> When a band of zoo buddies tears through a Monte Carlo casino, the marble columns don’t have a chance. Nafees Bin Zafar used mathematics to power the visual effects behind this madcap scene in Madagascar 3. Credit: “Madagascar 3” © 2012 DreamWorks Animation LLC, used with permission of DreamWorks Animation LLC

Magic, movies and metal: How mathematics adds dazzle to the visual world]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-math-as-entertainment/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Crime scene investigators http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-crime-scene-investigators/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-crime-scene-investigators/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:29:25 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15019 The dead do tell tales — if experts care to listen. Forensic anthropologist William Bass arranges a display of how a person’s bones change year by year as we age. This information can help identify a crime victim when little else is known. Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

These researchers don’t miss a clue]]> The dead do tell tales — if experts care to listen. Forensic anthropologist William Bass arranges a display of how a person’s bones change year by year as we age. This information can help identify a crime victim when little else is known. Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

These researchers don’t miss a clue]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/cool-jobs-crime-scene-investigators/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Explosive pursuits http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:06:58 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14866 Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: The science of secrets http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/cool-jobs-the-science-of-secrets/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/cool-jobs-the-science-of-secrets/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:37:18 +0000 Susan Gaidos http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14594 Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. The chickadee gets its name from its distinctive call. The greater the danger, the more “dees” a chickadee adds to the call’s end. Credit: Christopher N. Templeton

Researchers harness science to encode — and decode — hidden messages]]> Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. The chickadee gets its name from its distinctive call. The greater the danger, the more “dees” a chickadee adds to the call’s end. Credit: Christopher N. Templeton

Researchers harness science to encode — and decode — hidden messages]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/cool-jobs-the-science-of-secrets/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Scents of science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/better-understanding-of-the-sense-of-smell-inspires-research-into-everything-from-whales-to-electronic-noses/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/better-understanding-of-the-sense-of-smell-inspires-research-into-everything-from-whales-to-electronic-noses/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:42:08 +0000 Pippa Wysong http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14135 Humpback whales sometimes breach, or leap into the air. Some scientists believe the behavior allows the marine mammals to smell scents wafting over the water. Credit: NOAA

Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’]]> Humpback whales sometimes breach, or leap into the air. Some scientists believe the behavior allows the marine mammals to smell scents wafting over the water. Credit: NOAA

Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/09/better-understanding-of-the-sense-of-smell-inspires-research-into-everything-from-whales-to-electronic-noses/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Wild science http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:53:06 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13551 Arctic researcher Kathy Young (rear) walks back to her remote research cabin on Canada’s Bathurst Island with her student Valen Steer. Credit: Tarmo Remmel

Collecting data can be dangerous for scientists who work in the field]]> Arctic researcher Kathy Young (rear) walks back to her remote research cabin on Canada’s Bathurst Island with her student Valen Steer. Credit: Tarmo Remmel

Collecting data can be dangerous for scientists who work in the field]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/collecting-data-can-be-dangerous-for-scientists-who-work-in-the-field/feed/ 0