Science News for Kids » England http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 18 May 2013 04:07:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Another buzz for bees http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/another-buzz-for-bees/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/another-buzz-for-bees/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:00:22 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16111 The caffeine in some flower nectar gives bees a memory boost, a new study shows. Credit: Image courtesy of Geraldine Wright

Blooms are more memorable when their nectar contains caffeine]]> The caffeine in some flower nectar gives bees a memory boost, a new study shows. Credit: Image courtesy of Geraldine Wright

Blooms are more memorable when their nectar contains caffeine]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/another-buzz-for-bees/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 Getting a grip http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/getting-a-grip/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/getting-a-grip/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:00:30 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15380 Immerse your hands in water for a while, and wrinkles will form. Those wrinkles improve a person’s grip on wet, slippery objects, says a new study. Credit: Mitchio/Flickr

Wrinkled fingers seem to be an advantage in wet environments]]> Immerse your hands in water for a while, and wrinkles will form. Those wrinkles improve a person’s grip on wet, slippery objects, says a new study. Credit: Mitchio/Flickr

Wrinkled fingers seem to be an advantage in wet environments]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/getting-a-grip/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