Science News for Kids » farming http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 A plant enemy’s enemy http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/a-plant-enemys-enemy/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/a-plant-enemys-enemy/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:52:04 +0000 Jill Richardson http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16267 When eaten by caterpillars, some plants can emit chemicals that signal the help of special wasps. Once called, a wasp lays its egg inside a caterpillar. Credit: Ted Turlings

Plants use chemicals to recruit help in fighting off pests]]> When eaten by caterpillars, some plants can emit chemicals that signal the help of special wasps. Once called, a wasp lays its egg inside a caterpillar. Credit: Ted Turlings

Plants use chemicals to recruit help in fighting off pests]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/a-plant-enemys-enemy/feed/ 0 Groundwater removal linked to quake http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:58:29 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14817 This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> This map shows where a deadly earthquake struck in southeastern Spain in May 2011. Scientists say the earthquake was triggered by groundwater removal. Credit: USGS

Pumping water from the ground in southeastern Spain may have triggered a deadly 2011 earthquake there]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/pumping-water-from-the-ground-in-southeastern-spain-may-have-triggered-a-deadly-2011-earthquake-there/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 World’s oldest pots http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/ice-age-people-made-cookware-long-before-the-rise-of-farming/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/ice-age-people-made-cookware-long-before-the-rise-of-farming/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:18:37 +0000 Erin Wayman http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13205 One of many 20,000-year-old pottery fragments found in a Chinese cave. Credit: Science/AAAS

Ice age people made cookware long before the rise of farming]]> One of many 20,000-year-old pottery fragments found in a Chinese cave. Credit: Science/AAAS

Ice age people made cookware long before the rise of farming]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/ice-age-people-made-cookware-long-before-the-rise-of-farming/feed/ 0