Science News for Kids » feature 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’ research for the president http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-research-for-the-president/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-research-for-the-president/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:28:34 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17661 wh_taketwo

White House welcomes a cross-section of young scientists and engineers]]> wh_taketwo

White House welcomes a cross-section of young scientists and engineers]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/cool-research-for-the-president/feed/ 0 Wanted: ‘Smart’ cleaners http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/wanted-smart-cleaners/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/wanted-smart-cleaners/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:20:05 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17337 Oliver's-bumper_feature

Active surfaces will — on their own — help remove everything from insects and germs to poisons]]> Oliver's-bumper_feature

Active surfaces will — on their own — help remove everything from insects and germs to poisons]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/06/wanted-smart-cleaners/feed/ 0 Black hole mysteries http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/black-hole-mysteries/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/black-hole-mysteries/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:44 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17202 Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. Though black holes are invisible, they can create brilliant light shows. This illustration shows a black hole devouring a star. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

Scientists are just getting to know the black holes that help anchor our cosmos]]> Nothing, not even light, can escape a black hole. Though black holes are invisible, they can create brilliant light shows. This illustration shows a black hole devouring a star. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab

Scientists are just getting to know the black holes that help anchor our cosmos]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/black-hole-mysteries/feed/ 0 Fuzzy future http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 19:17:43 +0000 Nathan Seppa http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17178 Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> Caption: Many scientists today are finding that too much time spent indoors — at least during childhood — may affect vision, making it hard to see distant objects clearly. Doctors refer to this nearsightedness as myopia. Studies have found that kids who regularly spend time on computers have an increased risk of being diagnosed with myopia. Credit: iStockphoto

Kids may suffer impaired vision from spending too little time outdoors, studies suggest]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/kids-may-suffer-impaired-vision-from-spending-too-little-time-outdoors-studies-suggest/feed/ 0 Teens take home science gold http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teens-take-home-science-gold-at-intel-isef-2013/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teens-take-home-science-gold-at-intel-isef-2013/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 00:55:14 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17117 Eesha Khare (left), Ionut Budisteanu (center) and Henry Wanjune Lin (right) claimed the top three prizes at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Budisteanu’s work toward developing a self-driving car earned the 19-year-old Romanian inventor the $75,000 top prize. Credit: Intel/Chris Ayers

A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition]]> Eesha Khare (left), Ionut Budisteanu (center) and Henry Wanjune Lin (right) claimed the top three prizes at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Budisteanu’s work toward developing a self-driving car earned the 19-year-old Romanian inventor the $75,000 top prize. Credit: Intel/Chris Ayers

A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teens-take-home-science-gold-at-intel-isef-2013/feed/ 0 Here comes Swarmageddon! http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/this-spring-and-summer-trillions-of-cicadas-will-emerge-in-the-eastern-united-states/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/this-spring-and-summer-trillions-of-cicadas-will-emerge-in-the-eastern-united-states/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 20:58:46 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16994 Two adult cicadas size each other up on a wooden railing. Credit: rbmiles/iStockphoto

This spring and summer, trillions of cicadas will emerge in the eastern United States ]]> Two adult cicadas size each other up on a wooden railing. Credit: rbmiles/iStockphoto

This spring and summer, trillions of cicadas will emerge in the eastern United States ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/this-spring-and-summer-trillions-of-cicadas-will-emerge-in-the-eastern-united-states/feed/ 0 Blending in http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 18:03:06 +0000 Eric Niiler http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16958 Can you spot the cuttlefish? A common European cuttlefish camouflages itself on the seafloor. Credit: Justine Allen

Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise]]> Can you spot the cuttlefish? A common European cuttlefish camouflages itself on the seafloor. Credit: Justine Allen

Engineers take a lesson from nature’s masters of disguise]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/engineers-take-a-lesson-from-natures-masters-of-disguise/feed/ 0 Inspired medical research http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/inspired-medical-research-at-intel-science-talent-search-2013/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/inspired-medical-research-at-intel-science-talent-search-2013/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 21:21:45 +0000 Kellyn Betts http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16906 Lonza-Active-6H-40x_ch01

Teens make real advances in biomedical science]]> Lonza-Active-6H-40x_ch01

Teens make real advances in biomedical science]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/inspired-medical-research-at-intel-science-talent-search-2013/feed/ 0 ‘Print’ almost anything http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:38 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16757 Caption: For Valentine’s Day this year, a Japanese company used a 3-D printer to produce chocolate copies of people’s faces. Credit: FabCafe/Think 3D/K’s Design Lab

3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts]]> Caption: For Valentine’s Day this year, a Japanese company used a 3-D printer to produce chocolate copies of people’s faces. Credit: FabCafe/Think 3D/K’s Design Lab

3-D printers allow people to build almost anything they can imagine — from toys to food, buildings to body parts]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/3-d-printers-allow-people-to-build-almost-anything-they-can-imagine-from-toys-to-food-buildings-to-body-parts/feed/ 0