Science News for Kids » iron http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 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 Magnets that kill cancer cells http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:15:34 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14620 Magnets can be used to move types of metal from a distance. Scientists recently developed a technology that uses magnets to trigger a cell’s demise. Credit: istockphoto

Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct ]]> Magnets can be used to move types of metal from a distance. Scientists recently developed a technology that uses magnets to trigger a cell’s demise. Credit: istockphoto

Researchers devise a way to use magnets to make cells self-destruct ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/magnets-that-kill-cancer-cells/feed/ 0 Iron versus climate change http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 15:43:09 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13519 A tiny organism called a diatom can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carry the carbon to the bottom of the ocean. Credit: Marina Montresor, SZN / Alfred Wegener Institute.

Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas]]> A tiny organism called a diatom can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and carry the carbon to the bottom of the ocean. Credit: Marina Montresor, SZN / Alfred Wegener Institute.

Metal deposits can promote the growth of ocean algae that gobble greenhouse gas]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/iron-versus-climate-change/feed/ 0