Science News for Kids » Jet Propulsion Laboratory http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When one question leads to another http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:00:18 +0000 Susan Gaidos http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16330 Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end]]> Student Erika DeBenedictis spent years studying the so-called interplanetary superhighway. Her persistence paid off: In 2010, Erika placed first in the Intel Science Talent Search for her research. Credit: Martin Lo, Caltech

Young scientists find advantages to pursuing related problems — sometimes for years on end]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/when-one-question-leads-to-another/feed/ 0 Climate’s troublesome kids http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:12:56 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15484 During a climate event known as El Niño (shown on the left), the surface of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warms along the equator (red). During a La Niña event (on the right), the same region cools (blue). Credit: NOAA

The recurring climate events El Niño and La Niña trigger long-lived changes to weather around the world]]> During a climate event known as El Niño (shown on the left), the surface of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warms along the equator (red). During a La Niña event (on the right), the same region cools (blue). Credit: NOAA

The recurring climate events El Niño and La Niña trigger long-lived changes to weather around the world]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/climates-troublesome-kids/feed/ 0 Watching our seas rise http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:52:14 +0000 Douglas Fox http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14790 Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> Sandy-storm-surge_feature

Satellites, coral reefs, ancient Roman fishponds and sinking cities help us understand how humans are changing sea level ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/satellites-coral-reefs-ancient-roman-fishponds-and-sinking-cities-help-us-understand-how-humans-are-changing-sea-level/feed/ 0