Science News for Kids » Santa Cruz http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Out-of-this-world atmospheres http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:14:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16202 This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/feed/ 0 Predators as climate helpers http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:25:52 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15697 This freshwater stickleback eats the tiny animals in stream water that graze on plants and algae. This predation allows those plants and algae to collect and store carbon, rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. Credit: Nicole Bedford, UBC

In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas]]> This freshwater stickleback eats the tiny animals in stream water that graze on plants and algae. This predation allows those plants and algae to collect and store carbon, rather than letting it escape into the atmosphere. Credit: Nicole Bedford, UBC

In lakes and streams, fish and insects can help protect aquatic plants that gobble up greenhouse gas]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/predators-as-climate-helpers/feed/ 0 New planetary neighbor http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/new-planetary-neighbor/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/new-planetary-neighbor/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:37:45 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14769 Astronomers have found that our closest stellar neighbor has an Earth-sized planet orbiting it. This illustration shows what the pair might look like. Credit: ESO

Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors]]> Astronomers have found that our closest stellar neighbor has an Earth-sized planet orbiting it. This illustration shows what the pair might look like. Credit: ESO

Nearest star system has a world that's Earthly in size, but too hot for human visitors]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/new-planetary-neighbor/feed/ 0 Bye-bye, George http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:30:10 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13128 Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age]]> Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/06/tortoise-lonesome-george-died-at-an-estimated-age-of-100/feed/ 0