Science News for Kids » Sébastien Guenneau http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Quake, quake, go away http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/quake-quake-go-away/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/quake-quake-go-away/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:12:02 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15875 An earthquake caused widespread damage to San Francisco in 1989. Scientists are designing a new type of seismic shield that may help protect buildings from tremors. Credit: J.K. Nakata/USGS

French engineers report success in the first test of an underground seismic shield ]]> An earthquake caused widespread damage to San Francisco in 1989. Scientists are designing a new type of seismic shield that may help protect buildings from tremors. Credit: J.K. Nakata/USGS

French engineers report success in the first test of an underground seismic shield ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/quake-quake-go-away/feed/ 0 Ahead of the wave http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:55:19 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15632 Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> Water pours ashore as a tsunami strikes the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. Credit: Mainichi Shimbun/Reuters

Scientists are working to predict — and tame — the tsunamis that can threaten some coastal communities ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/scientists-are-working-to-predict-and-tame-the-tsunamis-that-can-threaten-some-coastal-communities/feed/ 0