Science News for Kids » topstories 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 A mind for math http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/#comments Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:54 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17077 A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> A child’s talent for learning math may relate to the size and wiring of different parts of the brain. Credit: iStockphoto

A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/a-mind-for-math/feed/ 0 Avoiding ‘hot’ wheels http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teen-designs-device-that-could-almost-double-the-life-of-airplane-tires/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teen-designs-device-that-could-almost-double-the-life-of-airplane-tires/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 22:35:18 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17086 Phillipe Lothaller, a 17-year-old senior from Cape Town, South Africa, has invented a device that could save airlines big money by extending the life of tires. The metal device at left is an early mock-up of the design. A newer version (seen in white at center) has pop-up scoops instead of fixed ones. When retracted, the scoops don’t interfere with a plane’s protective wheel wells. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP

Teen designs device that could almost double the life of airplane tires]]> Phillipe Lothaller, a 17-year-old senior from Cape Town, South Africa, has invented a device that could save airlines big money by extending the life of tires. The metal device at left is an early mock-up of the design. A newer version (seen in white at center) has pop-up scoops instead of fixed ones. When retracted, the scoops don’t interfere with a plane’s protective wheel wells. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP

Teen designs device that could almost double the life of airplane tires]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/teen-designs-device-that-could-almost-double-the-life-of-airplane-tires/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 American cannibals http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 16:47:04 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16940 Artists and scientists worked together to create this sculpture that shows what Jane, a colonial American, might have looked like. A study of the teen’s remains indicates she was cannibalized after she died. Credit: StudioEIS, Don Hurlbert/Smithsonian

Skull fragment suggests starving colonists may have eaten one of their own ]]> Artists and scientists worked together to create this sculpture that shows what Jane, a colonial American, might have looked like. A study of the teen’s remains indicates she was cannibalized after she died. Credit: StudioEIS, Don Hurlbert/Smithsonian

Skull fragment suggests starving colonists may have eaten one of their own ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/skull-fragment-from-jamestown-settlement-suggests-starving-colonists-may-have-eaten-one-of-their-own/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 Perfect pacifier http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 16:01:40 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16863 A mother’s arms can calm a crying infant, say scientists. The tactic works for mice, too, only those mammals use their mouth to cradle their young. Credit: iStockphoto

In people and mice, carrying a baby calms it]]> A mother’s arms can calm a crying infant, say scientists. The tactic works for mice, too, only those mammals use their mouth to cradle their young. Credit: iStockphoto

In people and mice, carrying a baby calms it]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/in-people-and-mice-carrying-a-baby-calms-it/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 New life for a used organ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:27:17 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16742 A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> A rat kidney was stripped of its cells and repopulated with human and rat cells. Researchers transplanted the organ into a rat, where it functioned to produce urine and filter impurities from blood. Credit: Ott Lab/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Massachusetts General Hospital

Scientists transplant a rebuilt kidney into a rat]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/scientists-transplant-a-rebuilt-kidney-into-a-rat/feed/ 0 Science on the South Lawn http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/the-white-house-science-fair-2013-hosts-scores-of-student-researchers/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/the-white-house-science-fair-2013-hosts-scores-of-student-researchers/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:38:47 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16715 whsciencefair_feature

The White House hosts scores of student researchers ]]> whsciencefair_feature

The White House hosts scores of student researchers ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/the-white-house-science-fair-2013-hosts-scores-of-student-researchers/feed/ 0