Science News for Kids » University of California 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 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 This shrimp packs a punch http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/mantis-shrimp-colorful-marine-creatures-possess-deadly-weapons-and-complex-vision/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/mantis-shrimp-colorful-marine-creatures-possess-deadly-weapons-and-complex-vision/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:52:57 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16122 Mantis shrimp are related to crabs and lobsters. They come in a gorgeous array of colors. Credit: Roy Caldwell

Researchers learn a lot from mantis shrimp, colorful marine creatures that possess deadly weapons and complex vision]]> Mantis shrimp are related to crabs and lobsters. They come in a gorgeous array of colors. Credit: Roy Caldwell

Researchers learn a lot from mantis shrimp, colorful marine creatures that possess deadly weapons and complex vision]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/mantis-shrimp-colorful-marine-creatures-possess-deadly-weapons-and-complex-vision/feed/ 0 Feeling the invisible http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/feeling-the-invisible/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/feeling-the-invisible/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:51:45 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15743 A rat with an infrared-detecting sensor wired into its brain soon learned that it could find water at a door marked with an invisible infrared light. Credit: Thomson et al., Nature Communications (2013)

Sensor wired into a rat’s brain lets it detect light it can’t see]]> A rat with an infrared-detecting sensor wired into its brain soon learned that it could find water at a door marked with an invisible infrared light. Credit: Thomson et al., Nature Communications (2013)

Sensor wired into a rat’s brain lets it detect light it can’t see]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/02/feeling-the-invisible/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 Tomatoes’ tasteless green gene http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:00:03 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13282 Modern tomatoes (all-over light green fruits at right) lack the correct version of a gene that helps them make flavorful molecules. In its correct form, the gene results in a tastier tomato with a dark green patch at the top (fruits at left). Credit: Courtesy of Hakan Aktas.

Choosing tomatoes for color reduces fruit’s flavor, study finds]]> Modern tomatoes (all-over light green fruits at right) lack the correct version of a gene that helps them make flavorful molecules. In its correct form, the gene results in a tastier tomato with a dark green patch at the top (fruits at left). Credit: Courtesy of Hakan Aktas.

Choosing tomatoes for color reduces fruit’s flavor, study finds]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/tomatoes-tasteless-green-gene/feed/ 0