Science News for Kids » University of Western Sydney http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Trees on the edge http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:02:00 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15155 A dead beech tree in Scotland. The majority of the world’s trees, including this type, would be pushed close to the point of death in a serious drought, a new study reports. Credit: Dr. Hervé Cochard (INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Serious drought is a threat to most trees, worldwide survey finds ]]> A dead beech tree in Scotland. The majority of the world’s trees, including this type, would be pushed close to the point of death in a serious drought, a new study reports. Credit: Dr. Hervé Cochard (INRA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Serious drought is a threat to most trees, worldwide survey finds ]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/12/serious-drought-is-a-threat-to-most-trees-worldwide-survey-finds/feed/ 0 Crime-solving camera http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/crime-solving-camera/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/crime-solving-camera/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:00:44 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13743 A digital camera fitted with the right filters, like the one shown here, can detect only infrared light. The crime-fighting trick can reveal bloodstains hidden behind layers of paint. Credit: bmcent1/iStockphoto

Quick-change trick allows a digital camera to photograph blood concealed by paint]]> A digital camera fitted with the right filters, like the one shown here, can detect only infrared light. The crime-fighting trick can reveal bloodstains hidden behind layers of paint. Credit: bmcent1/iStockphoto

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