What a dream looks like
The ability to take a picture of a dream sounds like something that’s possible only in a dream, but a team…
Category: For Kids
Double sunsets on a distant world
If you were stranded on a recently discovered planet called Kepler-16b and looked up during the day, you’d see an…
Cars of the Future
We won't be driving the cars of the future; more likely, they'll be driving us. They'll park themselves, run on…
Dolphin dimples detect electricity
German scientists have found that Guiana dolphins can detect tiny electric fields using special organs in their snouts ---…
Lotion takes a bite out of snake venom
For a person who has the rotten luck to get bitten by a poisonous snake, every second counts. That’s because…
Not Seeing Sunspots
The sun's next cycle is off to a slow start, say researchers at the National Solar Observatory in Tucson. This…
Tsunami, from the sky
The tsunami that struck Japan shook up the atmosphere, too. It caused airglow ripples that chased the giant waves across…
Germy weather
Some people see hail; others see opportunity. I wrote a short snap for Science News for Kids about what a…
Wormy underground
Scientists have discovered a new kind of nematode living in three-quarters of a mile underground in a gold mine in…
Silky spider footprints
Can spiders spin silk from their feet? A snapshot from Science News for Kids. This story was adapted from a…