The ability to take a picture of a dream sounds like something that’s possible only in a dream, but a team of researchers in Germany has done just that. Brain scan images taken during specific dreamed events may help researchers understand how the brain combines thoughts and memories to fashion dreams. Read more at Science […]
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If you were stranded on a recently discovered planet called Kepler-16b and looked up during the day, you’d see an unusual light show: two glowing orbs making their way across the sky. Read more about the new Tattooine in this article from Science News for Kids, which came from an original story by Nadia Drake
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We won’t be driving the cars of the future; more likely, they’ll be driving us. They’ll park themselves, run on electricity, never get lost, and come when you call (with an app, on your phone). Meet the cars of the future in this story from Science News for Kids.
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German scientists have found that Guiana dolphins can detect tiny electric fields using special organs in their snouts — which may help them pick up the scent of a future meal. This Science News for Kids snapshot was adapted from a Science News story by Nadia Drake. Photo credit: Richard Diepstraten
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For a person who has the rotten luck to get bitten by a poisonous snake, every second counts. That’s because venom can spread quickly from the site of the bite to the rest of the body, causing pain, suffering — even death. Australian scientists now have found a way to give snakebite victims more time
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The sun’s next cycle is off to a slow start, say researchers at the National Solar Observatory in Tucson. This short news article for kids is adapted from a Science News article by Ron Cowen.
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The tsunami that struck Japan shook up the atmosphere, too. It caused airglow ripples that chased the giant waves across the Pacific; scientists in Hawaii caught photos of the fleeing waves. I wrote a short article for Science News for Kids about this finding; my snapshot was based on an original article by Alex Witze.
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Some people see hail; others see opportunity. I wrote a short snap for Science News for Kids about what a researcher found inside hailstones. Read it here. It was based on a longer Science News article by Janet Raloff.
Scientists have discovered a new kind of nematode living in three-quarters of a mile underground in a gold mine in South Africa. If worms can survive in extreme underground environments, then perhaps similar life exists deep beneath the surface of other planets. I wrote this snapshot news article for Science News for Kids; it’s adapted
Can spiders spin silk from their feet? A snapshot from Science News for Kids. This story was adapted from a Science News story by Susan Milius.
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