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Science News for Kids articles from August 2007
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Science News for Kids archives from August 2007
Slip sliming away.(robotic slugs)
August 8, 2007... Slugs and snails produce slime that looks a lot like the stuff that comes out of your nose. These creatures don't use tissues to wipe up their snot, though. Instead, they use the goo to help them stick to surfaces and crawl over obstacles.
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The electric brain.(use of electrodes in treating brain damage)(Brief article)
August 8, 2007... It sounds like a miracle: A man with severe brain damage regained the ability to talk, eat, and move after doctors implanted an electrical device deep inside his brain.
Since suffering a brain injury 6 years ago, the man had barely...
Super sticky power.(Geckel, a sticky substance based from geckos and mussels)
August 8, 2007... Scientists have long been fascinated by the gravity-defying skills of geckos. The lizardlike creatures can walk up walls and across ceilings.
In recent years, researchers have discovered that tiny hairs on the pads of their feet give...
Toxic dirt + avian flu = science fair success.(Nolan Kamitaki wins the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge )
August 22, 2007... When Nolan Kamitaki won the $20,000 scholarship grand prize at last year's Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), he was stunned.
"I saw the camera focus on me, and I stood up," says Nolan, who will be a sophomore this fall...
A wild ferret rise.(scientists discover black-footed ferrets in Wyoming)
August 22, 2007... Black-footed ferrets used to be in big trouble. The furry long-necked creatures look like a cross between a raccoon and a weasel, and they are North America's only native ferret species. By the late 1970s, however, scientists thought...
Long nose, hopeful future.(sawfish)
August 22, 2007... It's easy to see how the sawfish got its name. These intimidating creatures can grow to be more than 6 meters (nearly 20 feet) long. Their bodies are flat and winged, like underwater airplanes. And their noses are shaped like chainsaws.
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