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Science News for Kids articles from July 2008
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Science News for Kids archives from July 2008
Girls are cool for school.(Brief article)
July 2, 2008... Everyone knows by the second grade that boys have germs and girls have cooties. But at least for boys, new research says cooties might actually be good for you.
According to a new study, preschool boys perform better on tests that measure...
The two faces of Mars.
July 2, 2008... When you look up at the night sky, it's hard to imagine the violent, chaotic place the solar system was billions of years ago. It looks quiet and peaceful now, but when the solar system first took shape, asteroids and other objects regularly...
Homework blues.
July 23, 2008... Homework can put you in a bad mood, and that might actually be a good thing. New research suggests that, in some cases, being too happy can hurt your performance on certain kinds of tasks.
Researchers from the University of Plymouth in...
In Antarctica watch the heat (and your step).
July 23, 2008... The tortures of Antarctica include not only cold, but also heat. I discovered it nearly every morning.
As I woke in my tiny tent, in the middle of a million square miles of ice, I struggled to get my clothes off quickly enough. The...
Where rivers run uphill.
July 23, 2008... The snowmobile bucks like a mechanical bull as it bounces over a mound of ice. I squeeze the throttle and zoom forward, trying to catch the two snowmobiles in front of me. My fingers are numb with cold, despite the puffy black Darth Vader-style...