Science News for Kids articles from November 2007

Science News for Kids archives from November 2007

Gliders in the family.(colugos)
November 7, 2007... Watching monkeys at the zoo can be fascinating because the animals' actions are so similar to those of people. Along with gorillas, orangutans, lemurs, and others, monkeys belong to a group of mammals called primates. People are primates, too....

Return of the lost limbs.(salamanders and newts )
November 7, 2007... When people lose legs after accidents or illnesses, emergency care and artificial limbs often allow them to walk again. But salamanders and newts in the same situation don't need doctors or artificial body parts. They can grow limbs back on...

Seeds of the future.(Greenbelt Native Plant Center)
November 7, 2007... On an unusual old farm in New York City, workers are stashing away the seeds of the future. In this unlikely place, researchers are putting the seeds from flowering plants and trees in a sleeplike state called suspended animation. Many...

High-energy discovery.
November 14, 2007... You may have a lot of energy sometimes--after eating some candy, for example. But the energy you have in your most hyper moments pales in comparison to the energy packed in ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Cosmic rays are particles that...

On the trail of America's next top scientists.
November 14, 2007... In a lab at the University of Maryland in College Park last month, flames leaped and swirled in front of five middle school students. To create the fire tornado, the students first set fire to a piece of alcohol-soaked gauze in a dish....

The rise of Yellowstone.(Yellowstone National Park )
November 14, 2007... Yellowstone National Park is an active place--both above ground and underneath it. The park contains more than 10,000 geysers, hot springs, and steaming volcanic vents. Underground heat fuels this geologic activity in the park's central...

A recipe for happiness.
November 28, 2007... It feels good to be happy. Laughing is fun. And most people like to have a good time. "If you ask people what they want for their children, most say, 'I want them to be happy,'" says psychologist and happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky...

Comet flare.(Comet 17P/Holmes )
November 28, 2007... Comets are usually fairly predictable. But a normally small, faint comet recently did something really odd. In less than 24 hours late last month, the ball of ice, rock, and dust, named Comet 17P/Holmes suddenly grew 400,000 times brighter...

Hall of dinos.(largest Dinosaur mural in the world at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
November 28, 2007... If you live near Pittsburgh or happen to travel there, you might want to swing by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. On November 21, the museum unveiled the largest dinosaur mural in the world. The painting is 180 feet (55 meters) long...