Science News for Kids articles from November 2008

Science News for Kids archives from November 2008

Galaxies on the go.
November 5, 2008... Scientists have a mystery of cosmic proportions on their hands. Recently astronomers noticed something strange. It seems that millions of stars are racing at high speeds toward a single spot in the sky. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Huge...

Middle school science adventures.
November 5, 2008... Have you ever noticed something--like ants in your backyard, or a smoke from a forest fire, or the moon at night--and thought to yourself "I wonder...?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These two words can lead to a science adventure and they...

White fuzzy mold not as friendly as it looks.
November 12, 2008... When you think of things that are white and fuzzy, usually you think of something cute or nice. But a newly discovered fuzzy, white mold may be making bats in the Northeast U.S. sick. The illness and mold strike during hibernation, bats' long...

Hungry bug seeks hot meal.
November 19, 2008... Superman may have something in common with one kind of seed-eating bug. Both use special powers to zero in on a warm target. In the bug's case, the target is dinner. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For humans, finding some Oreos or popcorn can...

Speedy stars.
November 19, 2008... Think stars don't move? Think again! When you look into the sky at night, the stars may appear to stay in place. But stars are always on the move--they're just so far away that the motion is hard to see. But some stars move in ways that...

White fuzzy mold not as friendly as it looks.
November 19, 2008... When you think of things that are white and fuzzy, usually you think of something cute or nice. But a newly discovered fuzzy, white mold may be making bats in the Northeast U.S. sick. The illness and mold strike during hibernation, bats' long...