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Sea Snails Make Strong Materials
For years, scientists thought that the silk made by spiders was the strongest nature made material, but they found out they were wrong! The teeth of sea snails beat spider silk by 10 …
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Zipper Bots
Zipping up zippers can be a struggle if the zipper gets jammed or stuck on the surrounding fabric. MIT scientists have found a solution to this problem! They have created a robotic zi…
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Brain Variation
How is your brain different from your friend's brain? Scientists found that there are different genes influence the size of different parts of the brain. This explains why different p…
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Human Controlled Weather
Did you know it was possible to control the weather? Scientists are trying to come up with a way to control weather processes! Learn more about the possibilities!
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Carbon Dioxide Traps Heat
Scientists conducted a study, and saw that carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere! Learn more about how this affects us, and how it affects the climate change!
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Make Green Slime!
Who doesn't love playing with slime? You and your friends can make this harmless slime, in the comfort of your own home, with items from around your house!
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Paper Chromatography
If you separate the inks in a black marker, why does the black separate into different colors? Now, you can do an expirement to find out!
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Make a Volcano!
Do you think volcanoes are awesome? Now, you can build your own! That's right! You and your friends can build model volcanoes with items from around your house!
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Strawberry DNA
Every living thing has DNA, but have you ever seen DNA? Now you can extract and see DNA from a strawberry!
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Soda Geyser
Did you know that dropping Mentos in Diet Coke causes a giant soda explosion? It does this because the candies react with the carbon dioxide in the soda! After creating a soda guyser …
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New Pet Therapy
Did you know that pets can help patients in hospitals? Before, all types of pets were allowed, but scientists have found that dogs were the best option! This is because many people ar…
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Daylight Savings Hits Some People Harder
How does daylight savings time affect you? Scientists have done studies and discovered that daylight savings time affects some people harder than others. They discovered that people w…
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Stress and Depression can Cause Death
Everyone knows that too much of anything is a bad thing, but it's even worse when it can cause death! People with high stress and depression are almost 50 percent more likely to die o…
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Pi Memorization
Do you think you have expert memorization skills? Well, the record digit memorization for the number, Pi, is 67890. Don't fret if you don't have the greatest memorization skills, thou…
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What are X-rays?
Do you know exactly what an x-ray is? Scientists have long been studying x-rays and the effects of x-rays and radiation. X-rays are a form of radiation used for medical purposes! Lear…
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The Ebola Epidemic is Not Over
Although it may have seemed that the Ebola epidemic was over, it is not. Scientists had been actively fighting to prevent the disease in Africa, but now a slight increase in the numbe…
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Cough Medicine Helps Fight Diabetes!
Diabetes is a medical conditions which affects a lot of people. There's no real cure or diabetes fighter known to scientists, but, recently, scientists have found a possibility! They …
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Balloon Amplifiers
Balloons are a good sound amplifier! Try an experiment by compressing your ears to the balloon and tapping on it! The sound will be louder when you put your ear close to the balloon, …
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Temporary Tattoos Measure Glucose
Do you like to draw on yourself? Scientists have taken regular pens and put biochemical ink in them to measure glucose levels! This could help diabetics all over the world!
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Expanding Girls Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
March is Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month! Verizon launched the #inspireHerMind campaign this past year to explain how more girls can get involved in the wor…