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Scooping poop for science
Do you want to help scientists do science? Would you scoop cow poop to do it? These teens did, and the data they collected have been published!
- Brain
Fear prompts teens to act impulsively
A new study finds that teens may act impulsively in the face of fear. This might help explain high rates of violence among such adolescents, the authors say.
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Do-it-yourself microscope inventor aims to bring science to the people
After my own fail at the DIY microscope, I consulted Kenji Yoshino, who helped troubleshoot my design, and we talked about how he put the do-it-yourself microscope together.
- Environment
Broadcom MASTERS: Meet the winners!
Young teens show off the research that won them a place in the national spotlight.
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Building a DIY microscope
You can make a microscope for $10 with some wood, Plexiglas, a drill and your cell phone. Or at least, you can try.
- Animals
Ants on guard
Tiny insects can take on big critters — from fly larvae to giraffes — in defense of their home, sweet home. And that home pays them back for this help.
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A 3-D printer in every classroom
The 3-D printing company MakerBot has launched MakerBot academy, with the goal of putting a 3-D printer into every school in the United States.
- Computing
Cyber warriors
Contests where teens compete to keep computers safe from hackers are helping to train and grow the next generation of cyber defenders.
- Materials Science
Looking unbelievably cool
Everything above absolute zero gives off some heat. Usually objects radiate more heat — or energy — as their temperature climbs. But engineers now have created a material that sometimes appears to cool even as it is warming.
- Planets
The comet that came in from the cold
Comet ISON is hurtling toward the sun at breakneck speed. During this first (and possibly last) trip around the sun, it will either shoot back into space or be torn apart.
- Brain
Sleeping brains take a bath
During waking hours, litter builds up in the spaces between brain cells. A new study shows that during sleep, fluid from the brain and spinal cord takes out this trash.
- Earth
Water helped erect Iceland’s lava towers
Science pointed the way to understanding why these curious natural pillars form.
