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Uranus and Neptune are called ice giants. That’s because of their icy cores. But each of these planets may be hiding a deep ocean. Burkhard Militzer is an astronomer. He has published new research on these planets. It ran in…
Mountain lions in Los Angeles, California, are becoming more nocturnal. The shift helps them keep away from people. This is according to a study published in Biological Conservation last month. Seth Riley is a wildlife ecologist. These mountain lions exist…
Standing in one of Hawaii’s caves, you might think it’s empty. It’s dark. It’s quiet. Not many plants or animals call this place home. But there’s a lot of life. Most of it you just might not notice. There might…
Research has shown that adults undervalue the impact of random acts of kindness. They assume that their actions won’t make too much of a difference. But small acts of kindness mean a lot. In 2023, researchers Margaret Echelbarger and Nick…
Teams from Boeing and NASA tend to the Starliner spacecraft on September 6. It landed, safely but without its crew, at White Sands Space Harbor, in New Mexico. …
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth on June 5. The two astronauts were expecting a short flight on NASA’s new Starliner spacecraft. They’d fly to the International Space Station, or ISS (see “Space Station”). Successfully docking there would certify…
When Heman Bekele was 6, he got a chemistry set. He used it to mix “potions.” Only his parents paid attention. Heman is 15 now. He’s a 10th grader at Woodson High, in Fairfax, Virginia. And he’s used to a…
People in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, and other countries were treated to a colorful display in the sky this weekend. These displays, called auroras, are typically seen only near the Earth’s north and south poles. Thanks to…
During the total solar eclipse on April 8, the moon passed completely in front of the sun. This image, made of seven different photographs, shows the moon’s jou…
More than a trillion cicadas are coming to the United States. Two broods of the flying insects are coming up from the ground this month. People in the Midwest and Southeast are likely to see them. These people can expect…
