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(Updated: Friday, June 5, 2026)
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Ocean Acidification Investigation
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 by
Source: Science Experiments for Kids
Description: The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface and holds about 97% of our planet's total water. Despite the vastness of our oceans, they are being massively impacted by human activity. Microplastics have been found at the bottom of the Mariana...
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Explainer: What are corals?
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Though they can look like rocks or plants, corals are animals. Most are made up of colonies of individuals called polyps.
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Kodi On The Go: Bring Kodi Bear on Your Summer Adventures
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 by
Source: Khan Academy Blog
Description: Meet your child's new summer travel buddy. Print, color, and cut out Kodi Bear and bring him on every road trip, beach day, and backyard adventure this summer. Share your photos with #KodiOnTheGo. The post Kodi On The Go: Bring Kodi Bear on Your...
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Some of these Smithsonian secrets might just blow your mind
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Millions of treasures stashed in this museum storage site — open only to select visitors — tell the history of Earth's inhabitants.
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Nature-inspired rocket-nozzle redesign stands by for liftoff
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: At the 2026 Regeneron ISEF competition, teens showed how they blasted past a problem that has limited use of super-efficient aerospike rocket engines.
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The Duality of May: Why Global Accessibility Awareness Day Hits Differently
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 by
Source: Khan Academy Blog
Description: By Elizabeth Barker, Sr. Technical Program Manager, Accessibility Every May, I’m reminded that two things can be true at once. My son turned 17 this ... Read more The post The Duality of May: Why Global Accessibility Awareness Day...
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How Pollution Climbs the Food Chain
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 by
Source: Science Experiments for Kids
Description: A food chain is a diagram that shows how energy is transferred from one living thing to another. Energy is transferred from the sun to plants, which use the light to produce energy through a process called photosynthesis. An animal then...
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Some people use echolocation to get around. Here’s how it works
Posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: As expert echolocators make multiple clicking sounds, their brains process the echoes to help them perceive their surroundings.
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These 12,000-year-old Native American dice are the oldest in the world
Posted: Monday, June 1, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: A study of ancient artifacts suggests Native American dice games began thousands of years earlier than previously documented.
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Scientists Say: Superbloom
Posted: Monday, June 1, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: These massive wildflower blooms create colorful carpets over desert landscapes during unusually rainy years.
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Hawaii is turning fishnets and other plastic trash into roads
Posted: Friday, May 29, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Scientists are testing whether plastic pollution from the ocean can be transformed into safe and durable highways.
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How hot can our planet get? Earth’s climate history holds clues
Posted: Thursday, May 28, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Learning from the Earth's past climate swings — what happened to life and when — can help us understand where we might be headed.
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Clouds come in all shapes and sizes
Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Here’s a basic breakdown of the different cloud types, as well as how clouds form and why they float.
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Tabletop lightning helps make an alcohol used for fuels and more
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Methanol is used in plastics, paints and as a race car fuel. It’s been hard to make. But engineers have found a simple trick: Add lightning to methane.
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Scientists Say: Metal-Organic Framework
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Special pockets in these molecular structures make them useful in medicine, climate science and more.
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Watch the first sperm whale birth caught on video by scientists
Posted: Monday, May 25, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: The footage shows other sperm whales huddled around the mother, helping lift the newborn calf to the surface until it’s ready to swim.
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Teens invent first chewing gum to tackle anxiety
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Flavonoids from passionflower plants may one day give chewing gums the ability to take the edge off frazzled nerves or anxiety, report two Regeneron ISEF finalists.
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Experiment: Can humans recognize AI-generated images?
Posted: Friday, May 22, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: An AI-made picture of an animal or flower might seem harmless, but fake images of people or events can spread misinformation.
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Exploding black holes could solve a big cosmic mystery
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Tiny black holes in the early universe could explain why matter is common and antimatter is not.
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The lives of black holes, from birth to death
Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: After more than a century, scientists are just beginning to understand black holes — the most bizarre and powerful things in the universe.
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Summer Science for Hot Days
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by
Source: Science Experiments for Kids
Description: The UK is getting ready for a mini heatwave, so today I'm sharing some fun, cooling summer science experiments that are great for kids of all ages on a sunny day! Sometimes, science experiments outside feel so much easier than making a mess...
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What is the Bundibugyo Virus?
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by
Source: Science Experiments for Kids
Description: The Bundibugyo virus is one of six known strains of Ebola. It was discovered in 2007 when an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever occurred in the Bundibugyo area of Western Uganda. When people think of Ebola, they usually think of the Zaire strain, which...
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Positive thinking could help boost your immune system
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: With real-time feedback, people can learn to turn on a part of the brain that helps rev up the immune system, new data show.
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The Hidden Cost of PreK Assessment — and a Better Way Forward
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 by
Source: Khan Academy Blog
Description: It's one of the most debated questions in early childhood education right now: does technology belong in PreK classrooms? Earlier this month, we brought together three leading voices to dig into the research, and the answer turned out to be more...
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Teen’s new app guards against the rise of villainous AI bots
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 by
Source: Science News Explores
Description: Sometimes good chatbots and AI agents go rogue. A Regeneron ISEF finalist’s new app helps guard against bots developing dangerous personalities.
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(Updated: Friday, June 5, 2026)
Introducing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts to children from ages 6 to 17 is crucial for building a strong foundation that paves the way for lifelong success.
For you parents and legal guardians, encouraging curiosity in these STEM concepts helps your children develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and creativity—essential tools for navigating an increasingly tech-driven world.
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