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Science News for Students: Concussion: More Than 'Getting Your Bell Rung'
This article explains the science of concussions, including the damage they can do to the brain and symptoms of concussion. The article also describes the technology that scientists are using to detect concussion and how helmets are now...
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Science News for Students: Learning Language Before Birth
Is it possible for a baby to start learning language before it's even born? Learn why some researchers now think that our language skills can develop in the womb.
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Science News for Students: Beneath the Sea
What does it mean to be alive? Scientists are now revisiting this question as they discover previously unknown microorganisms at the bottom of the ocean.
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Science News for Students: Asteroid Impacts May Have Sparked Life
Article reports on a new study that claims that the energy released from asteroid collisions may have sparked life on Earth. Includes a list of key vocabulary.
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Science News for Students: E Cigarette Makers Focus on Teens
Article reports on a report issues by Congress that finds that e-cigarette manufacturers are aggressively marketing their products to teenagers. Includes a list of vocabularly words.
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Science News for Students: Electric Eels Get on Their Prey's Nerves
Article reports on how electric eels use bursts of electricity to control the movements of their prey. Includes a list of key vocabulary and a video.
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Science News for Students: Fuzzy Future
This article explains how too much time indoors as children may be leading to vision problems in young people, especially myopia. Article includes a vocabulary list and a printable word search.
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Science News for Students: How Earth's Surface Morphs
Article reports on how the surface of the Earth changes over time. Includes a list of vocabulary words from the article.
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Science News for Students: Loneliness Can Breed Disease
Article reports on the negative ways in which loneliness can impact health. Includes a vocabulary list.
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Science News for Students: World's Coolest 'Clock' Is Also Accurate
Article reports on the debut of the world's most accurate atomic clock. Includes a vocabulary list.
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Science News for Students: Baseball: From Pitch to Hits
This article explains some of the science behind baseball. Also includes a list of vocabulary words from the article.
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Science News for Students: The Teenage Brain
Teens and adults have different brains. Find out what makes the teenage brain so unique.
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Science News for Students: Bad for Breathing
A study provides new clues as to why some respiratory diseases are linked to air pollution.
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Science News for Students: Color Changing Robot
Scientists at Harvard University recently invented a robot shaped like the letter "X" that can change its color to blend in with its surroundings. While this robot is currently limited to operating within a laboratory, it could...
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Science News for Students: Fat Becomes a Disease
Article reports on a recent statement from the American Medical Association that obesity should be treated as a disease. Includes a vocabulary list of words from the article.
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Science News for Students: Of Fish and Brain Health
Research has shown that what a mother eats while pregnant has a significant affect on the health of her child. A study, reviewed in this article, examines the pro's and con's of including fish in expectant mothers' diets.
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Science News for Students: Flu in the Air
Article reports on the recent findings that tiny particles known as aerosols are responsible for most flu infections. Includes a vocabulary list of words from the article.
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Science News for Students: Infection Time
Article reports on a recent study that seems to indicate that what time of day an infection is contracted may impact how severe it is. Includes a vocabulary list of words from the article.
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Science News for Students: Magnets That Kill Cancer Cells
Learn about the exciting discovery scientists in South Korea have made about treating cancer cells with magnets.
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Science News for Students: Motion in the Ocean
This article reports on recent research that explains why corals are in nearly constant motion. Includes a brief video. [0:16]
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Science News for Students: Perfect Pacifier
A new study has found that a mother's arms are incredibly effective at reducing the physical symptoms of stress in crying babies. This article reports on the study and its implications. Includes a brief video. [1:56]
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Science News for Students: Shoulder Bones Fuel Debate
A shoulder blade was recently discovered that belonged to a 3-year-old humanlike female who lived more than 3 million years ago. Scientists are studying the fossil to learn whether the creature climbed trees.
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Science News for Students: Watching Our Seas Rise
Ocean levels are increasing around the world. Find out why this type of climate change has scientists concerned.
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Science News for Students: Nature Resets Body's Clock
Article reports on a recent study which found that people who spent a week in the woods experience a shift of two hours in their internal clocks. Includes a list of vocabulary words from the article.