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Science News Explores publishes news from all fields of science for students and other curious individuals from middle school and up, with resources for parents and educators. Science News Explores publishes news from all fields of science for students from middle school and up, with resources for parents and educators
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Some sea stars channel light like fiber-optic cables
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1686+ words) Cone-shaped structures in the skeletons of chocolate-chip sea stars also toughen them It’s easy to see how the chocolate-chip sea star got its name. But another striking feature of this sea creature is hidden in its skeleton: miniature structures that…...
Explainer: What is bioprinting?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1712+ words) Machines are now using cells to build live tissues, layer by layer One goal of bioprinting is to make new organs for patients who need them. Scientists cannot yet 3-D print full working hearts — but they’re working toward a future…...
Scientists Say: Alloy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (607+ words) Long ago, our ancestors learned to create best-of-both-world materials by mixing metals This statue of a dragon, found outside a temple in China, is made of bronze. Bronze is an alloy, or mix, of copper, tin and other elements. By…...
Origami research takes top prize at 2026 Regeneron ISEF competition
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1494+ words) A host of winners at this international science fair shared more than $7 million in prizes Hikaru Kuribayashi wears his origami hat while displaying his intricately folded paper ladybug wing, which opens and closes just like the real thing. By Katie…...
Scientists Say: Entropy
5+ mon, 17+ min ago (658+ words) Our universe is in a relentless descent into chaos The tangle of fibers represents a high entropy — or highly random — state. The intact threads on the edges, in contrast, consist of organized, low-entropy fibers. By Katie Grace Carpenter Entropy is…...
Understanding algorithms — and how to make them work for you
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1859+ words) These ‘recipes’ are behind everything from choosing a dog to what’s on social media How do all of those puppy videos, celebrity stumbles, new dance moves, makeup tips and wacky car crashes end up in your social media feed? It’s…...
Sneakers squeak on basketball courts. Physics explains why
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (910+ words) Shoe soles wrinkle in bursts that repeat thousands of times a second The loud squeaks of basketball shoes develop as parts of the sole slip on the court surface. Those slips repeat thousands of times a second. The sounds of…...
These smart robots are smaller than a grain of salt
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1724+ words) Despite their size, the machines move, sense and make decisions on their own A tiny autonomous robot, less than a millimeter across, is pictured over a penny for scale. The image is so zoomed in that it’s hard to identify…...
Is it possible to be invisible?
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1806+ words) Humans would need superpowers, but some animals have real-life ways to be see-through Fantastic Four’s Invisible Woman can vanish with ease. No real humans can pull off this feat — but some animals come close. By Sofia Caetano Avritzer In The…...
‘Stenciling’ tiny gold particles gives them new properties
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1069+ words) Scientists borrowed the technique from a popular style of decorating pottery These drawings show some of the designs that scientists could stencil onto tiny gold particles. Using a mixture of chemicals, a team of researchers made more than 20 different patterns…...