How does the Lotus Flower Clean itself?
How will you explain the meaning of purity to someone? Well, many people do it by giving the example of the lotus — it grows in …
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Science News for Kids
Science features on discoveries and inventions
Science news for kids brings to you exciting science features on discoveries and inventions from across the world, from path-breaking to the unusual, written with the objective of making science accessible to children. We carry news about research on weather, animals, science, environment, earth, health, living beings, astronomy, and more. From roads of jute to new moons and mobile phone bugs. Fun science for children at its best.
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Dolphin in the Mirror
May 3: Dolphins are much more intelligent than humans previously thought. Scientists have recently discovered that bottle-nosed …
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How Lizards Defy Gravity
Lizards slithering up walls or dangling precariously from overhead lights are a common sight in tropical countries. These slimy …
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Jupiter's New Moon
Does Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, have a 17th moon? Astronomers seem to think it does. Last year, astronomers …
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The Hottest way to Catch Crooks
All of us know how crooks are caught. We have seen it in film after film: the police inspector matches the fingerprints on the …
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Planets! Planets! and more Planets!
Astronomers working at Berkeley and Geneva have found nine new planets circling nearby stars. With this discovery, we now know of …
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Dinosaur eggs Found in Patagonia
The film Jurassic Park is peanuts compared to this: Last month, Argentine scientists found thousands of dinosaur eggs in hundreds …
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Robot That Changes Form
Did you know that the word robot is derived from the Czech word robota? It means compulsory labour or work. The word robot was …
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The Scent of an Enemy
It seems the fish were always a smart lot. Only, humans took some time to realise the fact. Some years ago, scientists had …
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Scientists Find More on the Eureka Man
Why do ships float on water when in fact they should sink? Why does paper float on water and a paperweight sink? The answer to …
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The Smart Polluters
Health officials in Canada are very busy these days. They are placing chickens at fixed points all along their border with the …
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Evergreen Clothes
There is good news for those who love splashing around in rain puddles and don’t want to get their clothes dirtied. Or those …
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