Friday, October 9, 2009

A New Basketball Gets Slick

http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20061108/Note3.asp

A plastic basketball that's now the official ball of the National Basketball Association undergoes wind tunnel testing.

A plastic basketball that's now the official ball of the National Basketball Association undergoes wind tunnel testing.

(M. Sosebee, University of Texas-Arlington)

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http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20090909/Feature1.asp

This sandcastle worm lives in the laboratory where scientists can study it. The worm built its house in the lab from small white beads instead of bits of shell and sand. Scientists have created a glue similar to the worm’s glue that may one day be used in bone surgery.

This sandcastle worm lives in the laboratory where scientists can study it. The worm built its house in the lab from small white beads instead of bits of shell and sand. Scientists have created a glue similar to the worm’s glue that may one day be used in bone surgery.

(Russell Stewart)

Posted by Ms. Ghazarian at 10:31 AM 24 comments:

Sponges' Secret Weapon

http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20090304/Note2.asp

Sponges are simple animals that live on the floor of the ocean. Scientists have found a way to use sponges to help fight bacterial infections.

Sponges are simple animals that live on the floor of the ocean. Scientists have found a way to use sponges to help fight bacterial infections.

(Courtesy of the Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE)

Posted by Ms. Ghazarian at 10:29 AM 17 comments:

Meet The New Dinos

http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20090401/Note2.asp

(Longrich and Currie)

Posted by Ms. Ghazarian at 10:23 AM 14 comments:

Life Trapped Under A Glacier

http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20090429/Note2.asp

Iron in water seeping from an underground ecosystem takes on a rusty color as it is exposed to air. Surprisingly hearty life forms use iron and sulfates, instead of oxygen, to live in their long-isolated, dark and salty home.

Iron in water seeping from an underground ecosystem takes on a rusty color as it is exposed to air. Surprisingly hearty life forms use iron and sulfates, instead of oxygen, to live in their long-isolated, dark and salty home.

(B. Urmston)

Posted by Ms. Ghazarian at 10:20 AM 16 comments:

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