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This time of year, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is nearly inescapable. As the song goes, Rudolph is bullied for having a nose so bright it glows (like a lightbulb!). But one fateful Christmas Eve, his much-mocked nose makes Rudolph a hero. Using it as a beacon, Rudolph guides Santa’s flying sleigh through a foggy night to deliver gifts around the world.
Anya Terón Villodas and Lia González are childhood friends turned science partners. The idea for their eighth-grade project came from Anya’s sister, who had done a science-fair project involving honeybees. Through that, Anya and Lia, both 14, learned about the threats these bees face from pests — such as ants that invade their hives to steal bees’ food. The pair wanted to fin...
New unfurling parachutes really hit the mark. Scientists were inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, or paper cutting. They made parachutes that open automatically when dropped. And unlike typical cloth parachutes, where they land doesn’t depend on how they were dro...
Van Allen belts — or Van Allen radiation belts — are donut-shaped rings of charged particles that encircle Earth.
Earth has two permanent belts: the inner and outer belts. Changes in solar activ...
Every human being starts with the fusion of two cells: an egg cell from one parent and a sperm cell from the other. But for a variety of reasons, two parents may not have both the egg and sperm needed to make a baby. That has le...
