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• Penguin pressure. 

  Dee Boersma was studying penguins in Argentina when a local official announced a new plan. "He wanted to build a boardwalk over 197 [penguin]...

  Science News for Kids, 09/16/09 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• The big dry: prolonged drought threatens Australia's people, wildlife, and economy 

  Step off a plane almost anywhere in Australia, and one of the first things you'll notice is water-or rather, the absence of it. In every public...

  Science News, 10/27/07 by Emily Sohn · More from publication

• Chicken of the sea. 

  These days, it's easy to fly across oceans for vacation. Centuries ago, however, crossing the open seas required planning, handmade boats, and...

  Science News for Kids, 06/13/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• A stormy History. 

  In the past few years, hurricanes such as Charlie, Frances, and Katrina have brought destruction and heartache to the southeastern United States....

  Science News for Kids, 06/13/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• Math naturals. 

  It's probably an exaggeration to say that kids are natural math geniuses. But kindergartners can solve math problems with large numbers long...

  Science News for Kids, 06/06/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• A big discovery about little people. 

  Long ago, many species of humanlike creatures shared space on Earth. These different types of humans walked upright and had intelligent minds. At...

  Science News for Kids, 06/06/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• Pothole repair, insect-style. 

  When our roads and highways become full of potholes, construction workers use concrete to repair them. Ants have their own road-repair...

  Science News for Kids, 06/06/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• Sun beating.(sun) 

  Getting bullied is no fun, but it still happens sometimes--even to the sun. When our sun was very young, a huge, exploding star gave it a...

  Science News for Kids, 05/30/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• Baby talk. 

  Kids are far better than adults at learning how to speak multiple languages. Research now shows that very young infants might have some of the...

  Science News for Kids, 05/30/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication

• Earth's poles in peril. 

  The North and South poles are remote and frigid places that receive lots of animal visitors but few human tourists. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

  Science News for Kids, 05/30/07 by Sohn, Emily · More from publication