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Have you ever collected stones? There are many different kinds. They can be rough or smooth. They can have many colors. Did you know the strongest stone in the world can have no color at … Read more

Reduce, reuse, recycle, … repaint? Yes! Painting buildings with a new kind of paint could help protect our planet. Professor Xiulin Ruan teaches engineering at Purdue University. He and his students created the new paint … Read more

The end of summer means so many things. It means the beginning of a new and exciting school year. It means fewer daylight hours. It also means that some trees lose their leaves, and you … Read more

Have you ever seen a Tesla electric car? The car company was named after scientist Nikola Tesla. He figured out how to use electricity without wires.  Every day you use lights, appliances and other gadgets … Read more

Monarch butterflies are special. They are the only type of butterfly that migrates like birds. Migration is when animals and insects, such as birds and monarch butterflies, travel from one place to another in order to survive.   Monarch butterflies cannot survive the cold winter. Instead, … Read more

About 2,000 years ago, people living in western New Mexico had a big problem. The problem was that there was not enough drinking water. This problem is known as a drought, or a period of dry weather. Water is a basic need of … Read more

After 17 years underground, billions of cicadas are digging their way out of the soil. Say hello to Brood X! Brood X cicadas aren’t regular cicadas. Their life cycles are timed so they hatch all … Read more

Have you noticed it takes longer to get dark outside? The amount of daylight changes over the year. We live in the northern half of our planet, and our longest day of the year is almost here. We recognize this day as the start of summer, and it happens this … Read more

Have you ever seen a remote-control plane? Imagine making something fly on a planet 100 million miles away!   NASA scientists imagined it. And they made it happen. On April 19, 2021, a helicopter named Ingenuity flew above Mars. Scientists … Read more

To honor Earth Day, let’s think about how we can make Earth a better place for animals. Do you take a busy road to your home or school? Do you see animals trying to cross … Read more