The world’s second largest diamond was found recently by a mining company in Botswana, South Africa. The diamond measured over 1,700-carats. That’s almost the size of a baseball! When a diamond that large is discovered, … Read more
When there is a lot of rain in a short time, puddles form on pavements and roads. Riding your bike through deep water on a street can be fun! Sometimes, though, there is too much … Read more
Reduce, reuse, recycle, … repaint? Thanks to scientists at Indiana’s Purdue University, we could soon add “paint a building” to the list of things we can do to help fight climate change. How could painting … Read more
Robots may seem like something that only appears in books and movies. In fact, scientists and engineers have been building and testing robots for many years. The history of robots has many examples from vacuum … Read more
Dr. Sangeeta Mangubhai is a coral reef ecologist. She grew up in Fiji, an island in the South Pacific. From a young age, she studied things in the water. She knew that life in the … Read more
Have you ever wondered why the leaves on some trees change color in the fall? It all stems from something else that happens during that time of year: fewer hours of daylight. In places where … Read more
Every year there is an amazing competition to see who can grow the heaviest pumpkin. The world record for heaviest pumpkin is more than 2,600 pounds. Growing record-breaking pumpkins is no laughing matter. It takes … Read more
Have you ever heard of Nikola Tesla? You may have heard of the electric car company that is named in honor of him. Tesla has a very important connection to electricity, specifically wireless electricity. When … Read more
Ever since she was a child, Wanda Díaz-Merced knew she wanted to be a scientist. While growing up in a small town in Puerto Rico, she and her sister took imaginary trips to faraway galaxies. … Read more
There is so much to learn about the behaviors of the magical monarch butterfly. These unique insects travel thousands of miles south each year, mostly from Canada and the United States to Mexico. They have one of the most … Read more
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