Kepler Telescope Spots Two Planets in Life-Friendly Orbit

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/kepler-telescope-spots-two-planets-in-life-friendly-orbit/2013/04/18/3702721a-a86c-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html

This handout artist concept provided by Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows the newly discovered planets. The year in space: In 2013, scientists captured stunning images of the planets, a galaxy, a planetary nebula and more from space.

Amazing Water & Sound Experiment - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uENITui5_jU&playnext=1&list=PL968ED56DA875D222

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uENITui5_jU&playnext=1&list=PL968ED56DA875D222

Worms, Your Unlikely Allies

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http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/09/worms-your-unlikely-allies/

Although hookworms, shown here in the intestines, didn’t lessen the symptoms of people with asthma in a recent study, scientists are finding that other parasitic worms can help people with immune disorders. 

Credit: CDC

Getting a Grip

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http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/getting-a-grip/

Immerse your hands in water for a while, and wrinkles will form. Those wrinkles improve a person’s grip on wet, slippery objects, says a new study.

 Credit: Mitchio/Flickr

Amazing Science with Steve Spangler - YouTube

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur8DZnjlhPw

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/who-is-steve-spangler/steve-s-march-2009-ellen-visit

Bad for Breathing

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http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/study-connects-pollution-to-several-common-diseases-that-affect-the-lungs-and-airways/

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/study-connects-pollution-to-several-common-diseases-that-affect-the-lungs-and-airways/

Strawberry DNA - YouTube

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCu7T_1_WLo

http://unschoolgirls.blogspot.com/2011/05/science-fair.html

Sound Cloak

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http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/04/new-device-hides-objects-from-sonar/

Caption: This strange-looking cage can hide an object inside it from being detected by sound waves. 

Credit: L. Sanchis et al