Science news resources.For more information related to this issue's news stories, check out the following articles and Web sites: Saturn's Spiral To learn more about Saturn's spiraling F-ring, read this news story: www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ 051128_mystery_monday.html NASA's Cassini-Huygens site has up-to-date information about the spacecraft. Site also includes images of Saturn and its moons. Visit: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm For kid-friendly information on NASA's latest mission to Saturn, check out this Web site: www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/cassini-mission.html Tower of Tremors Tremors Definition Tremor is an unintentional (involuntary), rhythmical alternating movement that may affect the muscles of any part of the body. To learn more about the connection between Taipei 101 and earthquakes, see: www.guardian.co.uk/ science/story/0,3605,1655977,00.html For fun facts and images of Taipei 101, the world's largest building, visit: www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100765 This article discusses the potential earthquake risk created by the buildup build·up also build-up n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. of waterbehind the Three Gorges Dam Three Gorges Dam, 607 ft (185 m) high and 7,575 ft (2,309 m) long, on the Chang (Yangtze) River, central Hubei prov., China, 30 mi (48 km) W of Yichang. The largest concrete structure in the world, the dam was constructed from 1994 to 2006. in China: www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF14/1465.html Ant Trails "Unway Sign: Ant pheromone pheromone Any chemical compound secreted by an organism in minute amounts to elicit a particular reaction from other organisms of the same species. Pheromones are widespread among insects and vertebrates (except birds) and are present in some fungi, slime molds, and algae. stops traffic," by Susan Milius, Science News, November 26, 2005. To learn more about ant pheromones pheromones, any of a variety of substances, secreted by many animal species, that alter the behavior of individuals of the same species. Sex attractant pheromones, secreted by a male or female to attract the opposite sex, are widespread among insects. , go to: http://mdc.mo.gov/kids/out-in/2000/02/2.htm This Web site has information on the many different ways that insects communicate: http://insectzoo.msstate.edu/ Students/basic.communication.html Pandas Celebrate To learn more about the 25th anniversary of wild-panda conservation in China, visit this World Wildlife Fund Web site: www.worldwildlife.org/25years/highlights.cfm The Science Museums of China's Panda Web site is filled with information about the animal. Visit: www.kepu.net.cn/english/giantpanda/index.html Buzz Off "What's the Buzz? Rowdy Teenagers Don't Want to Hear It," by Sarah Lyall Sarah Lambert Lyall is an American-born journalist who writes for The New York Times. Lyall is a graduate of Philips Exeter Academy, class of 1981[1] and of Yale University. , The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, November 29, 2005. Check out this Web site to learn more about the sense of hearing: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hearing.html Green Machine This news article has more information on the $100 laptop: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4445060.stm The Web site from MIT's Media Lab has answers to frequently asked questions about the new laptop: http://laptop.media.mit.edu/ |
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