Curious Kids: what do plants do all day?: Roman Chazov/Shutterstock What do plants do all day? – Oliver, aged almost three, Kent, England It is easy to think that the daily life of a plant is a simple one. They seem to just stand there and sunbathe. However, plants are very busy all the time …
Curious Kids: What would happen if all the mosquitoes in the world disappeared?: The _anopheles gambiae_ mosquito transmits malaria to humans. James Gathany/Everett Collection/Shutterstock Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. What would happen if all the mosquitoes in the world disappeared? (Niko, 4, Diani …
Curious Kids: will time ever stop?: Olga_Kuzmina/Shutterstock Will time ever stop? – Casandra, aged 11, Epsom, UK Time began when the universe did. How – and if – the universe ends will determine whether time will end as well. We think the universe started out squeezed into an infinitely small space. For some reason we …
Curious Kids: could the Earth ever stop spinning, and what would happen if it did?: The Earth spins as it orbits the Sun. Elements of this image furnished by Nasa. janez volmajer/Shutterstock Could the Earth stop spinning, and if it did, what would happen? – Paul, aged 12, Aberdeen, Scotland The Earth has been spinning …
Curious Kids: why didn’t other creatures evolve the intelligence humans have?: Humans have big brains. Rido/Shutterstock If humans and other animals were living in the same environment, why didn’t other animals evolve like us? – Sami, aged 13, London, UK This is a brilliant question. Humans have evolved differently to other animals. We have much …
Curious Kids: how are ants and other creatures able to walk on the ceiling?: Local culture in northern/Shutterstock Why doesn’t gravity bother ants and other creatures that can climb up walls or walk along ceilings? – Tsubamé, aged eight, London, UK The reason most animals are not able to walk on the ceiling is due …
Curious Kids: why do bats pass diseases to humans?: The greater shortnosed fruit bat. Nuwat Phansuwan/Shutterstock Why do bats pass deadly diseases like ebola to humans? – Sreehari, aged nine, Kerala, India This is a great question – and it’s one that doctors and scientists have been investigating for a while. The reasons bats pass …
Curious Kids: If steam contains water, what does smoke from fire contain?: Toa55/Shutterstock Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. If steam contains water, which goes up and evaporates, what does smoke from fire contain? (Amasi-Mario, 8, Nigeria) You’ve asked an important question, Amasi-Mario: this …
Curious Kids: why can’t we put a space station on the Moon?: We have only sent people to the Moon six times so far. Design Projects/Shutterstock Why can’t we put a space station on the Moon? – Ronak, aged 17, Jaipur, India A space station on the Moon could be very useful. It would provide …
Curious Kids: how are galaxies formed?: There's a lot we don't know about galaxies. Zakharchuk/Shutterstock How are galaxies formed? – Harsh, aged 14, Kolkata, India To answer the question of how galaxies were formed, we need to travel back in time to close to the birth of the universe, nearly 14 billion years ago. The …
Curious Kids: what are the rings around planets made of?: The planet Saturn. viktorov.pro/Shutterstock What are the rings around planets made of? – Vihan, aged five, Chennai, India Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring. In fact, Saturn doesn’t have just one ring – if you look …
Curious Kids: Why are there so few impact craters on Earth?: An illustration shows how, about 65 million years ago, a large asteroid collided with Earth. It hit what is today Mexico and created the Chicxulub crater. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to …
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Curious Kids: Why does cold air go down and hot air go up?: The land surface heats up during the day because of solar radiation coming in from the sun. Ed Connor/Shutterstock Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. Does cold air go down because …
Curious Kids: what is the coldest planet in the Solar System?: NASA images/Shutterstock What is the coldest planet in the Solar System? – Sejal, aged seven, Bangalore, India The planets in our Solar System are heated by the Sun. Here on Earth, we are about 100 million miles away from the Sun – a distance …
Curious Kids: How do jellyfish find their food — and how do they poop?: A Japanese Sea Nettle jellyfish moves through the ocean. Sheviakova Kateryna/Shutterstock Curious Kids is a series for children in which we ask experts to answer questions from kids. How do jellyfish find their food? Also, how do they poop? (Ethan, 4, …
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Instagram Kids: tech development must move from usability to safety: Facebook has announced that it is halting development on its Instagram Kids project. This follows reports that the social media giant had commissioned – and kept secret – internal research that found Instagram was detrimental to young people’s mental health. The study’s findings, not to …