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Marie Curie - National Geographic Kids
But those can be dangerous in very large doses, and on July 4, 1934, Curie died of a disease caused by radiation. By that time, though, she’d proven that women could make breakthroughs in science, and today she continues to inspire scientists to use their work to help other people.
Spectacular Science - National Geographic Kids
Spectacular Science. Cool tech, experiments, and more! Plants. Plants are important to the web of life. Find out why all life on Earth depends on them! Now Playing. 3:06. Plants. Up Next. ... Kids vs. Plastic. Kids vs. Plastic. How Things Work. How Things Work. Nature Boom Time Videos. Nature Boom Time Videos. Ready, Set, Zoom! Ready, Set, Zoom ...
Black Scientists and Inventors - National Geographic Kids
Scientists, engineers, and inventors find the solutions to the world's problems. Learn about the work that these Black scientists and inventors have accomplished that make our lives better.
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Try This! - National Geographic Kids
Get ready to take science to the extreme! It's time for extreme, fun, and safe experiments for the mad scientist in you on Try This! Examine, test, and observe scientific research right at home.
Tornadoes - National Geographic Kids
The most violent tornadoes come from supercells—the name scientists give to large thunderstorms with winds already in rotation. About one in a thousand thunderstorms becomes a supercell, and one in five or six supercells creates a tornado.
Climate change - National Geographic Kids
The Earth’s average temperature has increased about 1.5°F in the past hundred years. It doesn’t sound like much, but scientists think that the temperature increase has caused melting glaciers, drought, and coral reef die-off. (Coral can’t survive in water that’s too warm.)
Interview With Sylvia Earle - National Geographic Kids
Ever since she was knocked over by a wave as a little girl, oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle has been fascinated by the ocean. One of the world's best known marine scientists and a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Earle loves to dive deep into the ocean. She has spent much of her life in or under the waves.
Katherine Johnson - National Geographic Kids
She started high school when she was just 10 years old (most kids are in fourth or fifth grade when they’re 10!) and college when she was 15. After she graduated with honors at 18, Johnson taught Black students math.