by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) The goblin shark is a rare and unusual looking species of deep-sea shark. It is sometimes called a "living fossil" because it is the only living representative of the family Mitsukurinidae, a lineage about 125…
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50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do)
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) I really enjoyed 50 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Children Do probably because I am a kid. Children love to take risks, but their parents don't, out of fear that their kid will get hurt.…
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What Eats the Portuguese Man of War? The Glaucus Atlanticus
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) One of the most interesting and pretty creatures of the sea is the Glaucus Atlanticus, also known as sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, and blue dragon (can you guess what color it is?). It…
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Manta Rays (aka Flattened Sharks)
by Erika (age12, @KNEstemGirls) Manta rays are known as the Gentle Giants of the Sea and are the flat cousins of sharks. Both are in the Elasmobranchii subclass and are cartilaginous fishes. People fear sharks, but not manta rays. Why?…
Ashley Pagnotta the Awesome Astronomer
By Erika, age 12 Ashley Pagnotta is an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). I nicknamed her "Eos Kablammo" after Eos, the Greek Goddess of the Stars, and the fact that she studies stars that explode. Why…
How to Get a Pet Tardigrade
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) Have you ever seen or heard of a tardigrade? They're super cool! These microscopic critters (also known as water bears or moss piglets) are the toughest creatures on earth. These extremophiles* can survive temperatures down…
How Carl Mehling got his dream job
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) Carl Mehling is a Senior Scientific Assistant in the Division of Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Carl has a deep interest in all aspects of paleontology, especially the unusual areas such as…
What to do if you look like a chameleon
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) Have you ever heard the phrase 'You are what you eat?' It sometimes crosses the line of figurative language. Flamingos are actually born with white or gray feathers. There is nothing wrong with them, but their diet…
Want to take over the world? Learn to Code
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) Eventually, the world will be based on computers and technology. We might have robot nannies and more efficient, less annoying Siris. Apple will grow and have more apps and programs. TVs will be voice-controlled and know your…
How I learned to code
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) A few months ago, I didn't know how to code, but I just finished creating my 8th mini-game (I'm working on my 9th). I learned to code from code.org, Scratch, and particularly Tynker. On Tynker, there…
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