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…
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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…
Interview with Nancy Simmons, Curator AMNH
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) "New species are discovered all the time, and sometimes they're found in the drawers of museum collections, basically hiding in plain sight." - Nancy Simmons Curator-in-Charge, Department of Mammalogy, AMNH Nancy Simmons is Curator-in-Charge of the…
Axolotls
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) What do you know about the crazy creatures, the Mexican axolotls? Even as adults, these creatures keep their tadpole-like fin and external gills on top of their head, known as neoteny. Mexican axolotls can even regenerate…
Why explore space?
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) Space can be deadly and it costs billions of dollars for equipment and technology - $18 billion for NASA's budget in 2015 alone! So why do we do it? Curiosity? The need to learn? Fascination? I…
New Horizons meets Pluto
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) For 20 years, NASA has been planning and waiting for the exciting Pluto Flyby. Launching into space on January 19, 2006 - before I was born - New Horizons took 9 years to travel 7.8 billion…
Why you shouldn’t be afraid of sharks
by Erika (age 12, @KNEstemGirls) Sharks are some of people's worst nightmares because "Jaws" and "Sharknado" represent the shark as the hungry man-killing beast, but that is nothing like its true nature. For those of you afraid of sharks, there is…
What to Watch: The Brain Scoop
by Alexa (age 9, @KNEstemGirls) Have you ever wondered how you could see the insides of animals or learn about what scientists do at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illlinois? On the YouTube channel, the Brain Scoop, you can see Emily…
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