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Schools Go Solar

September 20, 2017

There are lots of trees near the schools in Sheridan, Indiana. Their leaves soak up sunlight, which they turn into energy. The sun fuels more than just plants, in Sheridan. It keeps schools running, too. School solar panels turn the…

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Young Game Changers

Helping Others

September 6, 2017

If you see a problem, you should find a solution. That is what Alex Knoll, 12, from Post Falls, Idaho, thinks. One day, he noticed a man struggling to open a heavy door. The man was in a wheelchair. “I…

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Transportation

Sky Rides

March 24, 2017

Flying cars have long been a symbol of the future. They could be zipping around soon! You missed the school bus, so your call a car service. Soon, a flying vehicle appears. It lands in front of your home and…

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Space

Suiting Up

March 3, 2017

NASA engineers are designing spacesuits for exploring Mars and beyond. Years of being a NASA engineer have led Lindsay Aitchison to a surprising place. She spends a lot of time thinking about dust. How to keep it out of a…

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Inventions

Best Inventions of 2016

January 13, 2017

Take a look at some of the year’s top innovations. What will the future look like? You can get a peek by looking at the latest inventions. These items were created to solve problems, make life easier, or just for…

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Animals

Clones, Clones, Everywhere

December 9, 2016

Twenty years ago, a sheep was cloned. Since then, cloning has become a big business. How far can cloning go? Dolly the sheep was born on July 5, 1996. And history was made. Dolly was the first successfully cloned mammal.…

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Transportation

Fast Forward

September 30, 2016

A big idea called the Hyperloop could someday change how people travel. But the technology still has a long way to go. Three years ago, technology billionaire Elon Musk shared a big idea. He proposed a new kind of transportation…

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People

Let's Talk

February 20, 2016

Joyce Ladner has stories to share. Born in Mississippi in 1943, she went on to join the civil rights movement in the 1950s. In college, she was expelled for organizing campus protests. Later, she was jailed after trying to integrate…

Engineering

Over the River

November 6, 2015

A bridge is taking shape over the Hudson River. The New NY Bridge, as it is being called for now, will replace the Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee. The three-mile-long Tappan Zee was built in 1955 and connects Nyack, New York,…

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My Life as a Robot

March 23, 2015

After I had surgery, the doctor said I needed to stay home for at least a week. With exams coming up, I worried about missing class. My family thought of a solution: I would go to school as a robot.…