Children
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Stomp Troopers
Inspired by a certain space opera, young makers let the good times roll!
5 min |
November/December 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
A Future In The Making
Three high school researchers are on the cutting edge of science
5 min |
November/December 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Printing Big
WHO’S THE BIGGEST MAKER OF THEM ALL?
4 min |
November/December 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
The Bubbler
Bursting with ideas at the Madison Public Library
4 min |
November/December 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Digital Detectives
Printing Dinosaurs For Summer Science
4 min |
November/December 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Zebra Stripes Stop Flies From Biting
Why do zebras have stripes?
1 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
How Everyday Stuff Turns Into Microplastics
Plastic debris takes a complicated—and sometimes weird —journey as it breaks down into pieces too small to see.
6 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
This Is the World's Biggest Bee
The world’s largest bee has a wingspan of up to 2.5 inches. Even so, no one could find the bee for many years.
1 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
From Bottle To Building
Architecture
1 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Meet The Recycled Orchestra
Knowing what’s recyclable, what’s waste, and how to manage them both takes a team of trained people working together.
2 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Is 3D Printing Is Environmentally Friendly?
Most 3D printers use filament to make objects. Filament is like thick plastic thread. It’s even wrapped around a spool, like cotton thread.
5 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Plastic Pile-Up
What happens when 7 million tons of plastic has nowhere to go?
4 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Re-Imagining Birthday Parties
Repurposing items in creative ways is a gift to the Earth.
4 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
5 Ways To Reduce Your Fashion Footprint
Five ways to make a difference.
4 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
From Trash To Tunes
Meet The Recycled Orchestra
3 min |
September 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Can You Repeat That?
One day you go for a checkup, and the doctor suggests something you should do to stay healthy.
2 min |
July/August 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
OOPS!
MOST PRINT newspapers and magazines run corrections. These note mistakes both large and small. But as more people read news online, corrections face big changes.
3 min |
July/August 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Maryam Zaringhalam Science Policy Scholar
Maryam Zaringhalam is a science and technology policy fellow through the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
4 min |
July/August 2018
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Cold Fusion
The myths and mysteries behind one of science’s biggest mistakes
6 min |
July/August 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Tammy Ma Experimental Physicist
Tammy Ma’s job involves firing lots of powerful lasers: 192 of them to be exact. She works at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), home to the world’s largest and most energetic laser system. Three football fields could fit inside the building. One of the original goals of the giant facility was to harness fusion energy.
3 min |
July/August 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Easy As ABC
In 2012, a Japanese mathematician named Shinichi Mochizuki announced that he finally knew the abc’s.
4 min |
July/August 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
A Live Map Of Everywhere On Earth: Creepy Or Cool?
Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above.
2 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
All Maps Are Wrong But Many Are Useful
It is an inarguable mathematical fact that every map is a lie.
5 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Match Mythical Creatures With Real Marine Life
Match mythical creatures with real marine life.
1 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Search & Rescue Kids
Using maps to find lost people
7 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Tim Wallace Cartographer
Tim Wallace is a modern-day cartographer. In other words, he spends his days creating maps. To prepare for that career, Wallace earned a PhD in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While earning his degree, Wallace worked at The New York Times, where he created thousands of maps on a wide variety of topics. These included the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which made landfall in Houston in 2017; the territory controlled by terrorist group ISIS; and the results of elections. He recently started a new job as geographer and visual journalist at Descartes Labs, a company that collects data from different sources to help people and businesses better understand the planet.
3 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Multicolored Maps
Maps of the United States often show the states in different colors. In general, mapmakers use enough colors to make sure states that touch are never the same color.
1 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Urban Geocaching
Treasure Right Under Your Nose
5 min |
May - June 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
Little Creatures Among Us
THE MANY MICROBES IN OUR DAILY LIVES
7 min |
January 2018
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
The Littlest Astronauts
WHY STUDY BUGS IN US . . . IN SPACE?
3 min |