Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.[2]. Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph (about 40,000 kilometers per hour) to escape Earth?

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The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years[1], moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal experience of individual clinicians toward a formal scientific

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In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you’re a gardener, you might want to support this partnership by planting flowers. But

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If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is

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