I wrote earlier this month about how much I loved coffee table books as a kid, and a couple of people asked me about recommendations for science books that kids will love today. Smithsonian has a great list up right now: 10 books that cover everything from inventors, to failed experiments, to whales.
10 Great Science Books for Kids
National Science Foundation director resigns after funding slashed
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Scientists discover world's most bitter substance — in a non-toxic mushroom
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