Andy Boyles

In 1998 scientists discovered the fossil of an unusual seventy-million-year-old crocodile--one that ate plants and lived in a burrow that it dug with its snout. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19...

Two scientists at New York University, Dr. Leif Ristroph and Dr. Stephen Childress, invented a flier that has four wide wings around its bell-shaped body. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January...

Scientists like Anthony Pagano are working to help polar bears. They want to find out what polar bears will need to survive in their changing habitat. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

MIT Cheetah, a robot developed at MIT, can run and jump hurdles without missing a step! Sidebar on how its vision system works. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Koko the gorilla knows the signs for more than 1,000 words, and she communicates in surprising and clever ways, often using magazines such as Highlights and High Five. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date -...

Coyotes living in urban landscapes have developed the tools to survive. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Robotics scientists invented a tiny robot that folds itself into an origami-inspired configuration and performs a variety tasks. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Twenty-four robots competed in DARPA challenge re: disaster-response tasks. Korea's DRC-HUBO won. Sidebar on the difficulty of designing a robot that can walk steadily. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date -...

Dr. Kyle McCarthy works to conserve snow leopard populations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.

Ever since scientists working in Madagascar raised money for a new school, life has improved for the village children. Author - Andy Boyles. Narrator - Highlights for Children. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.