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More than 1,200 animal species can walk on water, but have you ever heard of a minuscule lizard that can float in water? If not, then let me introduce to you the pygmy gecko. The Amazon Pygmy gecko, also known as Pseudogonatodes guianensis, is one of the smallest lizards known in the world. It belongs […]
Written by Dash201
Hello, guys! Today we are taking about Voyager 2’s return and the New Horizons probe. Voyager 2 is a space probe used by NASA to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It was launched way back in 1977. Woo! Woo! Here is a pretend story of how I think a call between the Voyager space […]
Written by caryl
A new species of armored dinosaurs that lived during the early Jurassic period, about 200 million years ago, was discovered in the Yunnan Province of Southwest China, which is a hotspot for dinosaur findings. The remains of the armored dinosaur species named Yuxisaurus kopchicki were initially found by scientists in the Yuxi region, Yunnan province, […]
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Scientists have recently discovered a new species of rainbow-colored fish living deep beneath the ocean’s surface in the waters of the Maldives ocean, home to hundreds of fish species. The rose-veiled fairy wrasse, with its scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, was found in the ocean’s “twilight zone,” or the ocean layer barely reached by sunlight at […]
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Marie Curie was a chemist. She discovered two elements – 1. Radium, 2. Polonium. She was the only woman who was awarded 2 Nobel prizes. She was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. She died in 1934. Being a girl, she faced difficulties studying in Poland. So she moved to France. There she met Pierre […]
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Do you know the fastest aircrafts in the world? Read this post and find out! 5. Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – Mach 3.34 (2,200 mph) 4. Lockheed A-12 – Mach 2.88 (2,212 mph) 3. Lockheed YF-12 – Mach 2.96 (2,275 mph) 2. North American X- 15 – Mach 5.89 (4,520 mph) 1. Nasa X-43 – Mach […]
Written by basha
This experiment is about polymers and we will make slime to create one. Polymers are formed from long chains of molecules that keep repeating themselves. Here is an example of a polymer with repeating molecules connected together. Slime is also a polymer. Materials: Deep bowl White glue Shaving cream Food color Spoon Hand wash Experiment: […]
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By SpaceBee What are Stars? Stars are astrological objects, made of various gasses, like hydrogen or helium. Stars are held together by their own gravity. When stars die they supernova (Suddenly increasing their brightness due to an explosion, causing them to lose most of their mass). Stars often take millions of years to supernova. Many say a […]
Written by caryl
Most modern reptiles living today, such as lizards, snakes, and crocodiles are said to be descendants of dinosaurs. But have you ever wondered if reptiles, particularly lizards, have actually lived when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth? The answer is Yes. A new scientific study titled “A new Early Cretaceous lizard in Myanmar amber with exceptionally […]
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Trains are one of the most fascinating inventions ever. They are complex to build, but they are so cool. Here are some facts on trains. Trains have been around since 1804 when Englishman Richard Trevithick wanted something to get around with that was faster, so he built the first ever steam powered train Here is […]
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A sky hook is made up of a cable and a weight, called a Tether. It is supposed to help spacecrafts go into orbit easily. Thus, helping planet to planet travel. It might decrease the traveling time between Earth and Mars from 9 months to 6, or even 3 months. It is supposed to spin […]
Written by caryl
Octopuses are one of the most extraordinary and mysterious sea creatures living on our planet. Due to their amazing yet bizarre qualities, they are also often considered the monsters of the deep, along with other cephalopods like squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. Did you ever think that they might be aliens? Well, you might be right! […]
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A leaf sheep, is, in my opinion, one of the weirdest animals in the animal kingdom. They can even perform photosynthesis and turn sunlight into food! The leaf sheep is a type of sea slug and is around 5mm long. It is found off the coast of several islands in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. […]
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This article is about spiders who like water and can even live in it. Fishing Spider The fishing spider can move across the surface of the water as easily as across a rock. It can chase insects on the water surface, or lure insects and small frogs within reach of attack by sitting quietly and […]
Written by caryl
Have you ever heard of a fungus that takes over insects through mind control and turns them into living ‘zombies’? Well, if you haven’t yet, let me introduce Cordyceps to you. Cordyceps, mostly found in tropical forests or jungles, is a parasitic fungus known for infecting insects by releasing spores that attach and penetrate its […]
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For the first time in history, a NASA spacecraft called the Parker Solar Probe successfully entered the corona, or the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere, hence “touching” the Sun. It is one of the monumental developments in solar science because it has always been one of the key goals of the Parker Solar Probe […]
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After 25 years of development, the James Webb Space Telescope aboard an Ariane 5 rocket was launched into space from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on December 25th, 2021. What an unprecedented breakthrough for astronomy! The James Webb Space Telescope, also referred to as Webb or JWST, is the largest, most complex, and powerful telescope […]
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In the last lesson we learned about binary numbers, which are the way computers understand numbers. The next thing we will now study is how we can build simple hardware to add numbers. Once we can add numbers, we can do any math operation, like subtraction, multiplication and division that will be covered later. Being […]
Written by basha
Distance: Distance is how far one thing is from another thing. It can be measured as lines or circles, or up or down. Someone who goes around in a circle has traveled a distance, even though his position has not changed Force Whenever there is an interaction between two objects, there is a force upon […]
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Cool facts about the ISS: Total length: 108 meters. Total width: 73 meters. Time to orbit the earth: 91 minutes. Astronauts see 16 sunrises and sunsets a day as the ISS orbits Earth once every 90 minutes. The first piece of the ISS went up in 1998. A crew has continuously lived on board […]
