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“Sixty seconds!” Not 61. No wiggle room. No “just a couple more seconds, we’re almost there>” and no second chances. They had sixty seconds to land on he moon. Absolutely no one expected it to happen. They had painstakingly planned it so it absolutely wouldn’t-couldn’t happen. But here they were, less than five hundred feet […]
Written by caryl
Humans are generating and dumping too much trash daily, posing as one of the biggest known environmental threats. And to think that this has been a continuous battle for decades now. Waste or litter finds its way into the ocean and other waterways, affecting water quality, polluting our environment, and spreading diseases, viruses, and parasites. […]
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An unprecedented botanical discovery happened! Scientists discovered a new giant waterlily species in the Royal Botanic Gardens at the Kew’s Waterlily House in London. The new giant waterlily named Victoria boliviana was already in the Royal Botanic Gardens’ archives and was growing in Kew’s Herbarium for 177 years. However, it was previously mistaken for Victoria […]
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On June 21, 2022, local gold miners were working on the Eureka Creek in the Klondike gold fields within Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin of the Canadian Territory. A young local miner was digging up muck, excavating for gold. But instead of finding gold, he uncovered a 35,000-year-old frozen baby woolly mammoth in the permafrost that was in […]
Written by Esie
BAM! Suddenly, the master alarm in the lunar module (LM) rang out for attention with all the racket of a fire bell going off in a broom closet. “Program alarm,” astronaut Neil Armstrong called out from the LM in a clipped but calm voice. “It’s a twelve-oh-two.” “1202,” repeated astronaut Buzz Aldrin. They were 33,500 […]
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On the remote island of the Mekong River in northern Cambodia, a 42-year-old local fisherman named Moul Thun unexpectedly caught the world’s largest freshwater fish ever recorded. It was caught on the night of June 13th, 2022. The female stingray is named Boramy, which means “full moon” in the local Khmer language. They called it […]
Written by caryl
We live in an extremely fast-paced world. So many people go through the motions of their daily lives, filled with distraction and stimulation. Whether exhausted by busy schedules, preoccupied with information streams on the internet, or faced with new responsibilities at school, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by it all. And most of the time, […]
Written by caryl
Have you ever heard of an animal that was believed to have been born from fire and could pass through fire unharmed? If you haven’t yet, let me introduce you to the salamander. According to Old European folklore, salamanders were born from fire and could withstand fire as they were often seen mysteriously crawling out […]
Written by Esie
An alligator and a crocodile. What is the difference? This is what we are talking about today! I did A LOT of research for this, so hang tight! Alligators: Freshwater Dangers In the United States, you may find alligators mostly near Texas or more towards the northeast. It prefers freshwater, and places such as lakes […]
Written by caryl
If you’re a LEGO enthusiast, you’re definitely going to love this! On May 12th 2022, the first ever life-size replica of the classic red Ferrari F40 model was launched at LEGOLAND® California Resort’s latest attraction, the “LEGO® Ferrari Build and Race.” The replica was made entirely of more than 358,000 LEGO pieces! Amazing, right? Similar […]
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The Harry Potter movie franchise was comprised of eight movies in total over ten years, and each movie was made with great attention to detail and design. We, as Potterheads, pride ourselves on all the facts we know about the wizarding world. And I bet you’ve rewatched the movie series countless times already. But did […]
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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 […]
Written by caryl
Last time, I shared with you some of the widespread misconceptions that people still believe to be true but are, in fact, inaccurate. I noticed that several of you were intrigued by what they have read, so I thought, why not make a series of posts about other popular misconceptions? For today, we’re going to […]
Written by caryl
There are widespread ideas that many people still believe to be true but are surprisingly scientifically inaccurate. Today, I’m going to share with you some of these popular misconceptions. We are going to unpack them one by one, including the truth behind them. Banana Fruit Grows on Trees Have you ever eaten a banana? If […]
Written by Esie
Pokémon’s popularity is rising steadily, and more and more Pokémon are being introduced. But I bet they are running out of ideas, because the Pokémon you are about to see are even weirder than last time. Which one will win the title of weirdest? Xurkitree Now, what is this supposed to be, exactly? It looks like […]
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This is Fred the turtle. And if you don’t know Fred, he loves quizzes. But Fred is scared to death of spiders. He is trying to overcome that fear by learning more about them. Help Fred by answering some of the questions below: The most venomous spider in the world is the: A; Black Widow […]
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Ammonites: They are sea animals that first appeared in the fossil record around 400 million years ago in the Devonian period and became extinct at the same time as dinosaurs. They had a soft bodies and used their Spiral-shaped shell for protection. Scientist believe they may have avoided predators by squirting ink. They belong to […]
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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 […]