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Scientists have discovered a surprising thing, about some salt-water marshes in the US. The sediments that are deposited during floods, help build up soil in wetlands. As sea levels rise, coastal marshes are keeping up, with a rising land level. As long as the sediment doesn’t wash away, it’s saving the marsh.
Chemical engineers are working on a way, to turn harmful carbon dioxide in the air, into a useful bioplastic. Bacteria eat the CO2, after it’s converted from gas into a formate. The bacteria then produce a polyester that can be extracted. It’s a less harmful way to make plastic, while also cleaning the air.
Scientists are always looking for new ways, to monitor health from within the body. Some medical devices use batteries, and some batteries are now edible! Batteries and circuits made from edible substances, only need to work for a short amount of time to gather information, before safely dissolving in the stomach.
Last night was the beginning of Passover, celebrated this week by Jews. The Feast of Unleavened Bread commemorates when the Israelites were freed from slavery, more than 3000 years ago. In preparation for Easter, Christians are celebrating Palm Sunday today, commemorating Jesus’s return to Jerusalem.
Since 1948, people have enjoyed playing Scrabble, the game where you form words from randomly chosen letters. Today, on Scrabble Day, challenge your friends or family to a game! If you don’t have the board game, you can always get the app on a phone or tablet, and play online. Scrabble’s good for your brain!
It’s time to celebrate Take Your Parents To The Playground Day. Gather some snacks from the kitchen, and a ball or frisbee, then surprise them with your plans for a picnic at the park! Be sure to push them on the swings, and catch them when they come down the slide, haha!
Did you know, it’s Record Store Day? Vinyl records lost popularity as cassettes & CDs took over, but they’re starting to make a comeback. In fact, there are lots of companies, that will press your own custom record. Immortalize your talents on vinyl, and maybe someone will buy it someday in a record store.
On April 12th 1934, the strongest gust of wind ever recorded, blew through the Mount Washington Observatory. The blast clocked in at 231 miles-per-hour, and the record is remembered every year on Big Wind Day. The record was broken in 1996, when a typhoon near Australia, created 256 mile-per-hour gusts of wind.
Today is Hamster Day, dedicated to the adorable little rodents. They can store a whole meal, in pouches inside their cheeks! Some lucky pet hamsters, get to live in Habitrail cages with plastic tubes to explore. It’s also Walk On Your Wild Side Day, so be a little crazy, and stuff your cheeks!
Today is Licorice Day. Its distinctive flavor comes from the licorice plant, and can be used in candy or tea. It’s also Deskfast Day, when you eat your breakfast at your desk. Don’t get food on your work! Since it’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day as well, you could eat one for Deskfast!