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A new study in the UK showed that planting hedges along roadsides, can help clean the air we breathe. Hedges reduced black carbon by up to 63%, and cut back on other harmful metals as well. If you live near roads, planting a nice row of shrubbery could improve your lung health!
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There’s a use for recycled bottles that could circle the Earth. MacRebur’s recycles plastic into pellets, that are mixed into the asphalt used to pave roads! Right now, an ingredient called bitumen is used, but that’s made from fossil fuels. Adding plastic reduces the need for bitumen, and makes longer-lasting roads!
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Today is Apple Tree Day, which started as a celebration of a nearly 200 year-old tree. Eat an apple, and also eat a bean for Bean Day! Do you like green beans, black beans, kidney beans, or lima beans? Eat them all in 15 bean soup! It’s also Shortbread Day, so eat shortbread cookies for dessert!
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Expect the unexpected when it comes to squirrels. In Chicago, security video captured a squirrel surprising a delivery man, by jumping on his shoulder. A New York squirrel in a tree, eating an egg roll, has delighted viewers. And an Illinois police station panicked, when a squirrel scampered in for a visit!
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An 11 year-old boy, Advaik Nandikotkur, was at his apartment’s pool with his family, when he saw a man drowning. He was the only one at the pool who could swim, so dove down and towed him to the surface. Advaik’s dad performed CPR to revive him. The grateful man has a new hero!
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89 year-old Maisie Green loves dogs. She knits blankets and coats for dogs at her local animal shelter in the UK. It takes her 3 days to knit a blanket, and 1 day to knit a coat. The Basildon Dogs Trust encourages people to help by donating blankets, but no one can match Maisie’s 450 donations!
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This year, 6 eclipses will be visible around the world. The first one will occur tonight, for people who live in northeast Asia or the North Pacific. You can brave temperatures around negative 60 degrees Fahrenheit, to see the greatest point of eclipse in Russia, near the Pole of Cold, Earth’s coldest permanently inhabited spot.
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Today is National Bird Day. There are around 18,000 different bird species! The largest non-flying bird is the ostrich, the kori bustard is the biggest that can fly, and the wandering albatross has the largest wingspan at up to 11 feet! The bee hummingbird is smallest at 2 1/4 inches long. The Australian lyrebird sounds like R2-D2!
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A big thunderstorm in Western Australia last week, gave Paul and Anne Mock a surprise. Their lake overflowed onto the banks, filling the cane toad burrows. Thousands of cane toads were sitting on the grass, and about 10 of them were riding on the back of an 11 foot-long snake! The local python’s name is Monty.
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When most people think of hummus, they imagine the creamy garlicky spread, made from chick peas. It tastes great on sandwiches, or as a dip for vegetables. Now, you can get dessert hummus! Boar’s Head has a new chocolate mint flavored hummus, to enjoy with cookies or pretzels. I just might have to try it!
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