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Everyone thought the tiny crest-tailed mulgara was extinct in New South Wales Australia. But the marsupial was just hiding out for 100 years! Non-native rabbits, cats and foxes first ate its cover in the desert and then ate the mulgara. The rabbit population declined massively, allowing the small carnivore to make a comeback.
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Will you be traveling over the holidays? So are the astronauts who blasted off yesterday! The Soyuz capsule launched from Kazakhstan carrying Anton Shkaplerov from Russia, Norishige Kanai from Japan and Scott Tingle from the United States. They are headed for the International Space Station orbiting 240 miles above Earth.
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Uh-oh, parents have a new argument for not getting you that new toy. Researchers found that having too many toys can stifle creativity. When kids in their study were given only a few toys, they played with them longer, created new uses for the toys and had more fun overall!
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The Action Hunger and Friary charity groups in the United Kingdom have developed a vending machine for homeless people. The machine will have fresh fruit, sandwiches, socks, books, toothpaste, and other essentials. The homeless population in Nottingham will get keycards to access the machine 3 times a day.
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Kalispell and Sekele are proud parents of Forest, a baby okapi born in the Denver Zoo! The okapi is the only relative to the giraffe. They have long necks, zebra-striped legs, reddish bodies, and prehensile tongues. The endangered species lives in the Ituri Forest of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Six Flags Great Adventure theme park had a giant snowball fight scheduled, but had to cancel it because of snow! They wanted to gather 9000 people for a fight using fake pluff snowballs to set a world record. Saskatoon Canada holds the true snowball fight record with 7681 people hurling real snowballs! DUCK!
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The Great Barrier Reef is an ecosystem of coral reefs over 1400 miles long off the coast of Australia. It’s the largest living thing on Earth. But pollution, climate change and coral bleaching are killing the reef. Scientists have been able to transplant healthy coral to help nurse the reef back to health.
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54 years ago the first cat was launched into space. But the travels of Felicette the cat have been largely forgotten. Matthew Serge Guy decided to raise money to give Felicette her own statue. Artist Gill Parker will create the sculpture which will be installed in the Astrocat’s hometown of Paris France.
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When MIT student Anirudh Sharma went home to India, he noticed his clothes accumulating soot from air pollution. He started the Graviky Labs where scientists invented a plasma-filled device to clean the air. The KAALINK catches particulate matter from tailpipes and factory chimneys. They turn the particles into ink for artists to use!
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The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people known for his great wisdom. The 82 year-old Buddhist monk now has his own app! You can get the Dalai Lama app for your iPhone to listen to his teachings on compassion and spirituality for a daily dose of app-iness!
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