Oranges Full of Vitamin See

You probably know oranges are good for you. They’re full of flavonoids, the chemicals that give fruits and vegetables such nice bright colors. Researchers found that eating oranges reduces the risk of macular degeneration, an eye disease that causes vision loss. Eat at least one orange a week. Your eyes will thamk you!

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Leave the Krill Alone!

Krill are tiny crustaceans that are essential to the ocean’s food chain. They eat algae that produces greenhouse gas, and they’re eaten by animals such as whales, penguins, and seals. In a positive step to protect the Antarctic ecosystem, the Association of Responsible Krill harvesting has agreed to stop fishing around Antarctica. It’s a start!

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Hi Pluto! Bye Pluto!

The major planets in our solar system orbit the sun on the same plane, called an ecliptic. That means all their orbits line up. But the dwarf planet Pluto, orbits on a different plane, at an angle. For the first time since 1931, Pluto’s orbit lined up with the other planets! It’ll happen next in 2179.

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