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Today is Vinyl Record Day. These big flat discs with a spiral groove, store sound. Dig out a record player and dance! Or, watch the Slow Mo Guys Spin a vinyl record so fast that it shatters, on their YouTube channel. Their camera films 343,000 frames-per-second. Everything’s amazing in slow motion!
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The Asbury First Methodist Church, in Rochester New York, wants to spread the love. They tried to break the world record for the longest hug relay, but fell short of the 1300 participants needed. The important thing was not breaking the record, but bringing people together with an act of peace.
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Leopard seals are fierce predators, so researchers were surprised when they observed the seals sharing food with each other. They realized that when there was plenty of food, it was easier to share, than to fight over it. It’s like an all-you-can-eat buffet. You can always go back for more!
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Rottnest Island in Australia, has become a popular destination for people to take selfies. That’s because it’s home to adorable quokkas! The marsupial is related to the wallaby. Quokkas are friendly, so while tourists should not touch them, it’s encouraged to take pictures with them. It raises awareness of the vulnerable species.
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The Perseid meteor showers will hit their peak tomorrow. Earth passes through the comet Swift/Tuttle’s tail, and bits of the comet burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, creating blazing meteors. Because of the full moon, only 15 to 20 shooting stars per hour, will be visible. Most Perseid meteors are tiny, weighing only as much as a paperclip.
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Today is Son’s And Daughter’s Day, which seems a little silly, because everyone is someone’s son or daughter! Any excuse to celebrate is welcome, so try to be the kind of kid that would make your parents proud! Let’s all be nice and helpful, and kind to each other!
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Have you ever wondered why roads look soapy during a big rainstorm? During hot dry weather, the heat can pull oils to the surface. The first big rains of the season can can cause the oils to mix with dust and chemicals from the asphalt. The foam looks like someone is washing the roads!
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The Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain, a mostly-underwater mountain range, had been devastated by overfishing and trawling with nets. Many deep-sea corals were destroyed, and the whole area was put under protection. The federal protection is working; the corals are finally starting to come back, and will hopefully become a thriving ecological habitat again.
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I’ve heard of ancient grains bread, but a gastroegyptologist took things literally. Seamus Blackley used yeast from 4500-year-old Egyptian vessels, to bake bread! Microbiologist Richard Bowman injected a nutrient solution into the ceramic vessels to reactivate the yeast, then extracted the liquid. The resulting bread was like sourdough, but sweeter.
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Today is World Lion Day. The “King of the Jungle” actually inhabits grasslands. A lion’s roar can be heard for 5 miles! They live in groups of about 15, called prides, with a male as the leader. The mane of hair around his neck gets darker with age. Lion populations are shrinking. Let’s save the lions!
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