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Scallops are more than just dinner. These amazing mollusks have up to 200 eyes that each contain millions of flat and perfectly square guanine crystals. The crystals layer to create a mirrored surface that reflects onto two retinas. Scientists are puzzled that a bivalve would have such a complex visual system.
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Turtles that live in ponds hibernate underwater. But how can they breathe when the pond freezes? They get oxygen from the water as it passes over parts of the body that have the most blood vessels. Like the turtle’s butt! This is called cloacal respiration, but it’s more fun to call it butt breathing.
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Make sure you spend time reading this summer! A group in Florida studied kids who took place in the Suncoast Campaign’s Summer Book Challenge. Instead of losing reading proficiency over the summer, those children went back to school with better reading skills. See if your local library has a summer reading program!
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Plastic bags and other polyethylene-based materials often take decades to decompose. Scientists identified several species of caterpillars that eat and digest the plastic. The bacteria in their gut can break it down. By using that same bacteria on plastics, humans can reduce this pollutant and help save the planet.
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Do you have a cute outfit you want to show off? Take a photo of it and post it on social media! It’s National Social Media Day and OOTD Day, which stands for outfit of the day! Then look for meteors tonight, for National Meteor Watch Day!
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The ancient Maya civilization really valued chocolate. From the years 250-900, cacao beans were used as money! Afterwards, they made chocolate out of them. Would that be like eating your money? The Maya of Mesoamerica made chocolate drinks with chili powder. How about a cup of spicy hot currency?
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Did you know that when you surf the web, the search engine you use makes money? Ecosia is a search engine like google, but it uses all its profits to plant trees. They’ve planted 30 million so far! If you’d like to help plant trees while you watch cat videos, download the Ecosia browser.
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Sara Carson and her dog, Hero, can show you lots of tricks. In fact, they broke the world record by performing 49 tricks in one minute! Sara adopted Hero 5 years ago, and taught the border collie to shake, roll over, jump on his hind legs, and run an obstacle course. He’s one smart doggie!
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There may be one less mystery in the human body, thanks to a zebrafish! A dead-end tube in the human ear, called the endolymphatic sac, might be a safety valve to release excess fluid, helping your sense of balance. Scientists figured that out when they observed fluid pulsating in a mutant zebrafish’s ear!
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Oh boy, it’s International Mud Day! Find some dirt, add water, and get dirty! The best thing to do when you’re covered in mud, is wrap your arms around someone. Since today is also Hug Holiday, how could they possibly get mad? Besides, it’s National Waffle Iron Day. You can apologize with a pizza-waffle!
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