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Researchers in Norway are working on a way to prevent hurricanes: with bubbles. Since hurricanes form when water temperatures reach about 80 degrees Fahrenheit, they believe pumping a “bubble curtain” of cold water from deep in the ocean will help to cool the surface. Once the surface temperature cools, storms may lose power.
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“Uncle Jimmy” Teng is an ice cream man in Singapore. For the third year in a row, he’s celebrated his birthday by giving free ice cream to 1000 people! It might cost him a few hundred dollars, but it makes him so happy. The people of Kallang love their 72 year-old Birthday Boy!
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The Pantanal is an area of wetlands in South America that covers 42 million acres and houses 4700 plant and animal species. Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay just signed a Declaration to protect, preserve, and safely develop the Pantanal. The three countries recognize the importance of tropical wetlands and are doing their part to save them!
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Canadian boy Judah Tyreman loves rocks. The 13 year-old earned enough money to rent a building to display his rock collection in Radisson Quebec. After his Sesula Mineral and Gem Museum was robbed last week, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum offered Judah all their duplicate specimens, people raised money, and the museum can reopen. Rock on!
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At 8:30 pm today, turn off all your lights for Earth Hour. People around the globe will participate at 8:30 in their time zone, creating a wave of darkness sweeping across the Earth. Earth Hour was created to bring attention to each person’s part in protecting our planet. What will you do to help?
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15 year-old Austin Eggleston has been waiting for a heart transplant for years. He told his doctor that when it was finally his turn to get a new heart, he wanted Chewbacca to deliver the good news. Well, Chewie just walked in roaring, and no translation was needed! Austin got his heart transplant and is doing great!
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It’s hard to study animals in the ocean. Fish can swim so much better than humans and it’s hard to breathe! Researchers from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) developed a robot fish named SoFi that will solve those problems. SoFi is remote-controlled, blends in with other fish, and can spy on animals up to 50 feet deep!
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Do you ever feel better after playing with Legos or painting a picture? Scientists found that working with your hands is good for you! Knitting, woodworking, or even washing dishes gives you a feeling of success and accomplishment that’s beneficial to your brain. Learning to knit a hat can also keep your brain warm!
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When trees are turned into paper, they have to be ground down to make nanocellulose fibers. Animals like elephants and cows that eat grass make nanocellulose by digesting plants. So naturally, scientists are figuring out how to make paper from animal poop! I wonder if they’ll make toilet paper and call it toilet pooper.
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Woof woof! Get ready for cuteness because it’s National Puppy Day! Hopefully all you people with puppies will take them for walks to share them with all the poor puppy-less people who need to pet an adorable wiggly puppy! It’s also National Chip And Dip Day! What’s your favorite combination?
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