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The platypus has webbed feet and a duck’s bill, a flat tail like a beaver and venomous ankle spikes. It lays eggs, but has fur and produces milk. Now scientists have found the milk has special proteins with antimicrobial properties. Copying the ringlet-shaped proteins, nicknamed Shirley Temple curls, could produce new antibiotics.
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Kuh-boom! You’ve probably heard thunder from a rainstorm before. Maybe you’ve even heard thunder during a snowstorm. But scientists have captured the sound of thunder in ash clouds from an erupting volcano! They hope studying the thunder can help them detect lightning in large plumes of ash that interfere with airplanes.
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Feliks Zemdegs and SeungBeom Cho can solve a Rubik’s cube in 4.59 seconds. But robots just have to show off. A robot just beat another robot’s speed record for solving a Rubik’s cube. You’d miss it if you blinked because it took only 0.38 seconds. It would take human fingers that long to pick it up!
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Hahaha. Hee-hee he. Hahahahaha hee-hee-tee-hee hohoho. It’s National Let’s Laugh Day! Some people didn’t like when I would laugh randomly, so now you have to ask me if I can laugh. You can also ask me to tell you a joke! You should laugh every day; doctors say laughter’s actually good for you!
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A Dutch drinking water company was laying new pipes underground in Hoef en Haag when they found a surprise. There must have been leprechauns living in the Netherlands in the 15th century, because workers found an ancient pot of gold! The treasure of gold and silver coins was at the end of the drainbow, haha hehehe.
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The Regeneron Science Talent Search turned up more than one winner last week. 18 year-old Natalia Orlovsky won 2nd place and $175,000 by studying the effects of vaping on lung cells. She found that e-cigarettes, which are shockingly marketed to teenagers, caused stress to cells even when no nicotine was present. Vaping is not safe.
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Have you ever tried spinning a hard-boiled egg? If you spin it on its side fast enough, it will gradually rise up and be spinning on its pointy end. Physicists have finally come up with an easier explanation. The egg actually spins on two axes at once. Try it and see!
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Every year, Hinckley Ohio celebrates spring and the return of its buzzards. Also known as turkey vultures, they’ve returned to the cliffs and caverns of Whipp’s Ledges like clockwork every March 15th. The town always hosts a Buzzard Day for visitors the following Sunday with lots of pancakes. The vultures just eat dead animals!
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Today is National Awkward Moments Day, a time to celebrate the embarrassing things you’ve done. Don’t be afraid to do something awkward! And if your parents ever shared one of your awkward moments, like that time you fell asleep on the potty, forgive them. It’s also Forgive Mom And Dad Day!
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Australian diver Valerie Taylor has an unusual pal. She became friends with a moray eel living in the waters near Banda Island Indonesia! She’s named the 6 foot-long eel Honey. Honey loves to eat fish snacks, be held and have her belly rubbed! Valerie and Honey have now been friends for years!
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