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Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, volcanoes, or deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water. Scientists discovered, proteins keep their cell walls from shrinking, even when the cells dehydrate.
Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water. New research shows, that tardigrades sometimes ride on snails, for long journeys.
Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. They can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes, and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts, or live for decades without food or water. A 16,000,000 year-old tardigrade fossil was recently discovered, preserved in amber. It was only the 3rd tardigrade fossil ever found.
A bird in Japan surprised observers at a Tokyo train station. The crow was hopping around a ticket machine after watching people buy tickets with credit cards. Then he hopped to the next machine, grabbed a woman’s credit card as it popped out, and took it back to his own ticket machine! That’s one smart crow!
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Japanese engineers have created a real Transformer! J-deite RIDE is a 13 foot-tall robot that turns into a vehicle, just like an Autobot. It can even transform while 2 people are sitting inside! J-deite RIDE travels 37 miles per hour as a car, but walks only 328 feet per hour. Speed is not its best feature, but it’s still awesome!
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Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan is home to hot springs and Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys. The climate is very cold in the winter, and the monkeys soak in the hot water to warm up. But researchers found it also lowered the monkeys’ stress levels, just like humans. A relaxing hot bath works for everyone!
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If you’ve ever looked up your house on Google maps, you know it can be fun to explore the streets using Street View. The city of Odate in Japan sent Akita dogs Ako, Asuka and Puuko to roam the streets with cameras. Now you can see the city of Odate using Google Pup View!
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Tardigrades are amazing microscopic creatures. Also called water bears or moss piglets, they can survive in the cold vacuum of space, in volcanoes and in deep underwater trenches. They can withstand radiation blasts or live for decades without food or water. The newest tardigrade species was found on moss in a Japanese parking lot!
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Ho hum. Another banana that I have to peel before I eat it, and then discard the peel where no one will slip on it. But, what’s this? A banana with a peel you can eat! D&T Farm in Japan developed the Mongay banana with an edible skin, but they only sell 10 per week!
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Erica is a robot that can hold a conversation with humans. She’s scheduled to become a TV news anchor in Japan as soon as April. Her creator, Hiroshi Ishiguro, designed her to be incredibly lifelike and charismatic. Just don’t be offended when she doesn’t shake your hand; Erica can’t move her arms yet!
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