OMG! Are These Pink Sheep For Real?
A flock of mammals that reside at Auckland's SheepWorld are making waves or should we say Baaaaas? That's because instead of the usual muddy white, they are all sporting shocking pink hues.
February 2
These Fungi Loves Plastic!
Even as we humans keep polluting the world, nature somehow keeps finding a way to help rectify our mistakes. First, there is the molecule that helps reduce global warming. Now, a team of Yale undergraduates may have stumbled something equally amazing - Plastic eating fungi.
Video Of The Week - Lego Man Goes To Space
It seems as though Lego man are popping up everywhere - First there was the giant mysterious one that washed ashore in Florida and now this one that has 'flown' all the way to Space. Fortunately in this case, there is no mystery as to how he got there.
Kanzi, The World's Smartest Ape!
To say that Kanzi, a Bonobo ape that resides at The Great Ape Sanctuary outside Des Moines, Iowa, is smarter than a human toddler, may be understating it. That's because while human babies have to be taught everything, Kanzi has learnt his skills largely, by observing what other humans and apes are doing.
Chinese 'Cat-Boy' Has Built-In Night Vision
The ability to see clearly when it is pitch dark is possessed only by animals, heroic mutants like the X-Men and if experts are to be trusted . . . . A young boy who lives in a remote Chinese village!
Costa Concordia - The Modern Day Titanic Disaster
On January 13th, just two hours after luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia left the Italian port of for , the final destination of its seven-day journey, it struck a rock in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the shore of the . The impact created a 160-foot long gash in her hull, causing water to gush in at an alarming speed.
Teacher's Notes
Pink sheep???? Are you kidding me?? And what about the Lego man that was sent up to space by kids? How did they know how to do that? I was amazed by the article about the fungi that loves plastic...do you think that there is hope for our garbage dumps? I was fascinated by the modern day 'Titanic'...how awful to be on a family holiday and have that happen to you!
Great articles this week...Happy reading!
Mrs. Davies