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Current Events for January 29, 2013Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 8:57 pm
Malia And Sasha Enjoy The (Rare) Perks Of Being America's 'First Kids'
While spending eight years in the White House may sound glamorous, life for Malia and Sasha Obama cannot be that much fun. After all, which teen/tween likes to sit through long boring speeches, be constantly hounded by the media and worst of all, have some secret service agent constantly watching all their movements? But, every now and again the job of being America's 'first girls' does bring some perks - One of which happens to be the 'Kid's Inauguration Ball', a tradition started by President Obama, where the girls get to invite and hobnob with music stars of their choice.
Hitting The Snooze Button Too Often? Then You May Need One Of These!
Let's face it - Getting up for school at the ungodly hour of 6.00 or 7.00 am is tough, and ordinary alarm clocks are not much help either. Sure they may buzz or even play your favorite Taylor Swift or One DIrection song - But those lull you back into even sweeter dreams. So what's a kid to do? Fear not! These three ingenious inventions will help put a spring into your step - Literally!
Distressed Dolphin Seeks Out Help From Human Divers
On January 11th, professional diver and excursion expert, Keller Laros and his team did what they do every night - Lead a group of tourist divers into the ocean off the Hawaiian island of Kona, to experience the stingrays, up close. While that in itself was a magical experience, what happened that night, was even more unforgettable!
Why Dung Beetles Are Always 'Reaching For The Stars'
It is a known fact that some species of the lowly dung beetle that feed off animal droppings, first form their finds into little balls and roll them away to a safe distance. However, what the scientists had never been able to figure out is how the beetle is able to navigate itself and its tasty little morsel in a straight line away from the pile of droppings where they are likely to encounter competitors. Now, thanks to a team of Swedish researchers the mystery has been at least partially solved and the answer, is causing quite a stir amongst the scientific community.
Video Of The Week - Friesian Horse Is Stable Lock Opener Extraordinaire
To say that Mariska, a Friesian mare who resides at the Misty Meadows Farm in Midland, Michigan is a smart horse, is an understatement. After all, which animal can figure out how to escape from its stable by deftly open the latch! If that doesn't impress you how about this? After she strolls out, Mariska calmly goes and opens the stable doors of her friends and encourages them to take off too!Current Events for December 30, 2012Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Can We Refreeze The Arctic? This Scientist Certainly Thinks So
Thanks to global warming, the ice in the Arctic Ocean is today about half of what it was in the 1980's. Given that the situation can only get worse and governments are unable to come to a consensus about how to reverse the trend, one scientist is proposing a radical solution - To use modern technology to repair the damage.Current Events for December 30, 2012Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Cardboard Bike Helmet Proves To Be Surprisingly Safe!
All of a sudden, cardboard seems to be showing up in the most unlikely products - First there is the cardboard bike and now, a helmet to go with it. What's surprising is that it is apparently much safer than that ones currently on the market that all use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPF).Current Events for December 30, 2012Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Brrr! It's The First Day Of Winter!
Well, it's official - The world did not end today! But amongst all the hoopla surrounding the rumored demise, the one significant event that you may have missed is that today also happens to be the first day of winter for people living in the Northern Hemisphere. Of course, the opposite is true for those living in the Southern Hemisphere who, are celebrating their first day of summer.Current Events for December 30, 2012Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Montreal Animation Design Students Concoct The Best Internet Hoax Ever!
On Tuesday December 18th, the web was abuzz with some sensational news - A toddler playing in a park in Montreal, Canada had been suddenly scooped up by a massive golden eagle, taken for a quick spin and then, dropped back safely - All in broad daylight ! Of course, to prove that it really happened the whole incident was caught on camera and downloaded on YouTube!Current Events for December 30, 2012Sunday, December 30, 2012 at 6:18 pm
Video Of The Week - NASA's 'I Told You So' Video
If some New Age spiritualists are to be believed, the world as we know it, is going to end on December 21st. Why? All because the Mayan calendar seems to stop abruptly on this date. However, experts are not so sure that this doomsday scenario has any legs.Can We Refreeze The Arctic? This Scientist Certainly Thinks So
Thanks to global warming, the ice in the Arctic Ocean is today about half of what it was in the 1980's. Given that the situation can only get worse and governments are unable to come to a consensus about how to reverse the trend, one scientist is proposing a radical solution - To use modern technology to repair the damage.Cardboard Bike Helmet Proves To Be Surprisingly Safe!
All of a sudden, cardboard seems to be showing up in the most unlikely products - First there is the cardboard bike and now, a helmet to go with it. What's surprising is that it is apparently much safer than that ones currently on the market that all use Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPF).Montreal Animation Design Students Concoct The Best Internet Hoax Ever!
On Tuesday December 18th, the web was abuzz with some sensational news - A toddler playing in a park in Montreal, Canada had been suddenly scooped up by a massive golden eagle, taken for a quick spin and then, dropped back safely - All in broad daylight ! Of course, to prove that it really happened the whole incident was caught on camera and downloaded on YouTube!Brrr! It's The First Day Of Winter!
Well, it's official - The world did not end today! But amongst all the hoopla surrounding the rumored demise, the one significant event that you may have missed is that today also happens to be the first day of winter for people living in the Northern Hemisphere. Of course, the opposite is true for those living in the Southern Hemisphere who, are celebrating their first day of summer.Current Events for March 22, 2012Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 1:47 pm
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The Iditarod A.K.A 'The Last Great Race On Earth' Has Begun!
On Sunday, March 4th, thousands of fans gathered at Willow Lake, Anchorage, to give a rousing send-off to the 66 mushers and their crew of between 12-16 dogs competing in this year's world-renowned trail sled dog race - The Iditarod.
Australian Spiders Weave A Wickedly Cool Web
On Monday, March 5th about 8,000 people living in the low-lying areas of North Wagga Wagga, in New South Wales, Australia were ordered to evacuate their homes thanks to flash flooding caused by the overflowing Murrumbidgee River.
The Biggest Solar Storm To Hit Earth In Five Years, Passes Without Incident
On Thursday, March 8th, scientists from all over the world watched with abated breath, as a powerful solar storm hit earth. While the first day proved to be quite benign, the intensity of the solar flares increased dramatically into early Friday.
Rising Sea Levels May Force Residents Of Kiribati To Relocate
While for most of us the threat of rising sea levels caused by global warming is just a topic of discussion, for the people who live on the island of Kiribati it could be a life-threatening situation - One that could submerge their tiny nation forever. While that may not be anywhere in the near future, their progressive President is taking no chances. He already has a back-up plan in mind - Relocating his people to a different country!
Origami-Inspired Paper Testing Device May Save Millions Of Lives
In order to correctly diagnose certain diseases like malaria, doctors have to send blood and body fluid samples to specialized laboratories. However, while this is possible in the western world, things are not as easy in third world countries, where labs are few and far between.
Trash . . . . . In Space?
Space is where our future is - Trips to the Moon, Mars and beyond. Most people would think that aside from a few meteors, asteroids, planets, comets and stars there is little else to stand in our way. But, over the last 55 years as humans have been venturing out in space they have left so many debris that scientists are now concerned that if we don't do something to clean it up, we may all be in mortal danger.
Need A 3-D Model For School? Print It!
Though building 3-D models for school projects can be fun, they take a lot of time and to make matters worse, sometimes don't quite turn out the way you had envisioned them. Wouldn't it be cool it you could simply 'print' them? Believe it or not, now you can!- Houndabout 12 yearsTwo words; chain reaction! Global warming was caused by trees getting cut down! Trees breath in carbon-dioxide. Carbon-dioxide causes our Earth to warm up! Not to mention that carbon-dioxide is deadly to us too! Any lumber companies, think before you act! You are causing, age-old cultures to fade, animals to go extinct, and people to die! Just don't forget about carma!
- Jakeabout 12 yearsSofa in space. No way
- Houndabout 12 yearsWell just by looking at this, I can tell that these spiders work together in a group. They must have some sort of leg communication system!
- Leviabout 12 yearsI can't beleive that there is trash in space!
- Houndabout 12 yearsWell gee I never knew what a little piece of paper could have that much of an impact on the world!
- Abigailabout 12 yearsi think this is really cool. i also think this is scary because you are in Artic.
- Emmaabout 12 yearsWould you like to race in this race?
- Abigail about 12 yearsI think this is really cool. i want one that way I don't have to buy legos to build stuff.
- Emmaabout 12 yearsThis is so cool! I wish I could have one of these printers.
- Domokun♂about 12 yearsThis is so awesome!! I would like to have one... I'm going to take my mom's advice, "Save your pennies." Mike
- Houndabout 12 yearsWow, I can't believe how much human tecnology intelligency has evloved. It seemed to have gone from dealing without a printer, to printing 3D objects with a special powder! I am starstruc by this amazing machine!
- Jdabout 12 yearsThis was a cool mactine. Thats the coolest printer ever! Can you make yourself?
- Meabout 12 yearsCool. I hould like to try copying a live animal.
- kymadsabout 12 yearsHow did they make it ? Thats cool
- awesomemanabout 12 yearsthis awesome !!! man i wish i had one.
- awesomemanabout 12 yearsthis awesome! i don't know ?
- aimoabout 12 yearsThat is a very cool printer. How it can make a 3D figure is awesome. Could you make a 3D figure of yourself?
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