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Coyotes in your Neighborhood
It’s not uncommon to hear about city residents running into conflicts with urban coyotes. Usually it’s because of run-ins with pets, or coyotes getting too close for comfort around people in parks or yards. But sometimes a conflict arises for … Continue reading
World’s Longest Fingernails Finally Get Cut
On one of our Kid Scoop pages earlier in the year, we reported on the man with the longest fingernails in the world — according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Now we can report that finally his nails … Continue reading
A Close-Up View of Mars
By Jane Houston Jones and Jessica Stoller-Conrad In July 2018, skywatchers can get an up close view of Mars—even without a telescope! In fact, on July 31, Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been in 15 years. … Continue reading
Tiny Tortoise First
Can you imagine the excitement? The spider tortoise is one of the world’s smallest and rarest tortoises and it is possible it can become extinct in the wild. But the Paignton Zoo in England have a breeding pair, an experienced … Continue reading
Plastic Pollution Solution
In April of last year, National Geographic reported that a scientific discovery revealed that waxworms could eat plastic bags. It suggested that at some future date, this might solve the problem of plastic pollution and the tons of plastic trash … Continue reading
What’s It Like Inside Mars?
Mars is Earth’s neighbor in the solar system. NASA’s robotic explorers have visited our neighbor quite a few times. By orbiting, landing and roving on the Red Planet, we’ve learned so much about Martian canyons, volcanoes, rocks and soil. However, we still don’t know exactly what Mars is like on the inside. Continue reading
The Oldest Message in a Bottle
An Australian family found a bottle on a beach in Western Australia that turned out to have been tossed into the ocean. It turned out to be 131 years and 223 days between jettison into the ocean and recovery on … Continue reading
Boars Ruining Stinky Cheese
A recent newspaper report tells how wild boars, foraging in Alsace, France pastures are ruining the land for the cows that produce the milk for Munster cheese. Munster cheese if a soft, washed rind cheese famous for its strong, some … Continue reading
Fish Skins Help Heal Bear Paws
This is a story of ingenuity and survival. The devastating wildfires in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties had repercussions for wildlife as well as for the people of the area. Two adult female bears were found with severe burns and … Continue reading
The Weather Outside is Frightful
This winter has seen some weather extremes all over the world. And weather men and women are using terms such as snowmaggedon, bomb cyclone, arctic blast and polar vortex. It’s been so cold that ocean sharks have frozen to death, … Continue reading
