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Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he’s lucky to be alive
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ... Read More
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Commentary: What an Austrian cow and Illinois' Fermilab teach us about scientific discovery
Apparently, cows know how to scratch an itch — with a broom. This fascinating new discovery provides the first known example of multipurpose tool use beyond chimpanzees. It required finding just the right cow (her name ...Read more
Virginia Beach's Bay Island weathers sewage spill, sinkhole issues
VIRGINIA BEACH — Bay Island, a serene and affluent residential neighborhood cradled by two offshoots of the Lynnhaven River, has long been a coveted place to live for hundreds of Virginia Beach families.
The island is ...Read more
Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump
Cities and states are filing lawsuits and scrambling for alternative sources of money as the Trump administration seeks to shut off the federal funding spigot for biking and walking trails.
Since the early 1990s, there ...Read more
This Day in History, March 23
On March 23rd, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, VA.
Today's Word "lycanthropy "
lycanthropy \lI-KAEN-therh-pi\ (noun) - The supposed power of certain human beings to convert themselves into wolves; the belief in such power; the delusion that one has become a wolf. In other words, today's word is the ...Read more
The Unicycle Race
Many contestants entered the unicycle race, but only the best multi-tasking clown came out on top, considering that each had to juggle clubs while trying to win the race! Most of the pack were soon disqualified after dropping a club or falling off the unicycle. In the end, four of the best clowns crossed the finish line. From this information and the clues below, can you determine each clown's full (real) name, club color (one is silver), and ...
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US Southwest heat wave tumbles records, raises fire risk
Nearly 9.5 million people across the U.S. Southwest face extreme high temperatures, as an ongoing heat wave continues to topple records and raise the risk of wildfires as far away as the Great Plains.
Las Vegas reached ...Read more
Worsening allergies aren’t your imagination − windy days create the perfect pollen storm
Evolution has fostered many reproductive strategies across the spectrum of life. From dandelions to giraffes, nature finds a way.
One of those ways creates quite a bit of suffering for humans: pollen, the ...Read more
As precious groundwater vanishes, a few in California find ways to bring it back
ARVIN, Calif. — In the southern San Joaquin Valley, where roads cut through thousands of acres of orange groves, grapevines and carrot fields, a canal reaches a linchpin that keeps the farming economy going: dozens of ...Read more
Today's Word "arcane"
arcane \ahr-KEYN\ (adjective) - Known or understood by only a few.
"Lydia's knowledge of arcane economic principles occasionally pays off."
Latin arcanus "shut up, closed" hence "secret" from arca "a chest, box", as in ...Read more
What Are the Odds?
A bag contains 64 balls of eight different colours. There are eight of each colour (including red). What is the least number you would have to pick, without looking, to be sure of selecting 3 red balls?
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This Day in History, March 22
On March 22nd, 1894, the first Stanley Cup playoffs began.
Colorado weather: Record-breaking heat, fire danger returns to Front Range
DENVER — Colorado is seeing another day of record-breaking heat and dangerous fire weather on Saturday before a slight cool-off is set to begin Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Denver quickly broke the...Read more
Mono Lake water levels are well below what's required. Now some want LA to tighten its tap
LOS ANGELES — More than three decades after a landmark decision called for Los Angeles to limit its taking of water to raise the level of Mono Lake, California regulators are reexamining why the lake still hasn’t ...Read more
Hawaii hit with more flooding as heat tops records in West
Heavy rains were being dragged across Hawaii by a “Kona low” for the second time in two weeks, prompting residents to flee their homes and closing roads across the island chain.
Evacuations were ordered in the Waialua...Read more
Why unprecedented March heat wave in California has experts worried about what comes next
LOS ANGELES — The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region's wettest holiday season. The hottest March heat wave on record.
In the last 15 months, the Southland has seen a trio of extreme ...Read more
Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques
Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby.
A simple ...Read more
Today's Word "usufruct"
usufruct \YU-seh-frehkt or YU-zyu-frehkt\ (noun) - A usufruct is the right of using and receiving profits (the fruits) from a property that belongs to someone else.
"Albert married Angela in hopes of getting his hands on ...Read more
Common Link
Below are 3 pairs of words. Find the words that fit in the middle of each pair of words to create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended.
Example: EVER - ______ - HORN
Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN
1. BREAD - _________ - CAKE
2. WATER - _________ - READ
3. CHECK - _________ - LESS
This Day in History, March 21
On March 21st, 1928, Charles Lindbergh was presented a Medal of Honor for his first trans-Atlantic flight.
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