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Each winter months, an unique orchestra in Luleå, Sweden, plays a collection of performances on one of the most delicate tools in the world. Exactly how delicate? If you take a breath on them, they’ll melt. Actually, they merge water each spring. Yet come winter, The Ice Songs band plays instruments constructed from ice in… continue reading

Your brain kinds, arranges, and also shops memories in the hippocampus. This tiny body organ assists you create lasting memories, attach memories to other memories, as well as link memories to feelings as well as senses. When you scent cookies and also consider your grandma– or possibly the shopping center– that’s the hippocampus at the… continue reading

At age 14, Easton LaChappelle developed his initial robot hand using Lego(R) components, tubing, and electric tape. By 2013, the Colorado teen’s work with an inexpensive robot arm had landed him an internship with NASA. So what motivated a child from small Mancos, Colorado (pop. 1,200), to enhance human anatomy? Boredom. He had really little… continue reading

Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Forest, UNITED STATES (By Wisanu Boonrawd/Shutterstock) If you see a bright blue glow in seaside ocean waters at night, maybe Noctiluca scintillans. Likewise called sea sparkle, these bioluminescent plankton float under the surface area as well as flash brightly when interrupted, perhaps to scare off or distract killers. Since running… continue reading

Bear in mind that motion picture “Serpents on an Aircraft”? Right here’s a twist: flying snakes! In the rainforests of Southeast as well as South Asia, five kinds of serpent move from tree to tree primarily by flying. Technically, they’re not truly flying. They flatten out their bodies and also parachute or glide from high… continue reading

Hickory horned devil caterpillars look intense and can be almost as large as a hotdog, but they’re safe. They have green bodies (that come to be turquoise as they age) and lots of prickled, orangey horn-like frameworks on their heads. They’re so huge and also fierce-looking that even poultries– which typically like to consume caterpillars–… continue reading

In Plitvice Lakes National forest, one of Croatia’s most preferred traveler attractions, you’ll find 16 crystal clear lakes, hundreds of waterfalls, and an intricate network of wood-paved courses managing stunning sights. Croatia, which pushes the Adriatic Sea just eastern of Italy, is abundant with all-natural charm, as well as Plitvice (PLEET-veets-uh) is among its biggest… continue reading

When Shubham Banerjee found out how much Braille printers can cost, he determined to build one that would be more economical to make. For his seventh-grade science fair, he produced the “Braigo,” a Braille printer made from parts of a Lego(R) robot-building package as well as a few various other items. The 12-year-old inventor from… continue reading

Who checks out a banana peel and also believes, “I could transform that into plastic”? Elif Bilgin, for one. At age 16, the high school student from Istanbul, Turkey, even won a 2013 Google Science Fair honor for her plan to turn banana peels off right into a bioplastic. Words “bioplastic” can be used to… continue reading

You can purchase a box of Crayola ® crayons in 152 shades today, however back in 1903, they just came in 8 shades. And that first-ever box of Crayola ® brand name pastels was a big enhancement over the very first crayons ever before sold, which just came in black. Wax crayons were mostly utilized… continue reading