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“It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot, irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.” -- J. Bronowski
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 | Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backwards. They consume half of their body weight in food every day. | | Whales talk to each other by making a loud clicking noise. The sound waves travel extremely well underwater and they can hear each other from 100 miles away. |
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Science News for Kids |  | | • | Earthquake sensor: Taylor Swift fans‘Shake It Off’ Fri, 03 May 2024 | | • | Cake-cutting math offers lessons that go far beyond dessert plates Thu, 02 May 2024 | | • | With measles outbreaks in 49 countries, should you worry? Wed, 01 May 2024 | | • | A tattoo experiment hints at howÖtzi the Iceman got his ink Tue, 30 Apr 2024 | | • | Scientists Say: Semiconductor Mon, 29 Apr 2024 | | • | Here’s why AI like ChatGPT probably won’t reach humanlike understanding Mon, 29 Apr 2024 | | • | Dancing spiders inspired this biologist to teach others Fri, 26 Apr 2024 | | • | Too much noise can harm far more than our ears Thu, 25 Apr 2024 | | • | Air pollution can make it harder for pollinators to find flowers Wed, 24 Apr 2024 | | • | Let’s learn about fingerprints Tue, 23 Apr 2024 | | • | Did James Webb telescope images‘break’ the universe? Mon, 22 Apr 2024 | | • | Scientists Say: Digital Footprint Mon, 22 Apr 2024 | | • | This egg-laying amphibian feeds its babies‘milk’ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 | | • | How to design artificial intelligence that acts nice— and only nice Thu, 18 Apr 2024 |
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| Historical Events for 4th May 2024 | | | 1783 | William Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus | | 1858 | War of Reform (Mexico); Liberals establish capital at Vera Cruz | | 1866 | Woodward's Gardens opens to the public in San Francisco | | 1931 | Mustafa Kemal Pasja becomes Turkish president | | 1964 | Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Richard Hofstadter for "Anti-intellectualism" | | 1970 | Pulitzer prize for General Non-Fiction awarded to Erik H. Erikson for "Gandhi's Truth" | | 1972 | "The Don't Make A Wave Committee," a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to the "Greenpeace Foundation" | | 1973 | Wings release "Red Rose Speedway" in UK | | 1990 | Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence | | 2013 | Harper Lee files a lawsuit against a literary agent over the copyright of "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| Word of the Day » listless | | | Definition: | (adjective) Marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm. | | Synonyms: | dispirited | | Usage: | A subtle change had transformed her from the listless woman he had known into a being who, for the moment, seemed palpitant with the forces of life. |
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