The Discovery Of Photosynthesis

You may know about photosynthesis -- the process by which plants can produce their own food from just sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. But did you know who discovered the process? Jan Ingenhousz, a Dutch biologist, helped us understand this amazing natural phenomenon and was honored recently with a Google Doodle. The Discovery In the late 1700s, a man named Joseph Priestly discovered a very important fact: plants had the ability to restore an element known as oxygen to the air. To do this, he placed a candle in a sealed container where it promptly extinguished. This occurred because the...

Amazon To Add Another Headquarters

Imagine that you forgot to buy your mom a gift for her birthday tomorrow. You don’t have time to go out and buy her a gift, so what do you do? Well, over 310 million people would turn to Amazon.com to help them out. Amazon is an online website and company that sells all sorts of items, from fresh fruit to clothing from many different retailers. With online shopping’s growing popularity, the number of Amazon’s users has skyrocketed. So it is no surprise that when the company recently announced that they were searching for a location for their second headquarters, cities across the United...

Costa Rica: A Dog's Paradise Too!

Imagine going outside everyday and being surrounded by dogs in a lush and tropical mountainside with a beautiful view. Sound like a dream? Well, it is actually a reality. Territorio de Zaguates (which translates to Land of the Strays) is a no-kill dog shelter located about an hour away from San José, the capital of Costa Rica. It is located on a 378-acre piece of land in the mountains, and the approximately 970 dogs are free to stroll, frolic, and play alongside human visitors, volunteers, and employees. Most of the animals there are up for adoption. It all started 13 years ago when founders...

Harvey's Survivors

I​ ​see​ ​legs,​ ​knee-length​ ​submerged​ ​in​ ​rain Useless​ ​umbrellas​ ​and​ ​cars​ ​scattered​ ​on​ ​streets, Empty​ ​homes​ ​filled​ ​with​ ​water Some​ ​apartments​ ​drowned I​ ​anxiously​ ​watch​ ​the​ ​news, As​ ​streets​ ​disappear Harvey​ ​is​ ​coming,​ ​ news​ ​anchors​ ​cautioned The​ ​muffled​ ​rain​ ​in​ ​the​ ​background Then​ ​I​ ​see​ ​open​ ​haven,​ ​food​ ​banks,​ ​ evacuation​ ​crew Neighbors​ ​and​ ​churches​ ​hand​ ​in​ ​hand Kids​ ​from​ ​my​ ​old​ ​school​ ​helping​ ​others To​ ​build​ ​back​ ​the​ ​city​ ​of​ ​Houston, To​ ​all​ ​scattered​ ​in​ ​shelters, Misplaced...

A Fossil Forest Discovered In Antarctica

Can you imagine the barren and frozen continent of Antarctica once covered by lush green trees? Recently, geologists from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have found fossil fragments from an Antarctic forest that thrived 260 million years ago, before dinosaurs roamed our planet! The thirteen fossilized tree remains were found in a remote part of the continent's trans-Antarctic mountains. By examining the fossils, geologists found that one tree species dominated this ancient landscape -- the Glossopteris, with its tongue-shaped leaves that were shed each winter. The trees disappeared...

A Hole in the Great Pyramid!

Can you imagine how exciting it would be to find a secret room in the wall of your house? Pretty exciting, right? Now, imagine finding a secret room in one of the most iconic structures in the entire world: The Great Pyramid of Giza! This is exactly what a team of scientists has recently discovered. Muon Radiography One of the ancient wonders of the world, the Great Pyramid was built in 2509-2483 BC. Now, nearly 4,500 years later, scientists have made their latest discovery. A team of scientists from Paris and Japan were using muon radiography to learn more about the Great Pyramid. Muon...

Jenna Pruett

I study the interesting ways that nest temperatures of turtles influence the eggs inside. In my free time, I enjoy reading, playing music and looking for reptiles and amphibians outside.

 

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Yo estudio las formas interesantes que la temperatura de los nidos de tortugas influye en los huevos que hay dentro. En mi tiempo libre, disfruto leer escuchar música y buscar reptiles y anfibios en el ambiente.

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