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  • Tale of Two Mummies

    Tale of Two Mummies0

    Some people think of mummies as scary monsters, but kids science knows better. A mummy is actually any body that has been dried out; this can happen in ice, in acid bogs, and in the desert. By using science to study these ancient bodies, we can learn the stories of people who lived thousands of

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  • The biggest cell in the world

    The biggest cell in the world0

    Our bodies are made up of cells, and each kind of cell does its own job. Some cells are bigger than others, but do you know what the biggest cell in the world is? It’s an egg! If you crack a chicken egg into a bowl and look at it, that yellow part is a

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  • The Science of Sneezes

    The Science of Sneezes0

    You know it’s coming. You feel that tickle way in the back of your head. Your nose scrunches up, your eyes squeeze closed, you draw in a deep breath, and then it explodes: AH-CHOO! Sneezing is your body’s way of getting rid of an irritation in your nose, and it’s suprisingly complicated. Sneezing involves muscles

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  • The Secret Language Of Bees

    The Secret Language Of Bees0

    If you listen to a hive of bees, what you’ll hear is a droning, humming buzz. Sometimes it gets so loud that you might wonder how the bees hear each other at all. Well, the truth is: they don’t. Bees don’t need to hear each other, because they don’t talk to each other using sounds.

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  • The World According To Dogs

    The World According To Dogs0

    When humans want to figure out what’s going on around them, their first instinct is to look around and see. Sight is the sense most humans rely on to understand the world. But dogs use a different sense – they follow their noses! Dogs have an incredibly powerful sense of smell. Depending on the breed

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  • The World’s Longest Insect

    The World’s Longest Insect0

    When you think of insects, most people think of tiny flies or buzzing bees. But not all insects are small. Some of them are massive! The longest insect in the world is one of a newly-discovered species of stick insect called “Chan’s megastick”. At 56 centimetres, as long as your arm, it set a new

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  • The World’s Strongest Animal!

    The World’s Strongest Animal!0

    Hey kids, if you held a contest to find the strongest animal in the world, who do you think the winner would be? Would it be an elephant? Or maybe a giant squid? If we made all the animals the same size to make it a fair contest, the winner is an animal that can

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  • There is only bird that can fly backwards

    There is only bird that can fly backwards0

    There’s only one kind of bird in the whole world that can fly backwards. They can not only fly backwards, but they can also fly side-to-side, hover in place, and even fly upside down! They can accomplish this amazing feat because their wings are different from all other birds. Can you guess what it is?

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  • Twisty Tongues

    Twisty Tongues0

    Can you stick your tongue out and roll it into a tube? If you can, than you’re one of 85% of people who can do it! A lot of people think that the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body, but that’s not quite true; your tongue is actually made up of sixteen muscles

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