Something to Talk About at Thanksgiving: How Cooking Foods and Sharing Meals Made Us Human
Thanksgiving is almost here. Are you planning to get together with friends or family? Will you eat a big meal? Will you eat tortoises and wild cattle?
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Going Nuts? It May Be a Mast Year
Going Nuts? It May Be a Mast Year
Trees in some regions are going nuts this fall. Acorns are bouncing off houses and heads. Walnuts are covering walkways. Pecans are hitting parked cars.
Bike Traffic Causes a New Kind of Road Rage
Bike Traffic Causes a New Kind of Road Rage
Bike riding has become popular in Paris, France. It’s so popular that it is causing traffic jams. Bike lanes fill up with too many bicycles and scooters. Riders wait in wheel-to-wheel lines.
72 Years Later, Woman Gets Answer to Note on an Egg
72 Years Later, Woman Gets Answer to Note on an Egg
One day, she and her friends hatched a plan to have some fun. They wrote notes on a few of the eggs. Then they sent the eggs into the world, like messages in a bottle.
Buying A Used Car
Buying A Used Car
Jeff is trying to buy a used car. He is at a dealership and is negotiating with a car salesman.
Connecticut City Is Still Mad at Benedict Arnold
Connecticut City Is Still Mad at Benedict Arnold
Two hundred forty-two years ago, Benedict Arnold led a group of soldiers that burned New London, Connecticut, to the ground. The city still won’t forgive or forget.
Dolphin Moms Use Baby Talk to Call to Their Young, Study Finds
Dolphin Moms Use Baby Talk to Call to Their Young, Study Finds
People can tell right away when someone is talking to a baby or a small child. The person’s voice gets higher. Sometimes they talk slower or use silly sounds and words.
German Apple Grower Tests Out Solar Roofs for Orchard
German Apple Grower Tests Out Solar Roofs for Orchard
Christian Nachtwey lives in Germany. He grows apples. Many of his trees are shaded by solar panels. That means Nachtwey ends up with two harvests: fruit and power.
Lionhead Bunnies Take Over Florida Neighborhood
Lionhead Bunnies Take Over Florida Neighborhood
They are called lionhead rabbits. That’s because of the fluff around their heads. The bunnies can be found all over Wilton Manors, Florida.
Do Spiders Sleep? New Research Shows That They Might
Do Spiders Sleep? New Research Shows That They Might
Scientists studied baby jumping spiders like the one above. They wanted to see if the spiders sleep.
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