For many years, scientists have been studying the snail¡¯s slime to better understand what it¡¯s made of and how it works. And recently, robot scientists at MIT in the U.S. created a robotic slug that crawls on slime just like real slugs do! Why would the
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Bacteria can cause many kinds of illnesses. Some kinds of bacteria grow on food. And if we eat foods where such bacteria are growing, we can become sick. Salmonella bacteria cause much of the food poisoning in the world. Believe it or not, Salmonella bact
There are many accidents happening every day. Sadly, sometimes people lose their limbs. Just imagine how much life would be difficult if you didn¡¯t have an arm or a leg. Of course there are artificial limbs available. But they can¡¯t really help you do t
Have you ever heard about mole rats? They have huge teeth, small eyes, pig-like noses, and wrinkled hairless bodies. They are often hated by many people because they steal food from farmers. But recently, scientists in the U.S. said that mole rats are ver
Did you know that scientists have named about 1.8 million living species? Wow, that number is really huge! But when you want to know more about a certain animal or a plant, it¡¯s really difficult to find books that talk about it. Well, scientists and rese
Earlier last month, something mysterious happened to a lake in Santiago, Chile. A glacial (frozen) lake slowly vanished, leaving a giant hole where it had once stood. Scientists are blaming the disappearance on global warming. They say the lake vanished b
Giant penguins, almost as tall as a man, once swam through the warm waters of what is now Peru in South America some 40 million years ago. The giant penguins were thought to have very sharp beaks and stood about 5 feet tall. Archaeologists were very surp
With the Hubble Space Telescope nearing its life-expectancy, NASA¹Ì and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently announced plans to make a bigger telescope to launch into space. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is expected to be
Google and Intel, two of the largest technology companies in the U.S. said they are on a mission to save the environment by making better computers that use less power. In an effort to sharply reduce the amount of power personal computers waste every day,
The T. Rex or the Tyrannosaurus Rex is probably among the most famous dinosaurs in the world. It was one of the biggest and definitely the scariest of all the gigantic reptiles that once roamed the Earth 65 million years ago. Hollywood has tried bringin
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