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SPUTNIK 1, the FIRST SATELLITE in space, was about the size of a BEACH BALL. SOME RAINBOWS APPEAR TO CONTAIN ONLY SHADES OF RED. A SOUTH KOREAN BASEBALL TEAM INSTALLED CHEERING ROBOTS IN ITS BALLPARK. Swarms of jellyfish stretching 100 miles have appeared in the Gulf of Mexico. A fennec fox’s big ears release heat to help the desert animal stay cool. THE ROCK FORMATIONS AT ONE NATIONAL PARK IN NEW ZEALAND ARE LAYERED LIKE STACKS OF PANCAKES. THE TITANIC WAS HELD TOGETHER BY 3 MILLION RIVETS. AS A HEN GETS OLDER, SHE PRODUCES BIGGER EGGS. SOME MOTHS DON’T HAVE MOUTHS. CHECK OUT THE BOOK!…
Snake Fake Birds and frogs are in for a big surprise. When this kind of hawk moth caterpillar is disturbed, it hangs off a twig to reveal a scaly, snakelike belly. Then it puffs up to create a triangle-shaped “face” and sways like a real serpent. Catching Air This Kenyan rock agama isn’t a lizard wizard that can levitate. Strong jumpers, these creatures use their tails to balance their body weight as they prep for a perfect landing. Smooth moves! Extra Feet? How many legs does this piping plover have? Just two—plus a lot of chicks. For the first few weeks of their lives, the baby birds hide under Mom or Dad for warmth and protection. Clear for Landing Take a look at this—if you can. The glasswing butterfly has…
BALL OF HUMAN HAIR This hair ball named Hoss is bigger than anything your cat’s ever coughed up. The largest ball of human hair was already big when it was displayed at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum in Orlando, Florida. But then visitors began contributing their own clippings. Now Hoss weighs just over 225 pounds. That’s as much as 15 bowling balls! UNICORN BIRD Did somebody say “yikes”? Living in the wetlands of South America, the horned screamer bird has a piece of cartilage between its eyes that can grow up to six inches in length. That’s the longest horn on a bird. The fragile spike breaks easily, so scientists think it’s just for showing off. These birds aren’t defense-less, though: They have a sharp bone spur in the middle of…
1 One type of tree has rainbow-colored bark. 2 A sequoia tree known as Hyperion grows taller than the Statue of Liberty. 3 Mangrove trees can drink seawater because their roots filter out most of the salt. 4 One “forest” in Utah is actually thousands of branches from one single tree—it’s one of the largest living things on Earth. 5 Spending time around trees can lower stress and boost brainpower. 6 The oldest known tree was alive when the Pyramids at Giza were built. 7 Grown trees can use their roots to send food and water to saplings.…
1 AMAZING CRATER Algae, sulfur, salt, and other minerals help create this brightly colored crater of the Dallol volcano. It’s Earth’s lowest land volcano, located in northern Ethiopia’s Danakil depression. 2 COOL CAVES Deep underground in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Luray Caverns is filled with rock formations called stalactites (hanging from the ceiling) and stalagmites (rising from the floor). All of these towering formations—some up to five stories long—are calcite, a form of limestone. 3 ALL CRACKED UP These brown rectangular shapes at Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania, an island state in Australia, look like they were carved in mud. But this geological formation, called a tessellated pavement, was caused when pressure at Earth’s crust created these linear cracks millions of years ago. 4 HUMONGOUS HOLE The massive 570-foot-deep Barringer Crater in…
Duck Runs Races East Meadow, New York On your mark, get set, quack! An unusual racer competed in a New York fun run—a duck named Wrinkle. The pet duck waddled alongside her owners over the half-mile course before accepting a medal at the finish line, just like the human racers. Wrinkle’s owners entered the duck into this race after she accidentally joined the 2021 New York City Marathon. “We were watching the race, and all the cheering got Wrinkle very excited,” owner Justin Wood says. “So we ran with Wrinkle for a couple of blocks alongside the real racers.” Living in New York City, Wrinkle often follows her owners down busy sidewalks. So the duck is used to roads and lots of people. Wood even made Wrinkle special rubber “sneakers” to keep…
