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• What do YOU have in common with an Electric Eel?

  October 25, 2026 · 2 min

  An electric eel can deliver a shock of as much as 860 volts, which is about seven times higher than the voltage of the average US power outlet. That’s enough to paralyze other animals, or even kill them outright.  Being able to produce…

• What is kangaroo care - and why is it one of the best ways to help save at-risk premature babies

  October 24, 2026 · 2 min

  One of the best ways to help save at-risk premature babies is to have their parents spend hours snuggling them to their bare chests; it's called kangaroo care because the skin-to-skin contact it creates is a lot like the cozy confines of a…

• Milk Stealing

  October 18, 2026 · 2 min

  One of the strangest-ever crime sprees hit a small town in England in 1921. It wasn't murder or bank robbery - instead, people were finding that the milk bottles delivered to their houses would have the foil caps pierced and the cream on…

• Why space rocks are so hard to find

  October 17, 2026 · 2 min

  There are a few reasons space rocks are so hard to find. For starters, more than two thirds of the Earth is covered with water, so for all the meteorites that actually get to Earth, most of them splash down into oceanic obscurity. For a…

• How Do Birds Use GPS?

  October 11, 2026 · 2 min

  Birds are incredible navigators that can travel half the world to find the same patch of forest or ponds every single year. Many birds learn their migration routes from older, more experienced birds while others make their migrations…

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