Dolphins are really advanced beings. In fact, they’re regarded as non-human persons by scientists. It turns out, they even miss us when we don’t visit them. One 29-year-old humpback dolphin in particular, named Mystique, has taken it upon himself to bring gifts from the sea to humans ashore. Everything from old glass bottles, to coral, […]
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Cats are usually calm creatures, yet sometimes they get, well, catty. Researchers looked into how music effects cats and how it can calm them down when they go to the vet. They discovered specific music for cats that was incredibly effective at relaxing cats. A trip to the vet is never one a cat looks […]
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Given all the stay-at-home orders in places like the United States and abroad, people have turned to doing things they may have been putting off before. What’s inspiring is that many have let their creativity flourish and a significant amount of people are becoming committed to taking part in wellness routines. Nerd Bear conducted a […]
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached the asteroid Ryugu last year and has more recently shot a 5-gram projectile at the asteroid, to retrieve some surface samples. This near-Earth asteroid is approximately 1 kilometer in width, which is far too small to see it 350 million km here on Earth. Thanks to the samples collected on Ryugu’s […]
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It’s beginning to look like meditation instead of detention is the most effective way to address student anxiety, tardiness, and disruptions. Schools across the United States have begun experimenting with replacing detention with mindfulness practices, and even yoga classes. While it may seem a bit unorthodox, the results speak for themselves. Nobody likes detention. We […]
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There are now 18 “Zero Dong” stores that have opened in Vietnam, with the first zero dong store having opened up in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. The hope is that this chain of free stores will help those in need of food and other essentials, who are out of work due to the […]
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While the so-called “ozone hole” is historically known to occur over Antarctica, there has been a massive depletion of the protective ozone in the atmosphere above the Arctic. Up until recently, the size of the hole was up to 10 times the size of Greenland! Incredibly, it has now fully closed. The reason for its […]
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Katy Ayers, a student hailing from Nebraska, has done something incredible: she grew a canoe out of mycelium. Her mushroom canoe went viral recently, and for good reason. It’s never been done before, until now. Calling it Myconoe, as a nod to the Reishi mushroom mycelium that it’s made of, Katy’s eight-foot long canoe was […]
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