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https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/new-ways-clean-polluted-sources-drinking-water Polluted water is a very big problem in our country. For example, in 2014, people in Flint, Michigan, had lead in their water. Scientists are now trying to come up with ways to clean water. Scientist David Reckhow and … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/europe/plastic-whale-dead-italy.html A young female sperm whale was found dead in Porto Cervo, Italy, with 48 pounds of plastic in its stomach. The plastic inside the whale’s stomach includes disposable dishes, a corrugated tube, plastic shopping bags, and a detergent package … Continue reading →

Brain Activity To Speech? It’s Possible! Below: The stamp sized machine. Have you lost your ability to speak? This new device detects electrical activity and uses it to synthesize dialogue.Five participants who had lost the ability to speak read hundreds … Continue reading →

Link:https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/04/30/717473521/u-s-measles-outbreak-is-linked-to-global-surge-in-the-virus There is a big new problem happening with the number of people infected with scary sickness, the measles.  In 1960, the measles vaccine, was created and at that time, there were 3-4 million cases a year. But with the … Continue reading →

Flash Floods In The Himalayas In the Himalayas, flash floods made from melting glaciers threaten the heavily populated area. The melting glaciers create glacial lakes, which if their banks burst, would send a flash flood down to the lower part … Continue reading →

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/oceans-climate-change-means-fewer-fish Since 1930, some regions have seen a 35 percent drop in individual species that can be caught without harming fisheries. Do you like eating fish? Well, fish numbers are decreasing due to climate change. Overfishing is making things even … Continue reading →

https://www.livescience.com/65341-nurse-infected-dozen-with-hepatitis-c.html A nurse in Washington probably infected at least 12 different people with Hepatitis C. She had most likely infected them by an injectable drug. Health officials were investigating the outbreak last year where two people got hepatitis C. The … Continue reading →

https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/distant-galaxy-seems-filled-dark-matter Scientists have a theory that most of the universe is filled with dark matter, and to make this theory more possible, they found a new galaxy that is filled with dark matter. The name of this newly discovered galaxy … Continue reading →

https://www.sciencealert.com/sea-turtle-numbers-are-rising-and-it-s-thanks-to-conservation For sea turtles that are living in the part of American Pacific island territories and Hawaii, numbers are going up. Between 2005 and 2015, some scuba diving researchers found even more than 3,400 sea turtles. A whole bunch of … Continue reading →

https://www.livescience.com/65173-bizarre-hydrothermal-vent-discovered.html I found this article, written by Stephanie Pappas on April 8, 2019, to be very interesting. It was interesting because the article talks about how scientists discovered hydrothermal vents in the deep Gulf of California that shoot out boiling … Continue reading →