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Mantis shrimp hold the world record for the most complex visual system. They have up to 16 photoreceptors and can see UV, visible and polarised light. In fact, they are the only animals known to detect circularly polarised light [read more: https://t.co/eJG4WjTu36]
Every single ribbon eel is born male by default: as male ribbon eels get older and larger, they start to develop female reproductive organs. Eventually, they become entirely female, which allows them to start laying eggs https://t.co/7u6VR1A78X [gif: https://t.co/PoUrYhHWc9]
“For students who had difficulty getting to school before the pandemic, hiccups in the online access road make it even more difficult.” Here are some ways teachers are getting absent students to sign on to class.
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The Greenland shark has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrate species (estimated to be between 300–500 years), and is among the largest extant species of shark growing to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length and 1,000 kg of weight https://t.co/qAhTSDRopm
This amber bear amulet was found in 1887 in a peat bog near Slupsk, a city in northern Poland and has been dated between 1700 and 650 BCE. But you cannot eat it [read more: https://t.co/QhjqwOOVIB]
Climate-driven flooding threatens more than 4 million homes across the U.S.
The coasts and Appalachia are most at risk, new data suggests, and poor people stand to lose the most. https://t.co/OWNYdZYtVX
Now that you’ve seen Mars, hear it. Grab some headphones and listen to the first sounds captured by one of my microphones. 🎧
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The Andromeda galaxy is 6 times bigger in the sky than the full Moon: it's just too dim to see with the naked eye. This composite created by Tom Buckley-Houston shows what it would look like at night if it was just brighter [read more: https://t.co/O9IoMLFbhO]
The emerald cockroach wasp is known for its unusual reproductive behavior, which involves stinging a cockroach and using it as a host for its larvae. Photogrpaher Hrodulf Steinkampf took this photo of one found in Bloemfontein, South Africa [source: https://t.co/X9SO50LRVZ]
Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book. https://t.co/wldTYO2p6u
“Even though some students look as though they go through a magical and seamless transition from non-reader to reader, research shows that it’s not that simple.” Teachers can use these play-based activities to build the 6 critical reading readiness skills
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