Recently, scientists have been studying a certain fish. But this fish is not just any fish. It's Spider-Fish (no, it doesn't actually have Spider-Man powers, but something close to that). It's real name is the Waterfall Climbing Cave Fish. As its name says, it can climb up waterfalls. Now you see why I call it Spider-Fish? Anyways, the fish has anatomical features (body parts) that are usually only seen in animals with four legs. This discovery is being considered huge for evolution. For more cool science facts like this (SPIDER-FISH!), be sure to check back often on the Science Blurbs blog for more cool science facts!
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Did you know that the phrase "once-in-a-blue-moon" actually refers to a real event? Blue moons are when we have two full moons in one month, but the moon isn't actually blue. The reason we have blue moons is that our months are usually between 30-31 days (unless we're talking about February, then that's 28-29 days) but the moon goes from new moon to full moon back to new moon in 29.5 days. That means that every couple years, we get a blue moon because two full moons happen in one month. For more cool science facts like this, check back often on the Science Blurbs blog!
Did you know that sound travels four times faster in water than in air? This is because of a thing called compression. I'll explain it like this. When you push the air, like sound does, the particles in the air hold some of the energy a bit before moving the energy to the next particle. However, in water there is none of that. The energy goes right from one particle to the next. For more cool facts like this, check back often on the Science Blurbs blog!
Did you know that if you were to travel to other planets you would weigh less? This is because of the different between mass and weight. Most people think mass and weight are the same thing, but they're actually different. Mass measures how much stuff, or matter, is inside of you. Weight is the measure of how much a planet's gravity pulls down on you. That's why you'd have a different weight on other planets because of different gravity, but you'd still keep the same mass. For more cool science facts, check back often on the Science Blurbs blog!
Did you know that the most common element in our atmosphere isn't oxygen? It's actually an element called nitrogen. Nitrogen makes up about 70% of our atmosphere. For more fun facts, check back often on the Science Blurbs blog.
Two days ago, on March 21, scientists discovered that man-made carbon is being released into our atmosphere over ten times faster than any time since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Carbon and carbon dioxide exist in our atmosphere, and they are fine as long is there is not too much. However, too much carbon dioxide is bad for the atmosphere. This means that we are putting so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that we are making danger for ourselves. To stop this very fast release of carbon dioxide, we have to look back to where this comes from. We run everything; our homes, our cars, etc on carbon. Coal, natural gas, and fossil fuels all come from the Earth. These fossil fuels are the remains of plants that have sunken into our crust, the top layer of the Earth, and turned into coal and natural gas, which are made of carbon. We can stop using this by using alternate energy sources, or sources of energy that are not from fossil fuels. For example, solar panels provide energy by taking the light from the sun. That's all for this post, so until next time I'll see you all later!
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