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Do you like dolphins? They are known to be one of the smartest animals in the world.

A new study says that dolphins also have similar personalities to humans. Personality means the way a person behaves, talks and thinks. For example, being shy or being talkative.

Scientists studied the behaviour of 134 male and female bottlenose dolphins from eight places across the world. They found that dolphins can be similar to us, even though they developed in completely different environments.

Human personality has five main traits, which can be seen everywhere in humans. Dolphins seem to share some of these, which includes their sociability and curiosity.

The study helps us understand how certain human personality traits (types) developed too.

What is your personality like?

Watch a video of some super smart dolphins:

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Long-lost fossil turns out to be a 30-million-year-old ‘vampire squid’

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Long-lost fossil turns out to be a 30-million-year-old ‘vampire squid’

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You know about ‘vampires’. But have you ever read about a ‘vampire squid’?

Vampire squids are a type of squid found in the deep ocean, where there is little oxygen.

But, don’t worry. Despite their name, they do not drink blood. Their name comes from their dark colour and the skin that connects the arms, which looks like a cape. A cape is a piece of clothing that hangs from your shoulders. For example, Superman also wears a red cape.

Recently, scientists re-discovered a fossil that they thought had been lost in 1956. When it was first discovered, it was believed to be the fossil of an ancient cuttlefish.

But now, they have found that it is the fossil of an ancient vampire squid. It lived during the Oligocene period, 23 million to 34 million years ago.

This fossil helps scientists understand how and when the vampire squid got its ability to live in areas with little oxygen. This deepwater lifestyle could also have helped it survive incidents that killed other creatures, like dinosaurs.

Watch a video of this squid below:

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Close Encounter With a Vampire Squid | Nautilus Live

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Watch video: NASA shares Perseverance rover’s dramatic Mars landing

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Watch video: NASA shares Perseverance rover’s dramatic Mars landing

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We read that NASA’s Perserverance  rover landed on Mars on 18 February  Since then, the rover has been sending images of the Red Planet.

Recently, NASA released the video of the rover’s landing on Mars and it’s all very exciting! NASA also shared the first audio (sound) clip from the rover on Mars.

Landing on Mars is not easy. It is called the “seven minutes of terror” as explained here .

The video shows a whirl of dust and dirt being kicked up as the rover is lowered to the ground by its rocket backpack.

Perseverance has many cameras attached to it. Seven of them were used to record the landing. Overall, the cameras collected over 23,000 images of the landing!

These kinds of videos help scientists to understand how they can improve the technology for future missions.

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Perseverance Rover’s Descent and Touchdown on Mars (Official NASA Video)

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What does the word ‘palace’ mean?

It is a large house that is (or was) the home of a king or queen. A famous palace is Buckingham Palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. It is the home of Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom.

The word ‘palace’ originated (started) in ancient Rome in Italy. The word comes from the Old French word paleis. This itself came from the Latin word palātium or Palatium.

The Palatium (or Palatine) was one of the seven hills of Rome, which were very famous. The house of the Roman Emperor used to be on this hill.

Here is a video of some of the most beautiful palaces in the world:

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The World's Most Beautiful Royal Palaces

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Mission to Mars app lets you explore Mars from your room

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Mission to Mars app lets you explore Mars from your room

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NASA’s latest rover to Mars , Preserverance , landed on Mars on 18 February. It is there to explore Mars and find out more about its history.

While Perseverance is exploring Mars, you can also explore Mars from your living room.

Mission to Mars is an AR (Augmented Reality ) app. AR is a technology that adds animated content onto a live camera feed. This makes the animation look as if it is part of the real world around you. For example, the game Pokémon Go is also an AR game.

In Mission to Mars, you can spin the globe of Mars in front of you. You can also read about different parts of Mars, like its frozen polar caps.

It has a “Portal to Mars” in which a “gate” opens up. This makes it seems as if you are walking into Mars and exploring in reality. You can also “drive” NASA’s Mars rovers with this app.

You can use this app for free, on both Android and Apple phones and tablets.

Watch a video of this amazing new app:

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Mission to Mars A‪R App 🚀 Mars in Your Own Backyard! 👩‍🚀 Smithsonian Channel

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Pangolins are the only mammals in the world who are fully covered in scales. Mammals are animals that give birth to live babies, not eggs. They also feed their babies on milk from their own body.

Every year, World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of February. This year, that day falls on 20 February.

Pangolins are found in parts of Africa and Asia. They eat ants, helping to control insect populations.

Today, pangolins are highly endangered. This means they are very few in number. They are often taken from the jungle and sold secretly, which is wrong.

We celebrate this day to let people know about the importance of the pangolin. This is also a day to encourage everyone to help fight to save the animal.

Watch a video of pangolins:

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Pangolins are the Cutest Animals You’ve Never Heard Of

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Enjoy stargazing at Dark Skies Festivals

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Enjoy stargazing at Dark Skies Festivals

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What is a Dark Sky Reserve?

They are areas with very few lights. They usual surround a park or observatory (place to observe stars). This makes the area dark enough for the stars to be seen clearly at night.

There are 18 Dark Sky Reserves in the world today. They include South Downs National Park and Exmoor National Park in England. Every year, Dark Skies Festivals are held in these parks.

What happens during such festivals?

During these festivals, people learn about the stars and enjoy watching them at night. They also have activities like cycling, walking, running, all to enjoy the nature and scenery.

However, this year, due to COVID-19, Dark Skies Festivals are being held online too. Here, people can see video and photos of the beautiful night sky.

Would you also like to attend Dark Skies Festivals?

Watch a video taken of the night sky in Aoraki Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand:

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AORAKI - 4K - Night in a dark sky reserve.

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See an amazing 45-feet-tall “ice volcano” in Kazakhstan

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See an amazing 45-feet-tall “ice volcano” in Kazakhstan

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We are sure you know what a volcano is. A volcano is an opening on the surface of the earth through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape. Lava is made up of rocks that have been melted due to great heat.

Some famous volcanoes are Mauna Loa and Kilauea in Hawaii, and Mount Fuji in Japan.

But have you ever heard of an “ice volcano”?

One such volcano has popped up in southeastern Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a country in Central Asia.

It is not actually a real volcano but it looks like one. This “volcano” formed because below the ground is a hot spring. Here, hot water sprays out of the ground. But the area is so cold that when the water comes out, it gets frozen. So, that formed an “ice volcano”.

This ice volcano is 45 feet tall. That’s about as tall as a telephone pole!

See the video of this “ice volcano” below:

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Kazakhstan: Unusually shaped ice "volcano" grows as cold weather sets in

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Highly endangered ferret cloned from 33-year-old DNA

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Highly endangered ferret cloned from 33-year-old DNA

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US scientists have successfully cloned a black-footed ferret. It was cloned using DNA (genetic material) from an animal that has been frozen since 1988.

Cloning is the process of creating individuals with identical (same) DNA, either naturally or artificially.

Ferrets are animals that belong to the weasel family. They are related to badgers, otters and minks. The black-footed ferret is found only in North America but it is very few in number.

The cloned ferret has been named Elizabeth Ann. She was cloned from the DNA of an animal named Willa. Elizabeth Ann will not live in the wild but with scientists who will study her.

Scientists say the clone will help increase the population of the ferret. As many animals are dying out today, scientists are trying to clone them to save them.

Last year, an endangered Mongolian wild horse was also cloned using the same process.

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This amazing picture from Hawaii shows two rare sky lightning events

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This amazing picture from Hawaii shows two rare sky lightning events

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The Gemini Observatory in Mauna Kea in Hawaii, US consists of two 8.1-metre (26.6 ft) telescopes. They are currently among the largest and most advanced telescopes that can be used to study the night sky.

In July 2017, astronomers captured the amazing photo above from the Gemini Observatory. This photo was released recently as the “image of the week”.

What do you see in the photo?

It shows a stormy Hawaiian sky with streaks of red and blue lightning which seem to meet above a bed of white light.

These colourful lightning events are known as red sprites and blue jets. They’re extremely hard to capture on camera. The lightning flashes last less than a second and are hard to see from the ground.

These rare colourful lightning events usually start in different places in the sky and move toward space. Red sprites can also be Jelly- Fish Shaped

Watch a video on red sprites and blue jets below:

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Red Sprites and Blue Jets Explained - New Discovery!

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe offers stunning view of Venus

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe offers stunning view of Venus

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The Parker Solar Probe was launched by NASA in 2018 to study the Sun.

While its main focus is the Sun, Earth’s neighbour Venus also plays an important role in the mission. The Parker Solar Probe uses Venus’ gravity to fly closer and closer to the Sun.

In July 2020, the probe captured striking images of Venus’ nightside from about 12380 km away. The images were taken by the probe’s camera called Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe, or WISPR.

NASA recently released the photos. They show a bright rim of light or night glow around the planet. It also shows Venus’ biggest highland region, a spot called Aphrodite Terra. In the image above, it’s the dark section in the middle.

The Parker Solar Probe is the fastest human-made object and closest object to the Sun we’ve ever constructed.

Here is a video about the discoveries made by the probe:

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5 New Discoveries from NASA's Parker Solar Probe

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Family creates 23-feet snake out of snow

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Family creates 23-feet snake out of snow

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Do you like playing in the snow?

Morn Mosley is a young man living in the city of Denver in Colorado, US. Right now, it is very cold in Denver and snowing a lot.

So, Morn and his five siblings decided to create something amazing with all the snow. They made a snake measuring around 23 metres long. That is a little longer than a cricket pitch!

They spent ten hours making this amazingly long snake. They also used spray paint to make its body green, blue and orange and the eyes black and blue. It is in the front garden of their mother’s house.

This isn’t the first time that the Mosley family have made such a huge snow creature. In 2019, they also created a huge snow tiger.

What would you like to make out of snow? Tell us.

Watch a video on how a snowflake is formed:

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Watch a video: Pokémon celebrates 25th birthday

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Watch a video: Pokémon celebrates 25th birthday

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Do you know what Pokemon is? I’m sure you do.

Pokémon is about fictional creatures called “Pokémon”. Humans, known as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train the Pokémons to fight against each other. Some famous Pokémons are Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Charizard and Squirtle.

Pokémon started in 1996 with the video games Pocket Monsters Red and Green (also known as Pokémon Red and Blue). Since then, it has become the second-best-selling video game series (behind Nintendo’s Mario). It also led to an extremely successful cartoon series, the world’s top-selling toy brand, the top-selling trading card game, films, comics and even a theme park!

This year, on 27 February, Pokémon celebrated its 25th anniversary (birthday). In fact, celebrations will be on throughout the year, known as Pokémon25.

There was an online concert on 27 February. It had singer Post Malone performing as an animated version of himself.

Japan’s Nintendo (the maker of Pokémon) also released two games for the anniversary – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

There will be many more celebrations to come later. Are you looking forward to them?

Watch the concert below:

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Many of us are fascinated by stars – the stars in the sky (not the ones on TV). Without stars, (like our own Sun) planets would have no heat or light.Stars are born within the clouds of dust, scattered throughout most galaxies called nebulae (or nebulas). But it is not possible to observe stars being born – the process takes millions and millions of years.So, in order to study how a star is born, scientists developed a powerful new computer simulation programme called Starforge. A simulation is a computer imitation of something that happens in reality.This computer model tries to copy how a gas cloud (nebula) works to create stars. While such models have been created before, this one is the first to take into account all the factors that can possibly influence the process.Running one simulation can take up to 3 months at a time. One of the world’s largest supercomputers (kept in the US) is being used to run it.Using the programme, they created a 3D animated video that shows how a star is born. Watch it below:

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Watch a video: The trailer for the special episode of ‘Friends’ is here

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Watch a video: The trailer for the special episode of ‘Friends’ is here

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Have you ever heard of or watched the TV show Friends?

Friends is an American TV series. It ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004. The show is about six friends and their life while living in New York City, US.

Friends is considered to be one of the most popular television shows of all time. It became very popular all over the world and made its six stars very famous. Even today, it remains quite popular.

In India, a lot of young people also love it, You can find t-shirts and mugs of Friends everywhere.

As its popularity has not died down, many people have wanted the Friends stars to come together to film a new episode.

In answer, HBO will air a special episode of Friends called “Friends: The Reunion“, or “The One Where They Get Back Together“.

This special episode will air on 27 May 2021 on HBO and HBO Go in Southeast Asia. However, there are no details about its release in India yet.

A trailer for it was released recently. Watch it below:

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Watch video: Speedy Gonzales, “The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico”

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Watch video: Speedy Gonzales, “The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico”

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Have you ever heard of Speedy Gonzales? He is the “fastest mouse in all Mexico”.

Speedy is a cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.

Just like his name says, Speedy can run extremely fast. He speaks English with a very strong “Mexican” accent, and also speaks Spanish.

He usually wears a yellow sombrero (a type of hat in Mexico), a white shirt and trousers. He also wears a red kerchief around his neck.

Sometimes, Speedy lives with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He also runs a pizza shop called “Pizzarriba”.

He has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez, the “slowest Mouse in all Mexico”.

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Watch a video: Man builds world’s largest Lego set in record time

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Watch a video: Man builds world’s largest Lego set in record time

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A while ago, we read about toymaker Lego launching the  Lego Colosseum . This Lego set is an exact copy of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The Colosseum is a famous 2000-year-old open theatre.

The Lego Colosseum is made up of 9,036 pieces and is the largest Lego set in the world.

In February 2021, a man named Paul Ufema from the US took 13 hours, 37 minutes and 36 seconds to build the Lego Colosseum.

With this, he created a world record for the fastest time to build the Lego Colosseum. This was confirmed by the Guinness World Records.

Paul enjoys building legos. He even has his own YouTube channel called All New Bricks where he builds Legos.

Watch Paul build the Lego Colosseum:

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Fastest LEGO Colosseum Build! - Guinness World Records

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See Earth’s weather throughout 2020 in one video

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See Earth’s weather throughout 2020 in one video

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We all remember 2020 as the year the COVID-19 pandemic started. However, in 2020, there were also major weather events like a record Atlantic hurricane season as well as wildfires and flooding.

The video below shows Earth’s weather over the whole of 2020, as seen from space. This video is called A Year of Weather 2020. The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (Eumetsat) releases such videos every year.

In the video, you can see the weather pattern change over the year. The storms are also coloured in a range from light yellow to red depending on how strong it was.

The video was created using images from satellites operated by the Eumetsat, the China Meteorological Administration, the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Watch a video: Penguin joins a group of tourists in Antarctica

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Watch a video: Penguin joins a group of tourists in Antarctica

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Imagine that you are on a boat ride, sightseeing in Antarctica. Suddenly, a penguin jumps on board and decides to “hang out” next to you. What would you feel?

This happened recently to a group of tourists who were going on a tour through Antarctica’s Ross Sea. As they were admiring the landscape, a baby chinstrap penguin jumped into the boat. It stayed on the boat for about 10 minutes and then left.

The tour guide said he was very shocked as this had never happened on a tour before. He felt that the penguin could have been lonely as there were no other penguins around in the area.

The penguin could also have been trying to escape from danger, like this other penguin

Chinstrap penguins are the most common penguins in Antarctica. They have a small black line under their jaws, making them look as if they are wearing a helmet with a strap.

Watch the video of this “lonely penguin”:

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Many of us are fascinated by stars – the stars in the sky (not the ones on TV). Without stars, (like our own Sun) planets would have no heat or light.

Stars are born within the clouds of dust, scattered throughout most galaxies called nebulae (or nebulas). But it is not possible to observe stars being born – the process takes millions and millions of years.

So, in order to study how a star is born, scientists developed a powerful new computer simulation programme called Starforge. A simulation is a computer imitation of something that happens in reality.

This computer model tries to copy how a gas cloud (nebula) works to create stars. While such models have been created before, this one is the first to take into account all the factors that can possibly influence the process.

Running one simulation can take up to 3 months at a time. One of the world’s largest supercomputers (kept in the US) is being used to run it.

Using the programme, they created a 3D animated video that shows how a star is born. Watch it below:

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Simone Biles makes history by landing the Yurchenko double pike move

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Simone Biles makes history by landing the Yurchenko double pike move

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On Saturday, US champion gymnast Simone Biles made history by becoming the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike move. She landed the move at the GK US Classic competition in Indianapolis, US.

The Yurchenko double pike is a very difficult gymnastic move historically done only by male gymnasts before.

Yurchenko is the name of both a specific vault (gymnastic tool) and a vault family in artistic gymnastics. It was named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko in 1982.

24-year-old Biles is a four-time Olympic gold medalist. She has broken other records and is considered to be one of the best gymnasts of all time. She has two moves named after her too.

What is the Yurchenko double pike move?

It features a roundoff onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the horse or vaulting table. Biles performed the move and then added two extra hops. The landing was not perfect but that can be improved.

Watch a video of Biles perform the move:

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Want to move away from everyone? You can go to Point Nemo

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Want to move away from everyone? You can go to Point Nemo

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Point Nemo (or the oceanic pole of inaccessibility) is a location in the South Pacific Ocean. It is over 1,600 km from the coasts of 3 far-flung islands – Ducie Island, Motu Nui and Maher Island.

It is the farthest place from land on Earth. There are no humans living close to Point Nemo. The name “Nemo” itself means “no one” in the Latin language.

Of course, you can’t actually see Point Nemo. That’s because it isn’t land but an invisible spot in the vast ocean.

Point Nemo was formally discovered in 1992 by engineer Hrvoje Lukatela. Instead of launching an expedition (trip) to find it, Lukatela calculated the point’s location using a computer. He said that the point may shift a bit, but only in terms of metres.

The area is familiar to space agencies. It is because it is in the “South Pacific Ocean uninhabited Area”.

The Russian, European, and Japanese space agencies use it as a dumping ground for old satellites. Over 100 wreck spacecraft units currently occupy this “spacecraft cemetery”.

Watch a video of Point Nemo:

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Who Lives in the Loneliest Place on Earth

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See this beautiful rainbow-coloured ring around the Sun

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See this beautiful rainbow-coloured ring around the Sun

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People in Bengaluru, Karnataka saw a rare sight in the sky.

What was it? It was a rainbow-coloured ring around the Sun. People from all parts of the city could see this beautiful ‘ring’. It was seen for about one hour, starting from 11 am in the morning.

People were very excited and took many photos. They shared them on Twitter.

So, how was this ring formed?

This kind of event is called a Sun halo or ’22 degree halo’. It happens when ice crystals meet with light in our air. It can also happen around the Moon.

What you see is an optical illusion. This means the ring doesn’t exist but light plays tricks on you to make it look like it is there. Even rainbows are optical illusions.

Watch this amazing video of a Moon halo:

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World’s first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal

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World’s first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal

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The world’s first nuclear bomb test was held on 16 July 1945. It was tested by the US at the New Mexico Desert in the US. This test event was named Trinity.

In the test, a plutonium nuclear bomb named “Gadget” was exploded atop a tall tower. The test was a success. The explosion instantly destroyed the tower. It produced great heat and an enormous blast, which knocked nearby people down.

The explosion also turned the surrounding sand into green glass. The glass was later found to be made of a new mineral (which was named trinitite).

A new study says that the nuclear blast also created extremely unique crystals called “quasicrystals“. They have been found in the bomb-blasted rocks at the Trinity site.

Quasicrystals are extremely rare. Till now, they were believed to only be created under extreme heat and pressure in explosions in space. The only quasicrystals we have found before are from ancient meteorites.

Finding them at the Trinity site proves that such extreme conditions can be created on Earth too.

The quasicrystal found at the side is a five-sided one. It has an atomic structure that has never been seen on Earth before. It is now the oldest human-made quasicrystal on Earth.

Scientists believe that such crystals could also be found at other nuclear sites.

Watch a video of the Trinity test site below:

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The Far Out Ocean Research Collective is a wildlife organisation in New Zealand. They study sea animals like dolphins in order to save them.

Recently, scientists from the organisation found that a female bottlenose dolphin has adopted a baby pilot whale! The dolphin treats the whale as if it was her own baby!

The scientists believe that the dolphin adopted the young whale over a month ago.

The whale is a type of whale called a long-finned pilot whale. While it is named a “whale”, it is actually a type of dolphin. But it is much bigger than a bottlenose dolphin.

This means that the baby whale will grow four times bigger than its adopted mom!

This is not the first time bottlenose dolphins have adopted babies of other animals. But size difference is not very common.

Watch a video about bottlenose dolphins below:

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Watch a video: Two bees open a Fanta bottle

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Watch a video: Two bees open a Fanta bottle

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Do you like soft drinks, like Coca Cola or Fanta? Well, so do these bees (it seems).

Two bees were caught on video un-🤬 (opening) a Fanta bottle!

This video was originally posted on Twitter. It seems it was taken in São Paulo, Brazil by a worker on their lunch break. And the video has gone viral!

Of course, we don’t know if the bottle cap was already a little open or not. But even if that was the case, it’s still an amazing thing.

Many people are amazed that creatures with such small brains can do such amazing things. However, as we read recently, brain size is the only thing that decides intelligence.

Bees are actually known to be quite smart. They can do some math, recognise faces and even use tools.

So, keep your Fanta bottle safe and watch the video below:

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Last night, people around the world experienced the amazing Super Blood Moon .

This was a total lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse happens when Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon. During this time, Earth casts a shadow on the Moon.

This type of lunar eclipse is also called the Blood Moon. This is because the Moon turns reddish-orange colour during the eclipse.

It was also a ‘Super’ Blood Moon because it was a supermoon. A supermoon happens when a full Moon comes closest to Earth.

People all over the world took many photos and shared on Twitter and Instagram. Did you also see the Moon last night?

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021 https://t.co/gicYVxngCY

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021 pic.twitter.com/gicYVxngCY
— Carolyn Blackburne (@cblackburne) May 26, 2021

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021 https://t.co/gicYVxngCY

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021 https://t.co/gicYVxngCY

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Here’s a look at this evening’s Super Flower Blood Moon in Williamsport, PA 🌕 May’s full moon is known as a “flower moon” and because a lunar eclipse brings a reddish hue, it’s also called a “blood moon”. This is the only lunar eclipse of 2021. @WNEP #LunarEclipse2021

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The Mona Lisa became world famous after it was stolen

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The Mona Lisa became world famous after it was stolen

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The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It shows the portrait of a lady with a curious smile. It is also known as La Gioconda.

It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century. This painting was bought by King Francis I of France and thereafter owned by the government of France.

The painting initially hanged in the Chateau Fontainebleau near Paris. But it was later moved around. Finally, it was displayed in the Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre) in Paris where it is still hanging today. The Louvre says that about 80% of its visitors are people who come to see the Mona Lisa.

When was it stolen?

It is a fact that the painting was stolen on 21 August 1911. This led to a huge search for it. At one point, even Pablo Picasso was suspected and questioned. But they found him innocent.

Then, after two long years, they caught the thief. It was an Italian museum worker named Vincenzo Peruggia. He was caught in Italy trying to get rid of the painting. He was sent to jail and the painting was sent back to France.

The Mona Lisa was well known before this incident. But the theft and news around it skyrocketed its popularity and today, we all know about it.

Watch a video of the painting here:

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Watch a video: 10-storey-tall building built in one dayRecommended for Foundational GradesBuilding a house or office takes time, at least months. But not for this building!Recently, a company built a 10-storey-tall building in Changsha, China in 28 hours and 45 minutes. That is a day and few hours!A Chinese company called Broad Group created the building. It is a house meant for people to live in.How did they manage to do this?By using a technology where you build the building in parts, separately, at a factory. Then, these parts are taken to the main site and placed on top of one another. After that, they are bolted into place safely. And then, the company adds electricity and water connections.Another great thing about this kind of building is that it can be taken down and moved to another place very easily. The company said that it is also very strong and can withstand earthquakes.You can see it all in the video below:

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Watch a video: 10-storey-tall building built in one dayRecommended for Foundational GradesBuilding a house or office takes time, at least months. But not for this building!Recently, a company built a 10-storey-tall building in Changsha, China in 28 hours and 45 minutes. That is a day and few hours!A Chinese company called Broad Group created the building. It is a house meant for people to live in.How did they manage to do this?By using a technology where you build the building in parts, separately, at a factory. Then, these parts are taken to the main site and placed on top of one another. After that, they are bolted into place safely. And then, the company adds electricity and water connections.Another great thing about this kind of building is that it can be taken down and moved to another place very easily. The company said that it is also very strong and can withstand earthquakes.You can see it all in the video below:

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Water floats in space. This is not because there is no gravity or air pressure. But it is due to not being in the orbit. On Earth, we all live under the influence of gravity. This includes water, which is being pulled towards the centre of the planet by gravity.

Water gets its spherical shape due to the tendency of water molecules which stick together. Earth’s gravity pulls the liquid downward and surface tension shapes water into spheres.

Water is a sphere in space

According to scientists, the water drop and the air bubble inside it form spheres in space. Without gravity to tug it down, the forces on the objects are all the same. Hence, the water drop forms themselves into a shape having a negligible surface area. And that is a sphere and it floats.

There is a scientific reason for this. You know that Earth is a curve in shape. And spaceships and all other things inside it have a tendency to fall towards it. But the spaceship itself is also curving in shape. It is moving in a quick sideways movement in orbit. This movement is such that our planet is continually curved away. As a result, the water floats in space.

On the International space station (ISS) as well, it can feel weightless, even though there is plenty of gravity. So, water on the space station behaves exactly as in a zero-gravity environment.

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What Happens to Water in Space? | Explained

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Today is summer solstice, the longest day of the year

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Today is summer solstice, the longest day of the year

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Today is the summer solstice or the longest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere).

It occurs once a year in the northern hemisphere. On this day, the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer, which makes the day bright longer than usual. The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line around the Earth, north of the equator.

The summer solstice is also known as Midsummer or June solstice (in the northern hemisphere). It signals the beginning of the summer season in the northern hemisphere. It also indicates the start of winter in the southern hemisphere.

India

Today, in India, the sunrise to sunset time is almost 14 hours. For example, in the capital New Delhi, sunrise started at 5:23 am and sunset will be at 7:21 pm.

The summer solstice has a special meaning in many cultures. Many ancient peoples especially worshipped the Sun on this day.

The opposite of the summer solstice is the winter solstice. This is the shortest day of the year and it occurs on 21 December in the northern hemisphere.

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The Longest Day of the Year: The Solstice!

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Make way for this latest toy made of lego bricks, which you can also try to wear.

Lego has created a new toy that looks like an Adidas shoe but is made of lego bricks. This is a new collection created together by the Adidas clothing company and Toy company Lego.

This new “shoe” looks exactly like one of Adidas’ popular Superstar sneakers. It is white with a black three-stripe mark on the side. The shoes also come with shoelaces and their very own box.

If you build the toy properly, it is 12 centimetres high and 27 cm long. That’s about as big as an adult’s shoe.

On the other hand, if you want real shoes too, then, Adidas is also creating a special sneaker which will have lego colours and designs.

Today, sneakers are very popular and fashionable, especially among young people. Rare sneakers sell for a lot of money and people also have a hobby of collecting them.

So, do you also like sneakers? See the lego Adidas sneaker and tell us what you think:

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Inside the LEGO adidas Originals Superstar

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Video: Astronomers detect black hole gobbling up neutron star

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Video: Astronomers detect black hole gobbling up neutron star

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For the first time ever, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, all in a split second. In fact, they witnessed two such separate incidents.

A neutron star is the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star after it goes supernova (explodes). It is the densest object in the universe. This means, even if it is small, it is extremely heavy. For instance, a teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh a billion tons! It also spins very fast.

Supernovas are also how black holes are formed. It just depends on the size of the star.

Scientistssts detected the events, named GW200105 and GW200115, in January 2020. However, these incidents happened very long ago.

The incidents generated a lot of light but the process took less than a minute. But they produced intense gravitational waves that took about one billion years to reach Earth.

More than 100 scientists worked on this study. One of them was Dr Shasvath Kapadia from the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS) in Bengaluru.

Scientists think there should be many of these events in the universe but they haven’t found one in our galaxy yet.

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ONE HOUR Of Amazing Ocean Moments | BBC Earth

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The World's Longest Beak* | Planet Earth II | BBC Earth

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The Largest Falcon in the World | White Falcon, White Wolf (Part 1) | BBC Earth

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One of world’s largest diamonds found in Botswana

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One of world’s largest diamonds found in Botswana

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Debswana, a diamond mining company, has discovered one of the world’s largest diamonds in Botswana, Africa. Companies like Debswana dig inside the earth to look for diamonds.

The diamond weighs 1,098 carats. And it’s about the size of a child’s fist. Carats measure how heavy a diamond weighs. So, experts say that the new diamond is the third-largest high-quality diamond ever found.

The Botswana government partly owns the Debswana company. So, the government said that the sale of this diamond will help national development.

Till now, the largest diamond ever found was the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond. People found it in South Africa in 1905. However, now, they have cut it into smaller pieces.

The second-largest is believed to be the Lesedi La Rona. This was a 1,109-carat stone, also found in Botswana in 2015. A jewellery company bought it for US$53 million in 2017.

Why are diamonds so expensive?

It is because they are believed to be rare, especially the high-quality ones. They are also beautiful and people like wearing them in rings, necklaces and earrings. So, people pay a lot of money for them.

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Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

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Affordable and sustainable coastal energy!

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Affordable and sustainable coastal energy!

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Researchers have found a way to get hydrogen out of seawater without having to filter it first. The results could one day make it possible for coastal areas to make green energy for less money.

What is electrolysis?

Electrolysis is the process by which electricity is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

What is an electrolyser?

An electrolyser is a device that makes hydrogen.

Researchers at the University of Adelaide said that they have made clean hydrogen fuel from saltwater.  They did so without first subjecting the saltwater to any pretreatment.

Key facts!

As the world continues to move away from fossil fuels, hydrogen fuel may become more mainstream.

Hydrogen fuel is a clean source of energy because when it is burned, it only makes water.

The scientists were almost 100 per cent successful at splitting natural seawater into oxygen and hydrogen.

Electrolysis was used to make green hydrogen using a cheap and non-precious catalyst in a commercial electrolyser.

Then, they separated the oxygen and hydrogen from the natural seawater.

Scientists say that the water needs to be cleaned before it can be used in electrolysis to separate seawater into its hydrogen and oxygen parts.

The group says in their report that they used a catalyst made of cobalt oxide with chromium oxide on the surface.

When compared to freshwater, saltwater is a plentiful resource.

Because of this, being able to get hydrogen fuel from saltwater without first putting it through any kind of pretreatment could save money.

The next step for the group is to make the system bigger by putting in an electrolyser with more power.

After that, the researchers think that they will be able to use what they have learned to make commercial hydrogen in the future.

Youtube user “OMV” explains the process of electrolysis to produce hydrogen from water.

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Electrolysis: Producing hydrogen from water

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Istanbul, Turkey – International Travel Map!

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Istanbul, Turkey – International Travel Map!

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Istanbul has an important place in the history of the world. It was formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople.

Key facts!

Istanbul is Turkey’s economic, cultural and historic capital.

It is the biggest city in Europe (by population) and the fourth-largest city in the world.

Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both physically and culturally.

Befitting its glorious history, it has beautiful monuments, ancient mosques and world heritage sites.

Istanbul is a vibrant city and is also famous for its delicious cuisine, amazing seafood restaurants, historic football teams, museums and much more.

It is also home to the Grand Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in the world.

Three different empires have called Istanbul their capital: the Roman, the Latin, and the Ottoman.

The Hagia Sofia, which dates back to a temple that was constructed in the year 325, is one of the most recognisable landmarks in all of Istanbul.

The most well-known mosque in all of Istanbul is known as the Blue Mosque.

Would you like to visit this historic city?

“World Wild Hearts” shares incredible things to do in Istanbul.

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY (2022) | 7 INCREDIBLE Things To Do In Istanbul!

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The Union Budget 2023 allotted 1,12 lakh crore rupees for education. It represents an increase of approximately 8.2% over what was budgeted in 2022-2023.

The National Book Trust has been given the responsibility of cultivating a culture of reading. This will be accomplished through the publication of content in a variety of regional languages.

According to experts, the budget aspires to ensure that the National Education Policy, 2020 is implemented at the grassroots level.

At the same time, the introduction of some policies would assist in the development of the nation through private school education.

Key highlights – Education!

Re-envision training

The government wants to help kids and young adults make up for the time they lost in school because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

So, the people in charge will change how teachers are trained.

As well as building centres of excellence in each district.

Also, a national digital library will be set up so that children and young adults can read high-quality books on a wide range of topics.

There will also be a national digital university, which will open its doors in June or July of this year.

Cultivate a culture of reading

At the grassroots level, the states would also be encouraged to set up physical libraries.

So that these libraries provide the infrastructure for accessing the national digital library’s resources.

These physical libraries will receive English and regional language books and other learning materials from the National Book Trust, the Children’s Book Trust, and others.

This would be done to cultivate the habit and culture of reading.

In order to instil financial literacy, government authorities will encourage partnerships with non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

State-of-the-art apps and flagship programmes

The finance minister also said that 100 laboratories would be set up in engineering schools.

This would be done for the purpose of developing apps that make use of 5G services.

In addition to realising a new range of opportunities, businesses, and employment opportunities, the labs will develop state-of-the-art applications.

For example smart classrooms, precision farming, intelligent transportation systems, and health care applications.

The expenditure for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, the flagship programme for universal education run by the central government, was unchanged from the previous year.

The funding for the PM Poshan programme was raised 11,600 crores in the fiscal year 2023-2024.

Throughout 14,500 schools all over the country would be elevated to exemplary status.

This is done as part of the government’s Pradhan Mantri Schools For Rising India (PM-SHRI) scheme.