Holey moley!
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When the holes – also called ‘eyes’ – don’t appear in a batch, cheesemakers say the cheese is ‘blind.’
It’s an age-old battle between parents and kids.
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Leaving your coat at home on a cold winter day doesn’t automatically mean you’re going to get sick. But it could make you more susceptible to germs.
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We can answer this question by looking at the differences between the first, second and third layers of our skin.
Even identical twins have different fingerprints.
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You’ve had your own personal set of fingerprints since before you were born, and they’ll be with you throughout your whole life.
Unlike Earth’s atmosphere, Jupiter’s ‘sky’ hosts magnificent shades of orange, white, brown and blue.
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Atmospheres can be all different colours, depending on what’s in them.
There are many ideas about why languages evolve – and all of them are likely to contain an element of truth.
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Languages are always changing and evolving- largely because humans have alwasy been on the move.
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Spit, drool, dribble, slaver, slobber or sputum – saliva has many different names. It also has many different jobs.
Many books, like ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ contain symbolism.
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Authors sometimes put deeper meanings into their stories, but really, it’s the reader who decides.
You open your mouth and sound comes out but what’s happening in your body?
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The sound comes from our lungs and our voice box, which is at the front of the throat. Here’s how it works.
Saturn is one of a few planets in our solar system surrounded by rings.
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We’re not sure how the rings work or how they formed, but there are a few theories.
Dr. Winifred Frick examines a bat for white-nose syndrome.
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Researchers are puzzled by a fungus that is killing millions of bats.
Too much caffeine interferes with sleep.
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Since caffeine is in so many different foods and drinks, it’s easy for kids – or grownups – to get more than they should without realizing it.
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An expert explains the challenges of a mission to Mars for younger readers.
Teachers walk the picket line outside Northern Secondary School in Toronto, on Dec. 4, 2019.
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Short answer: they don’t. But striking teachers often receive a bit of financial help during a strike from money they themselves have already paid to their unions.
Need a handkerchief?
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Like many plants, onions have defenses to ward off creatures that may want to eat them. Their secret weapon is a kind of natural tear gas.
Looking out the window instead might stop you feeling sick, but that doesn’t work for everyone.
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When you read in the back seat of the car, your eyes tell your brain you’re still. But your ears can sense you’re moving. Your eyes and ears are having an argument that your brain is trying to settle.
Your calendar dates back to Babylonian times.
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The Babylonians’ calendar was passed down from civilization to civilization.
Magpies have a few clever tricks to help them find food.
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Magpies have such good hearing, they can hear the very faint sound of grass roots being chewed.
But why? But why?
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If you’ve ever spent even a few minutes with children, you’ve probably heard them ask a question or two. Or many more. Here are answers to a handful.
This started as a mountain range.
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Sand may seem abundant when your toes are buried in it, but it’s becoming scarce along many coastlines around the world.