In December, strange ice floated on top of the River Bladnoch. It happened in Wigtownshire, Scotland. The ice looked like perfect circles. People call it ice pancakes. Callum Sinclair spotted them on the river. He shared a video. It shows…
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Lunar New Year: Hop into the Year of the Rabbit
Happy Lunar New Year! In Chinese culture, it marks the change from winter to spring. The date changes every year. It is not based on the same calendar the Western world uses. This year, Lunar New Year will be on January…
U.S. postage stamp will honor Edmonia Lewis, a sculptor who broke the mold
American sculptor Edmonia Lewis is featured on a new United States Postal Service (USPS) stamp. The stamp debuted on January 26. It is the 45th installment of the USPS’s Black Heritage Series. Lewis was a successful sculptor during the late…
Thousands of starlings form “bent spoon” swarm over Israel
For a brief moment in Israel, an enormous black shape resembling a giant twisted teaspoon darkened the sky. It appeared magical, but it was actually something arguably much cooler: tens of thousands of birds, swooping and diving through the sky…
Strong professional development networks benefit autistic students
Because each person on the autism spectrum is very different, there is a saying that when you have met one person on the autism spectrum, you have met one person on the autism spectrum. Due to these many differences, providing…
Perceiving sound-letter associations in English can help people learn to read it better
Learning to read in English is not just about using context (e.g., pictures) to guess the meaning of the words on the page but also about being aware of the sounds in words and their use. This ability, called “phonological…