Author: Lisa Mungovan

Cars need antifreeze, to keep the systems from freezing during the winter. In Antarctica, some marine worms survive, by having a natural kind of antifreeze in their bodies. A type of bacteria lives inside the worms, secreting a substance that protects them from the icy water temperature. They help each other stay alive.

Today is Peanut Butter And Chocolate Day, Vanilla Ice Cream Day, and Sprinkle Day, so those can be your ingredients for the perfect dessert! Make an extra ice cream concoction, covered in colorful sprinkles, and give it away for Gorgeous Grandma Day! Grandmas everywhere will approve, and they’ll love that you made it yourself!

If you visit a National Park this summer, you might see wild animals. No matter how cute they look, remember they can be dangerous. Wild ponies, bison, moose, deer, or bears, can cause serious damage. Remember also to never feed wild animals like ducks or chipmunks. It makes them depend on humans for food.

Welcome to Moth Week, a citizen scientist project to study moths. The biggest moth in the world, is the Atlas moth, with a 12-inch wingspan. Smaller ones are also easy to find, by leaving a porch light on at night. Look closely, to find moths camouflaged on trees. Report your findings at NationalMothWeek.org.

Is it going to be another hot day where you live? Forget about exerting yourself, and just spend the day relaxing in a hammock. It’s Hammock Day, as well as Mango Day. Slice up a sweet chilled mango, to eat while you’re hanging around. Make sure everyone gets a turn!

When farms in the Midwest United States go through a heat wave, corn sweat makes it feel worse. Corn and other crops release moisture, raising the humidity, and making the heat feel even more intense. One acre of corn, can produce up to 4,000 gallons of corn sweat. That sounds sticky.

The Galapagos Conservancy continues to make great progress, with its conservation efforts in the Galapagos Islands. They recently reintroduced 158 endangered giant tortoises to Floreana, for the first time in 180 years. Albatrosses are using landing strips that the Conservancy built on the islands. The large birds need space to take off and land,

Many people don’t realize, that going to the beach and digging holes in the sand, can be deadly. Deep holes can easily collapse on kids, and bury them. Never dig a hole deeper than knee height, and don’t forget to fill the hole in when you leave, so no one steps in it!

Did you know, it’s Take A Monkey To Lunch Day? I wish I had a pet monkey to dine with! You could either bring your monkey stuffed animals with you, picnic at the zoo with baboons, or grab a bunch of bananas and your friends, pretend to be monkeys, and eat in the trees.

Today is Junk Food Day. Junk food is usually stuff that tastes good, but doesn’t have a lot of nutritional value for your body. For an iguana, lettuce is junk food! It’s also Be Someone Day. Adults should try to be someone, that kids can come to for help. Kids, who is your someone?