Table of Contents Sitting between the countries of Jordan and Israel is a body of water called the Dead Sea. It is the lowest point on land, its surface being 1,400 ft (430 m) below sea level, while its deepest point is another 1,000 feet below. Hearing this name may […]

Sponges may seem a bit boring, since they stay rooted to one spot on the ocean floor, but they’re actually quite amazing. Believe it or not, they are one of the oldest animals on Earth and have managed to survive for 600 million years! How? Well, they are experts at

Table of Contents They are Fungi! (Fungus) Although we often eat and see mushrooms, they belong a separate category of living things. Plants are characterized by using photosynthesis to produce energy. Animals are defined by their ability to move and eat living matter to produce energy. Fungi do not do

Table of Contents Do you remember the last time you weren’t feeling well? Maybe you scraped your knee, had a nasty stomach bug, or even caught the dreaded coronavirus! After a few days, when your body fights hard, you make your way to recovery! Sometimes it’s simple to tell when

Table of Contents Do you know that feeling when you go down the slide and by the time you get to the bottom, all your hair is standing up? And as soon as you get out and touch your friend, you give them a big shock? Well, if you have

After Dr. Alexander Fleming returned from his holidays, he found mold growing in cultures of a bacteria species. He found that the mold was capable of stopping any further growth of the bacteria. Thus began an era of a novel group of medicines called antibiotics. Antibiotics have been used to