By Erika, age 13 The Coco de Mer, or coconut of the sea, is a palm, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse. The name comes from several hundred years ago when the nut was first discovered. Sailors…
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BAM Teknopolis
By Alexa, age 10 Imagine you're at an art museum. What do you see? Paintings? Sculptures? Now, imagine that there is a new exhibit called Teknopolis. What do you think will be there? More sculptures? Sketches? Imagine walking in and seeing…
Penguins
By Alexa, age 10 Have you ever been to the New England Aquarium? If so, then you've probably noticed that they have penguins. Now, if you have ever been there for a while, just watching the penguins, then you have seen…
The National Park Service Turns 100
Can you imagine being responsible for 84,000,000 acres of land, while hosting 307,000,000 people? That's exactly what the National Park Service (NPS) did last year! President Woodrow Wilson created the NPS to conserve our country's scenery, wildlife, and natural and…
Birds of Paradise
By Erika, age 13 In the animal kingdom, "it's usually survival of the fittest, but for Birds of Paradise it's survival of the sexiest," as the Perot Museum says. Birds of Paradise are isolated species, so they don't have to…
Glass Flowers at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
The glass flowers at the Harvard Museum of Natural History are known for being realistic. If you go to the glass exhibit your reaction will probably be like mine: "These can't be real." Not only does the exhibit have life-like…
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Linville Caverns
By Erika, age 13 A rubber snake? While I stood on line for the Linville Caverns, I noticed a black snake that was about four feet long. It had been on the side of the wall for the entire time…
Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, FL
By Alexa, age 10 I think that Lettuce Lake is an awesome place. There is so much wildlife there. There are alligators, insects, owls, snails, cardinals, flowers, trees, and more. There is red-orange water, instead of regular clear water. I…
Crazy Creatures: Gerenuks
By Alexa, age 10 Can you guess what animal this is? It's not a baby giraffe, and it's not a gazelle. It's a... gerenuk! What do you think a gerenuk is? The gerenuk is similar to a gazelle, but has…
Macho Microbes
By Erika, age 13 Most people don't have positive opinions about bacteria. Take E. coli as an example. It is known for getting onto foods like lettuce and causing food poisoning. But has anyone ever tried to find a beneficial…
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