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WEBIt’s a prairie dog party at the Maryland Zoo! Watch as Sam has some playtime fun with these cute and cuddly little animals.

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Coronavirus glossary

WEBThe name COVID-19 is a mash-up of several words. The first is "corona" (CO), which means "crown" in Latin; coronaviruses are named for the crown-like spikes …

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Your Amazing Brain

WEBYour Amazing Brain. Get facts and photos about the body's control center. You carry around a three-pound mass of wrinkly material in your head that controls every single …

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The truth about your heart

WEBAccording to Dr. DiBianco, the human heart is about the size of a fist. "Because [the heart] is a muscle with lots of blood supplied to it, it looks red like meat," he explained. "In …

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Plastic Pollution

WEBPlastic Pollution. You can make a difference by reducing your plastic waste. By Catherine Clarke Fox. Around the world, people throw away roughly four million tons of trash every …

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Mission to Saturn

WEBFast Facts. LOCATION: Sixth gas ball from the sun. DISTANCE FROM THE SUN: 838,741,509 to 934,237,322 miles (1,349,823,615 to 1,503,509,229 kilometers) …

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Why do I get sleepy

WEBSunrise in the morning triggers your circadian rhythm’s “day mode.”. Your brain triggers the release of chemicals called hormones that raise our body temperature and make you …

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Theodore Roosevelt

WEBTheodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, to a wealthy New York family. During his childhood, Roosevelt had asthma and was often sick, so he went to school at home.

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13 ways to save the Earth from pollution

WEBDump plastic. Photograph by Nokuro, Shutterstock. According to one study, over eight million tons of plastic pollution end up in the ocean each year. Drink from a refillable …

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Pangolin facts and photos

WEBFun facts. • A single pangolin can eat up to 70 million insects in a year. • Pangolins are more closely related to cats, dogs, and bears than to armadillos and anteaters. • These …

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The three branches of the U.S. government

WEBThe Capitol building. The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together form the United States Congress. This branch has the power …

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George Washington Carver

WEBCarver was born an enslaved person in the 1860s in Missouri. The exact date of his birth is unclear, but some historians believe it was around 1864, just before slavery was …

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How animals are affected by plastic

WEBHow animals are affected by plastic. Find out how pollution can hurt animals and what you can do to help. 1 / 10. Indian elephants walk through trash near a landfill in Sri Lanka, a …

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