“Tree Rain” Have you ever heard of “tree rain?” Is it a real thing? Tree rain is something that happens in dense forests high in the mountains. In forest areas next to oceans, tree rain results from heavy water droplets that gathers on leaves and leaf bottoms. Misty, foggy weather, like in Northwestern Washington State,... Read More
The opossum, which is the only marsupial (pouched animals, like kangaroos, wallabies, platypuses) found in North America, is a native animal that can trace its roots to ancient South America. All of the marsupials that we associate with Australia can actually trace their family trees back to South America. Through processes like plate tectonics (movement... Read More
Did you know: – that owls have ears that are unevenly located on the sides of their heads? Most nocturnal (night-time) owls have offset ears, higher on one side than the other. This allows sound to arrive at one ear microseconds before the other, and helps the owl, along with its enormous eyes, to locate... Read More
There are so many materials that we use every day that can be recycled. When an aluminum can is recycled we save enough electricity to run a TV set for 3 hours or lit 15 light bulbs of 7 watts a piece for 4 hours. When an aluminum can is thrown it will not break... Read More
