Honors General Science Current Events

     Multiple mummified cats have been found in various tombs in Egypt. They date back to more than four thousand years. They were found  at Saqqara, south of Cairo. The burial ground was the city of Memphis', which was ancient Egypt's capital for 2,000 years. The Egyptians believed that felines and various other animals help special powers and abilities in the afterlife. The tombs also contained bronze statues of cats dedicated to their cat goddess. The cat's bodies were wrapped in fabrics and then drew on with black pigments.  bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46167334

      This article talks about how only 3 percent of the Earth is untouched by humans. The other 97% can no longer qualify as ecologically intact. The Serengeti is a place where all animal species survive by non human contact on the land. This is the three percent of land left untouched on Earth. These places are rare to find. Of the fully protected ecosystems, 11 percent of them are to be protected by humans. Hunting and climate change, effect invasive species too.  I think that more places like the Serengeti should have been reserved and untouched by mankind. 

       In this article it talks mainly about how cell phones and computers can actually affect the relationship between parents and their children. It shows how parents get stressed out with their children when don't respond because they are playing on their phone/laptop. Technology takes out the face to face relationship with children, because they would rather just text or call their parents when they need to ask something.  Also, i t turns out that when  kids  are the ones to initiate phone calls, both  parent and child  report having a close  relationship  and higher levels of self-esteem. However, when the  parent  initiates the call and uses the phone to monitor their  child's  whereabouts, the  relationship  was more likely to be strained. Overall, in this article it shows how technology changes relationships and how it can actually make the relationship worse. (Little fun fact): Nearly 40% of pe...

 The Milky Was was shaped by a collision with a dwarf galaxy about 10 billion years ago. The Milky Way has been continuously getting bigger over time by colliding and merging with other, smaller galaxies over time. So, what does this mean for us? It means no harm to us, but it does open up more opportunities for astronomers to do more detailed research. They are excited to see what new pieces of information we can get from knowing this new information!   Link :  https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-origins-merger-collision-star-age  

 Due to climate change, grizzly bears are starting to move north, and polar bears have started to mate with grizzly bears. The hybrid "pizzly" bear is a result of rising temperatures. "Polar bears have longer skulls, but their molars are smaller than what is typical for their body size... Grizzlies on the other hand eat whatever they want... perhaps the intermediate skull of the pizzly bear could confer a biomechanical advantage." (Larisa DeSantis)  The first sighting of a pizzly bear was back in 2006, but since then, the sightings have increased. Who knows what kind of animal hybrids will come next.  Link to Article 

 The robot can keep its eye on the ball to judge sports like baseball and tennis. It tracks the ball and figures out where it lands and then can make the right call. In sports like baseball and tennis, the ball needs to land inside the lines of the court to continue play so the right call is necessary. In baseball, the pitch has to be inside of an invisible box above the home plate to be considered a strike. In sports, human error is a big part of the game and can change the outcome but it is getting smaller due to instant replays. A robot that can instantly give a decision based on where the ball lands and determine the correct call can change the game and can remove the human error from these sports. Link