This Friday - Watch Out For The Satellite Debris Freefalling From Space!

By Meera Dolasia on 09/22/2011
http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/22/this-friday-watch-out-for-the-satellite-debris-freefalling-from-space

NASA discovered that "Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)", which is 5,900 kilograms, is crashing down from space on earth on Friday, September 23rd. But the experts at NASA think that the satellite will separate into pieces while coming threw the atmosphere, and that only 26 pieces weighing 532 kilograms will actually hit earth. It is not sure the right location where it will fall. The only continent is for sure safe is North America.  


I think that this is amazing what they found out, but I dont think it will happen, in fact it didn't. It really thought me that even the best machinery can sometimes be broken. I actually knew about this even before I read this article. But maybe I am wrong, maybe it did happen, but I didn't know about it. It is really to think that a machine something so expensive might fall to earth and be crushed in peaces. But all we can do is wait and see. 

Who Knew Crows Were This Smart?

By Meera Dolasia on 09/18/2011
http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/19/who-knew-crows-were-this-smart

Humans have been in the top of the food chain because of their inelegance, but research has showed that other animals have a similar inelegance. The monkeys have been at the top of the list of most inelegant animal which is not a surprise since they share 99 percent of our DNA. But is changing. Found only in the "remote South Pacific Island of New Caledonia," the bird is the same as any ordinary crow except for its incredible tool use. Which top not only most birds but also animals that were there before us including monkeys.

Researchers at Oxford University and the University of Auckland, have been paying much attention on the New Caledonian Crow for a lot of years now, and what they have discovered so far, is very interesting. Crows use many types of objects which they make themselves from trees and bushes is not the amazing part,  What is amazing is that they can use the good objects to get something done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_8hPcnGeCI&feature=player_embedded

I choose this article because it is a bit connected to our unit. Also because I wanted to see what animal is almost more intelligent than the monkey I thought that was a miracle.  I really didn't know and dint think there was an animal that is smarter that the monkey. Well because they share 99 percent of our DNA. I know that this information is true because they have a video of a crow in action. I have learned that not only the well known animals can be very intelligent; it can be once that were just discovered.

people in the Vicente Village in San Pedro finally see daylight

Having access to the cheap electricity most of us don’t take it as a big deal. However, this is not the same for many people around the world, especially in third countries where the poor people live in tiny homes that are most of the time made from cardboard or other weak materials. But, for the people that live in the San Vicente Village in San Pedro, in the Philippines the problem is even worse - Their houses are always filled with darkness. And, it’s not because the sun does not shine in the Philippines, but because of the thin plywood homes are packed in so tightly together that there is no room for windows so that means the sun light cant come threw. To make everything worse, the people were trying to separate the rooms; the people hang curtains inside, making the homes even more dark. The only light that could go through their homes are single bulbs powered by electric generators. Since they have to be on 24 hours a day, it is very expensive and it costs $6USD a month – That is a fortune, in a country where the average amount of money you get paid monthly is between $100-$150USD. But, thanks to a local philanthropist the people living there can finally seeing the day light! The Isang Litrong Liwanag (A liter of light) project, was inspired by MIT engineer Amy Smith's bottle bulb that she invented for Haiti. It involves constructing a small hole in the iron roof of the houses and fitting in a bulb - Except, this is not your ordinary light bulb - But a recycled 1.5 liter plastic bottle filled with water and a little chlorine bleach. The bottle bulb reflects the sun's rays, creating 'light' that is as bright as a 55-watts bulb! The water does not get moldy, and each bulb that costs only $1USD to install, can last up to 5 years, before it needs to be replaced.

I choose this article because it stud out for me. It was different, and also I choose it because it is taking stuff that can save our planet if we recycle it, but since most of the people in the world don't, we can use it for other things like helping other poor people that need help. From this article I have learned that not only money can help the poor, but also our inventions. I knew that the information is true as soon as I saw a video that shows them actually in action, the link to this video is at the bottom. Once I read this article I was happy that some people are actually doing something about the loss of plastic and helping other poor people.

This brings a lot of scientific knowledge to us because I leaned that when you mix water with little chlorine bleach, that can create light on the sun. After reading this article I have absolutely no questions about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWi3NtND68&feature=player_embedded

By Meera Dolasia written on 09/14/2011 
http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/19/who-knew-crows-were-this-smart