Hope Babowice
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Light is the fastest particle on earth because it has no massJul 05, 2017 8:00 am - Kids ink "How does light travel so fast?" asked a young patron at Vernon Area Library in Lincolnshire. Light is the fastest particle on Earth, and in the universe. Using...
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T rex was the king of chompJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - "How big were T. rex teeth?" asked a young patron from the Schaumburg Township District Library. Stomping around the North American west - Canada, Wyoming, Utah, Texas, ...
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Are modern germs destroying mummies?Jun 04, 2017 11:00 pm - "Is the black goo destroying mummies?" asked a young patron from the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire. Mummies are preserved dead bodies, either human or anima...
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Fish use gills to extract oxygen from water to surviveMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - All animals need oxygen to survive - even if they spend their lives in water. Humans and terrestrial animals inhale air, which is a mix of many gasses and 20 percent of ...
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Lorises are cute, cuddly but make terrible petsApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - You wanted to know A young patron at Grayslake Library asked about this member of the lemur family, "How and why are slow lorises dangerous?" A mid-May move-in day at Br...
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Higgs boson, quarks, leptons and particle physicsApr 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Can the discovery of the Higgs boson particle help with time travel?,” asked a young Vernon Area Public Library patron who attended the Science Explorers program. Quarks...
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Popularity of flying hot air balloons is sky highApr 02, 2017 11:00 pm - "How long does it take to travel around the globe in a hot-air balloon?" asked a young Grayslake Library patron who attended last summer's "Up, Up and Away" youth progra...
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Giant squid are no longer a fish taleMar 19, 2017 11:00 pm - A future scientist who attended the Vernon Area Library's Science Explorers program asked, "What is a kraken?" The library is in Lincolnshire. Two stories tall, yet prac...
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Sailors have used stars, horizon to navigate seasMar 05, 2017 10:00 pm - "What is the unit knots measured by?" asked a student who attended Schaumburg District Township Library's graphic novel class. The seas lured voyagers whose boats covere...
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Efforts underway to protect threatened, endangered ecosystemsFeb 19, 2017 10:00 pm - You wanted to know "Can plants become extinct?" asked a student who attended a youth program at the Schaumburg Public Library. Plants can become threatened, endangered o...