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It’s #NationalBirdDay! The Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world, weighing only a few grams. It is also the only bird that can hover, flapping its wings 55 times per second to effectively remain stationary in the air as it sips the nectar of plants and flowers.

Here, take this tiny hedge for good luck

Great gif showcasing the power of nature

Follow the link to learn about hibernation, including all the different forms of hibernation, how animals do it, why they do it plus some adorable pictures of animals that hibernate.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Mammals switched to daytime activity after dinosaurs died out, says study

Earliest mammals were nocturnal to avoid dinosaurs, which may be why there are relatively few modern daytime-active mammals, say researchers

The earliest mammals were night creatures which only emerged from the cover of darkness after the demise of the daytime-dominating dinosaurs, according to new research.

This would explain why relatively few mammals follow a daytime-active – or “diurnal”– lifestyle today, and why most that do still have eyes and ears more suitable for living by night.

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Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life http://futurism.com/scientists-found-chemical-compound-started-life/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=futurismnews&utm_content=Scientists%20May%20Have%20Found%20the%20Chemical%20Compound%20That%20Started%20Life

Scientists May Have Found the Chemical Compound That Started Life

The discovery of a compound, diamidophosphate (DAP), could help to put the pieces together of how life originated on Earth. This compound, which was likely to exist on early Earth, is capable of reacting to create the ingredients for life.

We had a visitor from outside the solar system, check out this video about the interstellar asteroid

An asteroid from another star system visited us!

Atlantic hurricane season begins today.

People in other parts of the world call these storms typhoons or cyclones, but they are all the same thing: a rotating storm that forms in the tropics (that’s near the equator) and has winds of at least 74 miles per hour (119 kilometers per hour). “Hurricane” comes from Hurican, the name of an evil god for ancient peoples in the Caribbean. They took the name from Hurakan, the name the ancient Maya of Mexico gave to their god of wind and storm. For people in the tropics, these storms have always been a part of life.

Learn more about hurricanes in Nature’s Fury: The Science of Natural Disasters, now open.