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molecules (biological building blocks) that when joined together make up RNA and DNA.

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How Did Life Begin?

If you’ve ever made a volcano for a school project you might remember how mixing simple kitchen items can create an explosion out of nowhere. When you bring together different molecules, sometimes they react and change, just like a homemade volcano.

Some organisms, like this fungus, are able to glow, as if they were from an alien planet. But until recently, plants couldn't glow. Learn how scientists have found a way to make plants glow here on Earth. Glowing fungus Alison Willis

Down the Drain: Hospital Sewage and Antibiotic Resistance

Tyler Quigley

Hospitals try to stay clean and reduce the spread of germs within their walls, but what happens when medicines and bacteria from the hospitals reach bacteria in the sewer?

When a tumor grows in a human body, you'd think that the body would fight it every way possible. But our bodies build vessels that deliver blood to tumors, helping them to grow. Scientists are trying to figure out why this happens so they can stop our bodies from feeding tumors. 

Alexis Abboud

With their tails wagging and noses sniffing, can dogs tell what we can't with our eyes? These scientist wanted to find out the answer.

A close-up of the top of a golden retriever dog's nose Stephanie Outlaw

Did you ever think the search for the “fountain of youth” would end up inside of our very own cells? There are some scientists that have found that parts of our cells might hold the answer to aging and diseases like cancer.

Cellular Fountain of Youth Benjamin Katchman

A Monster Story

By Karla Moeller
Illustrated by Sabine Deviche

There is an old story told to this day about a land filled with colorful monsters. In this mysterious world lived a family of monsters with a brother and sister, Matt and Matilda. Matt and Matilda shared everything – their monster toys, their monster candy, and even their monster dolls and trucks.

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