By: Ethan Ding A remarkable discovery was made in Brazil due to torrential rains. Erosion from the heavy rainfall revealed what scientists believe could be the world’s oldest known dinosaur…
Sea Lions with Cameras Replacing Robots at Mapping the Ocean Floor
By: Melissa Zhao Scientists around the world have already discovered so much about the forests, the mountains, and space that make up the natural world. But what about the ocean?…
Robot Sea Lions That Are Used To Search Ocean Floor
By: Jessica Sun For recent research, Mr. Angelakis called many sea lions to help him including his assistants: Daphne, Iris, Phoebe, and Pasitha. All of them carried underwater video cameras…
Oldest Ever Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Brazil
By: Maggie Z In June, the South American state of Rio Grande do Sul of Brazil was bombarded with torrents of heavy rain. Many streets flooded. The rain eroded and…
Footage Captured by Sea Lions Help Scientists Map Ocean Floor
By: Hannah Zhang Much of the oceans around the world remain unmapped or unexplored. There are a variety of challenges scientists must face when exploring the ocean, including freezing temperatures…
233-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Unearthed in Brazil
By: Summer Lin In May 2024, a team of paleontologists discovered a nearly complete dinosaur fossil after heavy rains caused erosion in São João do Polêsine, Brazil, partly exposing the…
Oldest Fossil Ever Discovered
By: Aiden Ding A 223 million year old fossil has been uncovered from the depths of Brazil, and all because of a torrential rainstorm. The June rainstorms in Brazil uncovered…
An Angry Judge.
By: Olivia Luo On August 14, 2024, a field trip to Detroit’s 36th District Court took a troubling turn when a 16-year-old girl fell asleep during court proceedings. The trip,…
The Oldest Dinosaur Found
By: Emila Zhang In Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, a 233-million-year-old dinosaur fossil was discovered.Mother Nature helped the paleontologists, as heavy rain was active in Rio Grande do…
Sea Lions Offer a Different View of the Sea Floor
By: Charles Li A new way of understanding the ocean floor and its ecosystems has emerged—using what is already there. “For most of the ocean, we don’t know what the…