Did you know that 11 men have walked on the moon beginning in 1969 with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin? In 2024, NASA hopes to have a mission return to the moon and a woman astronaut will make history doing a lunar walk. At this time there are 9 women candidates for the Artemis moon mission. Learn more about the different female astronauts at this link:Female Candidates for 2024 Moon Walk

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Researchers have developed eyeglasses(called XRAI Glass) which can do a remarkable thing for those who are deaf. The glasses can instantly project audio into captions onto the lenses. Pretty amazing!

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North American Monarch butterflies are in trouble. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the population of monarchs has dropped so much that they have listed the butterfly on the endangered list. Just in the past 10 years, it is estimated their numbers have gone down 70%. A source of food for many North American birds, the monarchs are important pollinators helping to grow our different crops. Pesticides, loss of habitat and climate change are the cause for the dwindling number of these beautiful orange and black butterflies.

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Jane Goodall,famed primatologist, has just been recognized with a Barbie doll! Part of their series , Inspiring Women, Goodall's doll is made from recycled plastic and has Goodall’s blond hair(in a ponytail). Wearing khaki shorts and shirt, the likeness Barbie doll also is wearing binoculars and is holding a notebook. Goodall has helped to change the attitudes people had toward animals, specifically the chimpanzee. Her method of studying chimpanzees involved living amongst them, for over 55 years. She is also known as an anthropologist, humanitarian and writer. She has worked for better treatment of animals in zoos and protection of the habitat of animals in the wild.

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