From Lions in Snow to Moldy Medicine

People Study Cockroaches—Really!
There’s actually a special field for studying insects, including cockroaches. It’s called entomology. These scientists help us learn useful things, like how to control pests by using other insects that eat them.

Squids Swim Like Jets
Squids move by sucking water into their bodies and pushing it out with force just like a jet engine. It helps them zoom through the water quickly.

Antibiotics Come From Mold
Antibiotics were first discovered when mold started growing on food. Today, that same mold is grown carefully in labs to make the medicine we use to fight bacteria.

Hurricanes Have a Quiet Center
The very middle of a hurricane is called “the eye.” While the storm rages all around, the eye is actually calm and peaceful.

Your Body Has Four “Brains”
Your brain has four main parts: one controls movement you choose, one keeps your balance, one handles things like breathing, and the last one sends messages from your brain to your body.

Your Cotton Shirt Came from a Plant
Cotton clothing starts out as a fluffy ball growing on a plant. Inside are seeds, and the soft part is turned into thread and fabric.

Some Lions Live in Snowy Mountains
Mountain lions, also called pumas, live in cold, snowy places like the Andes Mountains in South America and in parts of North America too.