Costa Rica borders Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south in Central America. In Costa Rica, the weather is mostly warm, due to its location, which is the perfect environment for frogs. Costa Rica is home to about 149 different frog species, and each is unique in its own way.  The Tree frog, Isthmohyla rivularis is one of the rarest animals in the … Continue reading The Frogs of Costa Rica

The Horseshoe Crab species is an arthropod that is found in brackish water and marine habitats. This species is the only living member of the order Xiphosura, and there are four different species of Horseshoe Crabs. One species is found in North America along the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Ocean while the other three can only be found in Southeast Asia. The Horseshoe Crab’s … Continue reading Horseshoe Crabs

Sturgeons are fascinating fish. If you are wondering why, it is mainly because of their life span.  While most fish’s average life span is 5 years, sturgeons are around 50-60 years!!  They live a long life, and they are late in maturing.   Sturgeon are unique looking as well.   They have fins similar to sharks, with an average length of 7-12 feet with smooth, scaleless … Continue reading Sturgeon Life Cycle

The TV show Ben 10 was created by the company  Man of Action Entertainment. Ben 10 was produced by Cartoon Network Studios. Man of Action is a group of comic book creators Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle. The group worked on the Ben 10 concept for nearly 3 years before  Cartoon Network picked up the series . Dave Johnson also … Continue reading Creation of Ben 10

The worst and most destructive fire in Colorado history took place at the end of 2021.  On December 30th, hurricane-force winds blew through Boulder County in Colorado.  There was 110 mile per hour gust winds.  A fire started and within hours the wind blew the fire through 35,000  people who had to be evacuated. The entire town of Louisville had to leave and the town … Continue reading Colorado wild fire

Graduation represents the culmination of a journey and the attainment of a goal. It is an exciting period in a person’s life and an array of feelings will surface for the graduate. Most people think of graduation as an exciting and wonderful marketing event, many fail to recognize the other emotions evoked by this transition time. Graduation not only can bring up feelings of excitement, … Continue reading What’s It like to Graduate High School

The lives of many were forever changed on November 6th.  The families of 8 people, as young as 14 years old are grieving right now because they attended a concert.  The 2021 Astroworld  Festival, held in Houston on November 5th and 6th was an oversized event, with over 50,000 attendees.  The main performer was Travis Scott, but others such as Drake, Bad Bunny, Young Thug, … Continue reading Astro world disaster

Earlier in November, The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk tweeted that $6 billion dollars of his own wealth can solve world hunger.  He was challenging the World Food Program and the director did a fact check.  Musk’s tweet created a lot of controversies.  And, it made everyone reflect on the issues of world hunger and inequality.  It seems as though the wealthy got wealthier during … Continue reading World hunger

On November 26th, The World Health Organization named a new variant, Omicron. Within the World Health Organization (WHO), there’s another advisory group called the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution.  They made it official based on evidence that was presented.  So, how do you decide whether a virus has evolved?  It has to do with mutations.  Mutations are changes related to the virus’s behavior.  And, … Continue reading The newest strand of COVID-19