A little boy in Great Britain was looking for shells with his dad when he made an amazing discovery lying in the sand and pebbles. Sammy Shelton, 6,found a HUGH tooth of a megalodon. The giant carnivore, the largest sea shark ever to exist, became extinct over 65 million years. It is estimated that the megalodon could have measured 60 ft. in length.The black tooth is about 4 inches long and could be over 20 million years old! An evolutionary biologist at the University of East Anglia,Norwich, Great Britain, Ben Garrod, confirmed the discovery. Sammy has been showing the tooth to his friends and likes to sleep with it near his bed at night.Garrod said it is quite rare to find a tooth of a megalodon, especially along the coast of Great Britain. Photograph from BBC

Archaeologists have discovered the longest known painting done by Indigenous Americas. A 10 ft.long diamond rattlesnake, dating back 1000 years, was found with other drawings, including human figures, in a cave in the state of Alabama. Scientists say the cave art is also the largest such collection of cave art created by Indigenous Americans. Carved into the rocks, the drawings have all but disappeared. Originally found in 1998, the paintings were made clearer using technology called photogrammetry. The location of the cave is being kept a secret.

Scientists have revealed that the remains of a 205 million year old ichthyosaur have been found 9000 ft. above the ocean, in the SWISS ALPS! The sea creature's vertebrae (eight),ten rib bone pieces and a tooth, were found in rocks near Davos, Switzerland, in the Chrachenhorn Mountains. Ichthyosaurs could reach 65 ft.in length and weigh up to 80 tons. The fossil remains, originally discovered back in the 19702 and 1980s, were recently identified as that of the "fish lizard". It is hoped that more of the ichthyosaur will eventually be unearthed.

So much plastic litter the land and waters. It is estimated that less than 10% of all plastics are recycled. Scientists at the University of Texas(Austin) has developed a "Pac-Man" protein that munches on plastic, breaking them down, potentially helping to eliminate the growing plastic pollution problem. Specifically, the protein eats PET(polyethylene terephthalate) found in many products made with plastic. The scientists say that the protein actually broke down the plastic is less than one day!

Recently, a hologram of a NASA Flight Surgeon was beamed up to the International Space Station. The technology called "holoportation" allowed Dr. Josef Schmid to talk with the astronauts, "shake" hands with a French astronaut and even take a selfie with the astronauts. Scientists hope this technology will be another way of bringing people together. Dr. Schmid was able to travel about 250 miles above the Earth, to the ISS, which is traveling 17,500 mph, without leaving his office at NASA!

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Using ground penetrating radar, scientists have discovered an old Viking ship dating back to possibly 793-1066 AD. The 30 ft. long by 5 ft. wide ship was big enough to hold six men. It is approximately 30 feet under the ground. It was found in western Norway. It is thought that the "boat grave ship" was the resting place for a very important person due to the size of the ship. When excavated, scientists are hoping to also find treasures belonging to the individual. The location of the ship is where a highway is planned to be construction.

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Scientists are doing trials to see how teeny robots injected into the body might be able to treat areas that are difficult to access, specifically, cancers of the brain.Magnets are used to move the robots, only a few millimeters in length, to the needed area. Once at the location of a tumor or cyst, the robot burst the growth. Today, most treatments using radiation and drugs, effect the entire body.The technology has been given permission for human trials after being tested on pigs and sheep.Many years ago, writer Isaac Asimov wrote about scientists reduced in size traveling inside the human body in a tiny space vehicle. His books was called Fantastic Voyage.

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In 2022, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson made history as the first African American female being confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. There have been 115 Supreme Court justices as of 2021! Justice Jackson becomes only the 6th woman to become a Supreme Court Justice. It is also the FIRST time there will be four women, out of the nine justices, on the Supreme Court! Learn more with this freebie:Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

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