@CAS_Science

Science at @CASdubai, a growing school with a 12 year system for grades Pre KG to Grade 12.

 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Joined August 2018
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@ScienceNews3 Aug 2020
This water beetle can crawl through the digestive tract of a frog, from mouth to anus, in just six minutes. youtube.com/watch?v=_W0UJD_i… sciencenews.org/article/wate…

A water beetle swallowed alive by a frog escapes through the butt |...

About two hours before this video begins, this pond frog (Pelophyla...

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@NatGeo2 Feb 2020
Whoo's next? Follow along today as we celebrate all the most "superb" owls out there🦉
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An atmosphere this rich in CO2 may have also created a powerful greenhouse gas effect. sciencenews.org/article/tiny…

Meteorites suggest ancient Earth once had an atmosphere rich in CO2

Simulations of reactions between 2.7-billion-year-old micrometeorites and atmospheric gases hint Archean Earth’s atmosphere had high levels of CO2.

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Big Bang Science@BigBangSciCom31 Jan 2020
The very hungry caterpillar. Bon ap !
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WIRED Science
@WIREDScience22 Dec 2019
All plants reflect an ultraviolet light that's invisible to the human eye. This dazzling photo series makes that invisible light visible trib.al/vxt5PCy 📸: Craig Burrows
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STEM | CAS Dubai@CAS_LearnSTEM9 Dec 2019
Grade 4 investigating properties of different rock samples from the Lakeshore Rock and Soil Activity tub .#CASlearning @CAS_Grade4 @AtlabSTEM_ME @LakeshoreLM
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Album cover design for curated playlists with Grade 9 #CASarts
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Science | CAS Dubai@CAS_Science8 Dec 2019
Grade 9 chemists look at why their Cartesian divers turned brown in colour over the weekend ... and only at certain points. 🤔. Rusting, oxidation and plating.
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“The window of time for us to take action is closing." trib.al/NnBLgdx

The Arctic Is Warming Much Faster Than the Rest of Earth

Rising temperatures in the northern polar cap are driving extreme heat, drought, and sea level rise in the continental US, a study says.

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WIRED Science
@WIREDScience27 Nov 2019
For a species, a tipping point can spell doom, as an environmental catastrophe pushes a population to the brink. A new study argues we're closer to not just one, but nine climate-related tipping points than previously believed. Time is running out. trib.al/kDZxMhS

Our Planet May Be Barreling Toward a Tipping Point

A thawing Antarctica, a transforming Amazon, and other devastating changes may be more likely than scientists previously believed.

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New Scientist
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CO2-guzzling bacteria made in the lab could help tackle climate change bit.ly/2pVCjQm
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Two of the brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, will appear to line up with Earth in the sky. Here's how to spot them bit.ly/2XAVFa5
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Science News
@ScienceNews24 Nov 2019
This roughly 1,300-year-old rectangular piece of rock with two hornlike projections on top resembles several rooks that have been found at other Islamic sites in the region. sciencenews.org/article/carv…

A carved rock found in Jordan may be the oldest known chess piece

The 1,300-year-old game piece, which resembles a rook, or castle, was found at an Early Islamic trading outpost.

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This is the first artificial material capable of phototropism. sciencenews.org/article/firs…

Material that follows sunlight may help solar panels soak up more sun

Rows of tiny stemlike rods called SunBOTs orient themselves toward light, optimizing the solar energy that they can harvest.

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Mr. G in DXB@CAS_Elementary30 Oct 2019
The ES Eco Team wowed Leadership with their Prezi presentation proposal for their needs and wants to create a vertical garden with the hopes they can grow food for the canteen. #CASDubai #CASCollaboration #CASInnovation
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Grade 4 | CAS Dubai@CAS_Grade431 Oct 2019
Our Book Character day was in full effect today in Grade 4! #CAS_Grade4 #CAS_Elementary #CAS_Dubai
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@ScienceNews3 Nov 2019
Every 20 seconds, a wave of fresh cerebrospinal fluid rolls into the sleeping brain. sciencenews.org/article/slee…

Sleep may trigger rhythmic power washing in the brain

Strong, rhythmic waves of cerebrospinal fluid wash into the human brain during sleep and may help clean out harmful proteins.

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‘The Elephant Queen’ shies away form the larger forces — climate change, habitat loss and poaching — that threaten the subjects it beautifully portrays. sciencenews.org/article/appl…

Apple TV+’s ‘The Elephant Queen’ shies away from hard truths

The Elephant Queen offers an intimate look into the lives of elephants, but the documentary largely avoids threats the animals face.

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At higher speeds, the ants get airborne for just an instant with no legs touching the ground. sciencenews.org/article/saha…

How Saharan silver ants, the world’s fastest, sprint on hot sand

Saharan silver ants can hit speeds of 108 times their body length per second.

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