Dogs vs.

Cats
Who is man's best friend?

A neuroscientist studied many cats anddogs. Who loves humans

more? Dogsor cats? Scientific tests show thatpeople have a chem
ical called oxytocin.A different name for oxytocin is the"love horm
one". Do cats and dogs haveoxytocin? Scientists studied different
owners and their dogs. When ownersplay with their dogs, the dog
s haveoxytocin. Do cats have oxytocin?
Neuroscientists conducted a new test.
They took saliva samples from ten catsand ten dogs. First, he checke
d thelevels of oxytocin ten minutes beforethey played with their owne
rs. Then, hechecked the levels ten minutes afterthey played. The sci
entist was [Link] dogs produced fifty-
seven percentmore oxytocin. The cats only producedtwelve percent
more oxytocin. Now, weknow dogs love their owners very [Link]
is bad news for cat lovers. Do catshave less love for their owners?

Paper Transportation
Mexican businessman develops first paper bicycle
Green technology is becoming morepopular. Many companies are
trying todevelop technology that isenvironmentally friendly. One
Mexicanbusinessman, Alberto Gonzalez,founded a company calle
d [Link] company developed a bicycle that ismade of pa
per. The whole process ofbuilding the bicycle is [Link]
ing uses clean energy. Also,the bike’s box will not go to waste sin
ceit can be reused for many things.
Gonzalez considers his invention a newera for bicycles. The bike is
made ofentirely recycled materials. It has astrong panel. It can suppo
rt humanweight. All the plastic and metal used isreusable and most o
f the bicycle ismade of paper. The tires will not get flatsince they do n
ot use any air. Inaddition, it is cheaper than a [Link] bicycle is a
n earth-friendly way toget physically fit.

Music from Space

Astronauts send their music to Earth from Space
Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford flew inspace fifty years ago. They
were aboardthe Gemini 6. They were the firstastronauts to send
music to Earth. Theyrecorded the song “Jingle Bells” in theirspace
ship. “Jingle Bells” is SantaClaus’s signature song. The astronaut
stold Mission Control they saw a UFO(Unidentified Flying Object)
near theNorth Pole. They sent their recording of“Jingle Bells” to pr
ove that the UFO wasSanta Claus.
They played a joke on Mission [Link] then, two more astrona
uts haverecorded music in space. Chris Hadfieldis a Canadian astron
aut. He recorded“Space Oddity” on his guitar in [Link] Bowie wr
ote the original [Link] Pesquet is a French [Link] will r
ecord a song in space this [Link] song is called “Live Alone.” Pierr
e-
Alexandre Busson will record the samesong at the same time in Fran
ce.

International Women’s Day

Celebrations and action

International Women’s Day is celebratedon March 8th. The day st

arted in Europein 1911. This annual celebration candemonstrate t
he progress of womenaround the world. International Women’sDa
y can also remind the world of theproblems women have today. N
ot onlyindividuals celebrate the holiday. Somelarge companies lik
e BP and PepsiCoalso celebrate International Women’sDay. Last
year, celebrities like AmySchumer and Katy Perry supportedIntern
ational Women’s Day activities onsocial media.
In the United States, some people donot like the new president’s posi
tions onwomen’s issues. They organized anational strike named “A D
ay Without aWoman”. During a strike, people do notgo to work. Partic
ipants in the “A DayWithout a Woman” strike did threethings. First, th
ey did not go to [Link], they did not spend [Link], they d
ressed in the color red. Thecolor red demonstrated theirparticipation.

Amazing Places on Earth

Amazing and incredible places on Earth
Photographs show amazing [Link] created some. But, so
me areman-
made. Often, people and naturework together. Other places are a
mystery. Some places do not supportlife. For example, nature cre
ated TheStone Forest in Madagascar. It is a mazeof spiky stone.
Nothing lives [Link] created Lake Hillier, Australia. Itis pink.
Any life there has only one [Link] created the Salar de Uyuni
,Bolivia. This vast salt flat was aprehistoric lake.
Only pink flamingos live there. Life doesnot exist in The Door to Hell,
Turkmenistan. It burns natural gas. It is ahole on fire. By contrast, Th
e WisteriaTunnel, in Japan is peaceful. It hasflowering vines. People
and nature worktogether there. In Poland, scientists askif people or n
ature created TheCrooked Forest. It has C-
shaped [Link] forest is a mystery. Sometimes,people cannot visit
places. Luckily,photographers take pictures.

The Happy Song

Scientists researched what babies love best in a song

What type of music do babies like? Twoexperts did a science exp

eriment. Theystudied what sounds babies like. Theywanted a son
g to make babies [Link] learned many important [Link]
ies like songs that are [Link] also like simple songs. Babi
esprefer songs in a major key. Babieshave a faster heartbeat than
[Link] like songs with a fast [Link] prefer songs tha
t women sing.
Babies love fun expressions. Some oftheir favorite expressions are “
beep,beep!” and “wee!”. The ideal baby songis silly. Babies also like t
o see otherbabies. The experts finally completedtheir research. Then
, they hired afamous composer and singer. Her nameis Imogen Heap
. Heap has a baby girland she is eighteen months old. Heapwrote “Th
e Happy Song”. It is the idealsong for babies. “The Happy Song” has
millions of views on YouTube.

Mediterranean Jewels
The Mediterranean contains many hidden, sun-filled beaches
People like to visit the beach. They likethe water. They like the sa
nd. Peopledon't like crowded beaches. Peoplewant to visit quiet b
eaches. Do you thinkthere are quiet beaches around theworld? Th
e Mediterranean (the “Med”)has beautiful white sand beaches. It a
lsohas crystal clear waters. These beautifulbeaches have many to
urists. Thesebeaches have celebrity retreats andcasinos, too.
In the Med, there are some quietbeaches. Rabbit Island in Italy has q
uietbeaches. Rabbit Island is a home forloggerhead turtles. This mea
ns nocasinos or resorts can build on RabbitIsland. You can go to Rab
bit Island on aboat. There is a quiet beach in [Link] is called Tsigr
ado Cove. You climb aladder to get to the beach. The ladder ismade
of rope. It hangs from a cliff.

Fasting for Fast Loss

Study shows promising key to fat loss
Did you ever try to burn fat? A smallstudy shows that it is possibly
necessaryto fast. Fasting is when a person doesnot eat for a cert
ain period. People whoeat their meals within six hours burn sixper
cent more fat. Imagine only eatingfrom 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. People wh
o eatwithin twelve hours are hungrier at theend of the day. The U
niversity ofAlabama conducted this study.
Courtney Peterson is the lead authorand an assistant professor. She
saysthat the results make sense. The bodybegins to burn fat after 12
hours offasting. Eleven people between 20 and45 years old participat
ed in the [Link] the participants were [Link] wants t
o do the study againwith a larger group of people. If youwant to try fa
sting, start with nine [Link], slowly work down says Peterson.