Plants can text?

           In an article I read, it stated that plants that are equipped with microchips, can text farmer's cell phone to ask for necessities. This new invention can save farmers thousands of dollars a year. Originally, the "cellphone" was for astronauts in space, because astronauts need plants to receive oxygen and for food. Currently the microchips have to be attached to a power source, but scientists hope in the future, they can be equipped with batteries. I think that it is great that researches have created something like this. It may not be used as much in the eastern states because there is more rain, but it can certainly be used in the western states. So let's keep texting!

If you would like to view the article go to:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30998981/ns/technology_and_science-innovation

Dead blackbird mystery solved

   Recently, I read an article and it said that scientists said the birds falling from the sky and the fish turning up dead were not unusual. Animals die in big numbers at the same time due to poisoning, bad weather and diseases. Mostly these things happen to animals that move in large groups. Scientists agree that the fireworks display on New Year's Eve frightened the birds, and since blackbirds can't see at night, they ended up flying towards the ground, and killing themselves in the process. I think that we shouldn't have such big and noisy events near places where wildlife stay, to prevent this from happening again. I also think that people shouldn't jump to conclusions, and think something is wrong when really the event that happend was an accident. So in the end the birds died of fright, and it's not the end of the world.

The information in this posting was aquired on the following website: http://news.discovery.com/animals/bird-animal-die-offs-110106.html