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Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals
Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals When parts of the US are under total daytime darkness during a solar eclipse, scientists will be studying if animals act any differently — and they want your help. NASA has funded the "Eclipse Soundscapes Project" to collect the sights and sounds during the total solar eclipse in the afternoon on Monday, Apr. 8. Scientists are asking for the public's help recording how different ecosystems react to the sudden midday change. You can share your observations on social media using the hashtag #EclipseSoundscapes. Don't forget to tag the location where you experience the eclipse. Weird plant a…

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by Chris Spiker
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National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December
National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December If you’re having a hard time finding mason jars this season, you’re not alone. The United States is currently going through a mason jar shortage. The last time this happened was 1975, according to North Carolina State University’s Extension program. Due to more people being home and cooking because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are buying food storage containers, including mason jars, the university reported. A spokesperson for Ball Corp. (technically, the Newell Company), a major glass mason jar manufacturer, said that they have increased production of lids and jars, but the dem…

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by Kristin Palpini