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Science
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Earth Day 2026
Animals in the News
World News
100

This is the building block of life. You'll need a microscope to see it.

A cell

100

This is the money you get after subtracting costs.

Profits

100

Residents in BC are keeping an eye out for this large mammal species...which just started emerging from hiberation.

Grizzly Bears

100

The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is being extended by 3 weeks while the ceasefire between these two countries is being extended indefinitely. 

The US and Iran

200

This is the place plants and animals live, as well as the things they need to survive. It's also a name for a zoo enclosure.

A habitat

200

This is the money you get directly from sales. Costs haven't been subtracted yet.

Revenue

200
Louis Vuitton, a member of this species, was in the news recently for repeatedly crossing the US-Canadian border. Locals recently gave him his own crossing sign.

Cat

200

Drafting began yesterday for this sports organization.

The NFL (football)

300
If you want to tell an animal and plant cell apart, just look at their cell walls. If they are round and curvy, you're looking at this kind of cell.

Animal cell

300
You pay this cost once, right at the start. Usually it's for things like space, equipment, and materials.

Start-up costs

300

300x! (for a possible 2400)

Cities across Canada engaged in these typical Earth Day activities.

1. Planting Trees

2. Demonstrating (Protesting)

3. Clean-up efforts

4. Educating people (Public outreach)

5. Eco-friendly craft projects

6. Nature Walks

7. Nature Foraging

8. Recycling Drives

300

Fans of Jonathan, 192-year-old member of this species, were relieved to learn that news of his death was an April Fool's hoax.

Tortoise

300

This tech company was in the news this week for spending tons on AI...and laying off thousands of jobs.

Meta (Facebook)

400

Living things are diverse! Animals vary from individual to individual, as well as from species to species. This term describes these kinds of differences.

Biodiversity

400

You pay this cost over and over, depending what materials, energy, and fuel you use.

Recurring costs

400

Travelers were surprised to find a member of this marsupial species hiding among stuffed animals at an Australian airport gift shop (hint: it's not a kangaroo!)

Possum

400

The director of this US agency got in trouble this week after the Atlantic reported problems with attendance and substance abuse.

The FBI

The director, Kash Patel, later filed a defamation suit against them. As of yet, he has offered no evidence to contradict their story...

500

This loooong molecule contains the blueprints for every protein in your body. You'll find it in the cell nucleus.

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)

500

In the cross-hairs! This profile tells you who you're trying to sell to.

Target customer

500

This species fell from the sky and crashed into the scoreboard at Virgina Tech right before a football game.

A human (skydiver).

He's fine. His parachute just got snagged.

500

500 per answer!

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that provincial bans on U.S. alcohol could be lifted...if the US drops tariffs on these Canadian industries.

Steel (metals, building materials)

Auto (cars, vehicles)

Forest products (lumber/wood, paper, fuel, etc.)