Matilda's Lab

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The science blog that speaks to kids via grown ups
Here comes the next addition to the map of life. This time I've added all of my illustrated carpet sharks (the orectolobiformes).
Remember, you can see the full map of life (without these recent shark updates) here: https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/map-of-life/
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We've made it. Another year's advent calendar has come to end and the post popular post of the year has retained its position from last year
Have a wonderful Christmas, everyone.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/08/15/what-are-spider-webs-made-of/
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Happy Christmas Eve Eve. Today, the advent calendar reveals the runner-up in most popular post of the year, and it's a personal favourite of mine.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2022/03/03/who-was-the-first-person-to-walk-the-earth/
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3 sleeps left. This lesson shows how Scrooge may have had authentic encounters on Christmas Eve. Deep down, he must have already known the error of his ways.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2017/03/26/what-makes-ghosts-real/
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Only 4 days to go, and today's advent calendar treat may be useful when it comes to over-excited children over the coming week.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/mummy-kiss-it-better-the-good-and-bad-of-kissing-ouches/
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We're properly getting to the business end of things now that we're only 5 days away from the big day.
Your Christmas may be fairly static, but some plants are much more mobile.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/how-do-plants-move/
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On the advent calendar today, a little thought for how many of us may be feeling this time next week.
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2017/04/18/can-a-fat-person-starve-to-death/
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Today's advent calendar entry is a bit of a blast from the past. It's a post that falls into a very small Venn diagram overlap between science and dresses.
matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/02/01/is-that-dress-blue-and-black-or-white-and-gold/
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Things are heating up on the Advent Calendar today. The 8th most viewed post of the year is "on fire!"
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/why-is-fire-hot/
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It's a late update to the advent calendar today, as I've out at work since 5am. I deserve a cookie. I think I have a shark that can help with that...
https://matildaslab.wordpress.com/2021/02/26/cookiecutter-shark/
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