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	<title>Prehistoric sea monster also lurked in rivers, data show</title>
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	<source>https://www.snexplores.org/article/mosasaur-tooth-fossil-river</source>
	<description><![CDATA[  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mosasaurs  a fearsome group of ancient predators  once ruled the seas. Now researchers have turned up a 66-million-year fossil tooth from one. And the big surprise: It came from a site that wasnt part of the ocean. As such, this tooth is rewriting the aquatic reptiles history. Some mosasaurs ruled the rivers, it suggests. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The tooth came from a genus known as Prognathodontini (Prog-NAH-thow-don-TEE-nee). These enormous animals could span up to 11 meters (36 feet)  or about the length of a telephone pole. The lizard-like creatures showed up during the Late Cretaceous, some 100 million years ago. Then, like nearly all of their dinosaur cousins, mosasaurs went extinct when a massive asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Explainer: The age of dinosaurs <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ancient dinos roamed the land. Mosasaurs prowled the water. More closely related to lizards and snakes than dinos, these giants had shark-like tails and paddle-shaped fins. These helped them glide through water to surprise their prey. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />With powerful jaws, this lurking predator could bite through big turtles, fishes and reptiles [including dinosaurs]. It was terrifying, says Melanie During. She works at Uppsala University in Sweden. A paleontologist, she uses fossils to learn about ancient life. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In 2022, a team from the North Dakota Geological Society was digging for fossils in a former river floodplain. The North Dakota site is known as the Hell Creek Formation. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In one football-shaped piece of rock, the team found three fossils: a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth, an ancient crocodile jawbone  and a mosasaur tooth. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />That last one was unexpected. What was a sea reptile doing with a croc and a dinosaur? We were already surprised when a mosasaur tooth was in Hell Creek. We tried everything to prove that the tooth was from a marine reptile, says During. But thats not what the evidence showed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This fossil tooth from a mosasaur was found in North Dakota.Trissa Shaw <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Before giving up, the team compared the new fossils to ones at Vrije University Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. Here, they turned to a chemical technique called isotope analysis. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have different numbers of neutrons. Isotope patterns can reveal parts of an animals life history, such as where it lived and what it ate. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Because all fossils at Hell Creek were 66 million years old, the researchers could compare them. They focused on isotopes of three elements: oxygen, strontium and carbon. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Oxygen isotopes pointed to what type of water the mosasaur lived in. Living in salt water, a mosasaur would have built up more of a heavier oxygen isotope. Yet the oxygen in the Hell Creek mosasaur tooth had more lighter isotopes than expected. Strontium and carbon isotopes showed a similar pattern. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The results point to the tooths owner having lived and died in freshwater. It was not merely a sea denizen that washed into a river. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Such data suggest scientists will have to reconsider what they know about mosasaur lifestyles, the researchers say. They shared their new findings in BMC Zoology on December 12, 2025. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Members of the North Dakota Geological Survey during a dig where they discovered the mosasaur tooth.Trissa Shaw <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Adapting to change <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Its a remarkable example of a species apparently adapting to a habitat, says Barry Albright. Hes a paleontologist at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville who didnt work on the study. It was entirely unexpected, he says. The reptiles were long considered to be exclusively marine. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nicholas Longrich works at the University of Bath in England. In the sea, [mosasaurs] evolve a range of jaw shapes and tooth shapes, body forms and sizes, this paleontologist says. But now, were seeing them occupy other habitats, he says. It indicates they were diverse and thriving before the asteroid struck, killing off much of Earth&amp;#8217;s life 66 million years ago. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Diverse predators at the top of the food web imply diverse prey, Longrich points out. So what drew mosasaurs into rivers? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mosasaurs evolved into a number of species  of many sizes. But all were serious predators, as this brief overview shows. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Heres one idea. During the Late Cretaceous, shallow tropical seas covered Earth. One of them  the Western Interior Seaway  split in half what is now North America. The rich ecosystems of this sea were full of fish and other prey for mosasaurs to eat. Later, as the continent uplifted, the sea underwent major changes. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />One change was that its salt levels fell. Seaway mosasaurs might have adapted enough to be able to venture into freshwater. That could have included the river channels at Hell Creek. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Its possible that mosasaurs were following prey upriver, says Femke Holwerda. Shes a mosasaur expert at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mosasaurs had been hardly the only ocean predators. They had rivals for food. Adapting to life in a river may have helped the Hell Creek mosasaurs occupy a new ecological role. Here, they might have competed less for food, Albright thinks. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />.cheat-sheet-cta { <br />  border: 1px solid #ffffff; <br />  margin-top: 20px; <br />  background-image: url(&quot;https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/cta-module@2x-2048x239-1.png&quot;); <br />  padding: 10px; <br />  clear: both; <br />} <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Do you have a science question? We can help! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Submit your question here, and we might answer it an upcoming issue of&amp;nbsp;Science News Explores <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />It wouldnt be the first time aquatic life left the ocean. Amazon river dolphins adapted to live in murky rivers. Other ancient marine reptiles have been found in riverbeds, too. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />There is no reason why mosasaurs would have been constrained to only marine environments, says Kiersten Formoso. A vertebrate paleobiologist, she works at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />It would be interesting to see more mosasaur fossils, says Formoso. Was this just a curious mosasaur? she asks. Perhaps a pioneer for its species? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To gather more data, Durings team hopes to return to Hell Creek. Finding the skeleton of this mosasaur would be like winning the jackpot. By finding the entire body, we could see how it adapted, says During. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Indeed, Longrich says, mosasaur bones in the area might have been misidentified before  or even ignored. After all, researchers werent looking for them in riverbeds. I cant help but wonder if there are [somewhere, unidentified freshwater mosasaur] teeth and bones sitting in museum drawers. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 01:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>LEGO Brings Bricks To Life With Smart Play</title>
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	<source>https://www.dogonews.com/2026/2/19/lego-brings-bricks-to-life-with-smart-play</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ Danish toymaker LEGO is entering a new era with Smart Play. The groundbreaking system brings LEGO bricks to life with lights, sounds, and interactive features. It aims to transform how kids build, explore, and play. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:47:54 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Scientists Say: Cryogenic</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cryogenic (adjective, Cry-oh-JEN-ick) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cryogenic refers to technology that works in or relies on very low temperatures. Typically, cryogenic tech involves temperatures lower than 150 Celsius (238 Fahrenheit). The word cryogenic also refers to fields that build systems for achieving and using these cold temps. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cryogenic tech is often useful because it alters a substances state. For instance, cooling can change something from a liquid into a solid. Or a gas into a liquid. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Heres an example. Cryogenics can cool rocket fuels, such as hydrogen and methane. This turns the fuels  which would be gases at room temperature  into liquids. Those liquids can then be stored in tanks and burned, granting rockets the thrust needed to lift off into space. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cryogenic tools might also be used during surgery. This is called cryosurgery. It allows doctors to freeze off diseased tissue, such as cancerous cells. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In other cases, cryogenic tech is used to preserve cells, such as egg cells. Say someone wants to have a child in the future. But they arent sure if the egg cells in their body will still be viable at that time. (Viable means the cell can still be fertilized.) That person could have some of their egg cells frozen in their current state. Think of this as pressing the pause button on life. The eggs can be reawakened and fertilized later. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Biologists might also freeze lab samples to keep them from decaying. In conservation biology, scientists might preserve the DNA of an endangered species. That way, scientists might be able to clone new members of that species in the future. (To clone means to grow a genetic copy of another individual.) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This field is even useful for preserving food. Quick-freezing can often better retain foods qualities than just putting it in a freezer. In the freezer, teeny-tiny ice shards form in food, which can change its taste. Cryogenics allows for flash-freezing. This process quickly freezes food before these shards can form.&amp;nbsp; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In a sentence <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />By turning fuels from gas into liquid, cryogenics can create high-density rocket propellant. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Check out the full list of&amp;nbsp;Scientists Say. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:30:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Gallop Into The Year Of The Horse!</title>
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	<source>https://www.dogonews.com/2026/2/11/gallop-into-the-year-of-the-horse</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ On February 17, 2026, more than 1.5 billion people worldwide will welcome the start of the Chinese New Year. Also called Lunar or Spring New Year, it is one of the most important holidays in China. The date of the two-week celebration is determined by the lunar calendar. It usually falls between late January and mid-February. For many families, it is a time to reflect on the past year and prepare for a fresh start. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:05:00 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>The Worlds Oldest Rock Art Discovered in Indonesia</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Before we had paintings, sculptures, drawings, and the incredible 3D art we see today, did you know that prehistoric people were creating art too?&amp;#160; Yep, you read that right!&amp;#160; Way back in prehistoric times, people used sticks, rocks, and natural things like berries and charcoal to make pictures on cave walls. They drew animals, their [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:09:10 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Whats The COLDEST The Temp Can Reach?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Hello everyone! I know a big storm is almost here. So I ask myself, what&amp;#8217;s the coldest it can reach? Have no fear, FunNews is here! The Russian R Stands For Rigid Weather Back in the 80&amp;#8217;s, (Which probably none of us were even born in), Russia faced some freezing temps, I didn&amp;#8217;t even know [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:16:52 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>BLOG STARTING THIS YEAR!!!</title>
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	<source>https://net.kidzsearch.com/blog-starting-this-year/</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ Hiya everyone, this is going to be a blast because I&amp;#8217;m going to show you the wonders of our animal kingdom!!!! Basically, I&amp;#8217;m going to be posting some animal facts. If you&amp;#8217;re interested in another animal and want me to share the facts about it, comment on whatever animal you&amp;#8217;d like me to share. If [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:19:26 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>High School Student Discovers 1.5 Million Lost Objects in Space</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ For many years, astronomers and scientists have been searching for and studying objects in space.&amp;#160; They&amp;#8217;ve been using powerful telescopes and advanced technology to look for hidden stars, distant galaxies, and even asteroids that could come close to Earth.&amp;#160; Experts have also been searching through millions of pieces of data to find new discoveries that [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:33:44 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>What Religion Are You?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Hi! I have been on KN before, and some of you may remember me if you have been here long enough. My username on KN is DancerGirl887, but on KT it&amp;#8217;s CatholicGirly887. As you probably saw from my username for KT, my religion is Catholicism, which is the major and first branch of Christianity. Just [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 23:27:55 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Scientists Teach Bumblebees to Recognize Morse Code</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Have you ever heard of Morse code? Its a special way to send messages using short sounds or lights (the dots) and longer sounds or lights (the dashes). For example, if you wanted to say &amp;#8220;HELLO&amp;#8221; in Morse code, it would look like this:      (H),  (E),    [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:23:16 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Scientists Say: Ecosystem</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ecosystem (noun, EE-koh-sis-tem) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />An ecosystem is a network of living and nonliving things interacting in the same place. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The living things in an ecosystem could include animals, plants and microbes. The nonliving things may include soil, water and air. But an ecosystem is worth more than the sum of its parts. Living things need energy and nutrients to live  and ecosystems link organisms to both. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Nutrients are chemicals that living things need to function. They include elements such as carbon and nitrogen. They can also be molecules like proteins that are made from elements. These elements cycle through an ecosystem. For instance, when an animal eats a plant. Or when a microbe decomposes a dead animal. That means the same atoms get reused in different living things. In fact, the same carbon atoms in your body might once have been part of a dinosaur! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Energy doesn&amp;#8217;t cycle through living things the way nutrients do. But ecosystems need a constant supply of it. Thats because energy is always being lost. Living things use energy to break down food, grow, recover from injuries and much more. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The sun supplies this energy. Plants and algae use photosynthesis to turn solar energy into chemical energy. This is a key link in ecosystems. Humans and other life-forms cant use the suns energy directly. We need to get it from plants, or from organisms that have eaten plants. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Let&amp;#8217;s look at how living and nonliving things interact in one ecosystem: a rainforest. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) live in South American rainforests. There, they dig around in the soil for insects. As they hunt, the animals mix up the soil. That allows air to move deeper underground. (Take note  air and soil are nonliving parts of the ecosystem.)  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This process delivers fresh air to microbes that live in the soil and spurs their growth. The microbes chomp away at dead material in the soil. This breaks down large molecules into smaller ones  nutrients  that a plant&amp;#8217;s roots can absorb. And as a plant converts the suns energy into chemical energy, an insect munching the plants leaves can take some of this energy for itself. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Together, all these living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem form a thriving habitat. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In a sentence <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Almendro trees use lightning to gain a competitive advantage in their jungle ecosystems. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Check out the full list of&amp;nbsp;Scientists Say. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 07:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>This squirrel-like robot has some serious hops</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/this-squirrel-like-robot-has-some-serious-hops/</link>
	<source>https://www.snexplores.org/article/jumping-squirrel-like-robot-balance</source>
	<description><![CDATA[  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Salto the robot is acting a bit squirrelly. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />It can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe, just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch. Its the first time scientists have been able to get a robot to land  balanced  on such a tiny target. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Weve been inspired by squirrels, says Justin Yim. Hes an engineer who worked on the project at the University of California, Berkeley. (Now he works at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.) The Salto team reported its new results March 19 in Science Robotics. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The one-legged robots clawlike gripper foot helps it land on branches, like a squirrel.Justin K. Yim and Eric K. Wang <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Squirrels are one of natures acrobats. They can scamper over telephone wires and vault between trees. They can even navigate Ninja Warrior-style obstacle courses. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A secret to squirrels parkour prowess is exceptional balance. Even if a jump carries them a bit beyond or short of their target, squirrels can maneuver their bodies so that they stay upright. One way is by adjusting how hard their legs push against a branch as they land. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Salto can now make similar adjustments. Yim was part of the team that described how April 4 in the Journal of Experimental Biology. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Think of playing hopscotch, he says. If you land on a square and feel like youre going to fall forward, you might try to stand up tall. To prevent yourself from toppling over, youd push your feet hard against the ground. And if you land too far back, you might crouch down, so you dont tip backward. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Yims team tried to help Salto mimic those tactics. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This spindly little hopping bot was developed in 2016. It was named for saltatorial  a term for things that leap or are adapted to leaping. In 2020, Saltos developers figured out how to make Salto stick a landing on flat surfaces. For the new work, they made two big changes. They added a clawlike gripper to Saltos foot. Now it can catch a pipe during landings. They also gave Salto the ability to stand or crouch. This can help improve its balance. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  @sciencenewsofficial Salto the robot can take flying leaps and adjust its landing  just like squirrels do. Scientists hope that the squirrel-inspired tech could one day help with construction inspections or conducting environmental monitoring in forests. #Robot #Squirrel #STEM #Robotics  original sound &amp;#8211; sciencenewsofficial &amp;#8211; sciencenewsofficial    <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In test jumps in the lab, Salto leapt from one plastic pipe to another. It successfully did this 25 times out of 30. It caught the tube, swinging over or under it most of the time. But in two trials, Salto leapt, landed and perched just perfectly. It stuck a balanced upright hold on the pipe. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Theres lots of room for improvement, Yim says. Salto may not be ready to join that circus group Cirque du Soleil yet. Still, Yim has ideas about how to improve the robots balance. They could improve Saltos gripper, for a better grasp when trying to land on a pipe. That would work like a squirrel squeezing a branch with its toes. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Yim envisions future robots that are even more agile than Salto. To help with construction, for instance, they might one day hop onto pipes or beams while carrying cameras for inspection. Or maybe Salto could leap throughout a forest as an environmental monitor. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />But Salto will need many more tweaks to catch up to its bushy-tailed brothers, Yim says. The robot is definitely not able to do what a squirrel can do just yet. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 20:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>A Bit About Me! (Updated)</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Hello, My Munchkins! I did my first A Bit About Me a little bit over a year ago, so Im making an updated one. Lets jump into it. &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; &amp;#160; MY INTERESTS My favorite color is seafoam green, and my favorite food is cheese and broccoli soup. [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:29:12 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>Three U.S tick species may trigger a mysterious red-meat allergy</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/three-u-s-tick-species-may-trigger-a-mysterious-red-meat-allergy/</link>
	<source>https://www.snexplores.org/article/three-tick-species-red-meat-allergy</source>
	<description><![CDATA[  <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In June 2017, Cathy Raley was about to take her dog on a hike when she suddenly broke out in hives. Her tongue swelled and her throat got tight. Thats when I called 911, she recalls. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />On the way to the hospital, Raley stopped being able to swallow. She was immediately given a steroid. She also received a medicine for severe allergic reactions called epinephrine (Ep-ih-NEFF-rin). That eventually calmed her symptoms, though Raley had to spend four hours in the hospital before she could go home. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Explainer: What are allergies? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Shed clearly suffered a major allergic reaction  but to what? She was 61 years old and didnt know of anything she was allergic to. So she went to an allergist who combed through her history for clues to what happened. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />One hint: Raley had recently had another bout of hives. That one erupted in the middle of the night  a sign that it had been a delayed reaction to something. And both times, the hives had occurred after shed cooked red meat: beef and pork. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I have no idea if its related, Raley finally told the allergist, but two months ago, I got bitten by a tick. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />That turned out to be the key to solving Raleys mystery. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Cathy Raley has picked up ticks on hikes with her dog, Jake, in the wooded outskirts of Olympia, Wash. But one bite in particular may have sparked a severe allergic reaction.Cathy Raley <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />She was later diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome. This is an allergy to red meat that scientists knew could develop in response to the bite of a lone star tick. Raley, however, had been bitten while hiking near her home in Olympia, Wash. Lone star ticks are found only east of the Rocky Mountains  thousands of kilometers (miles) away. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Two new research reports  one on Raleys case and&amp;nbsp;another on a woman in Maine &amp;nbsp;now suggest the lone star tick isnt the only U.S. tick that can trigger this allergy. The western blacklegged tick and the deer tick may trigger an allergy to red meat, too. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />It was a very surprising finding, says Hanna Oltean. She works at Washington States Department of Health in Shoreline. As an epidemiologist, she studies the spread and control of diseases. Oltean was part of a team that described the two alpha-gal cases in Emerging Infectious Diseases in April. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />This report raises new questions about a little-known  and potentially deadly  allergy. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How alpha-gal syndrome works <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Scientists discovered alpha-gal syndrome in 2009. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />It was first reported in 24 people whod had allergic reactions a few hours after eating red meat, such as beef, pork or lamb. More than eight in every 10 of them recalled being bitten by ticks before showing these symptoms. That raised scientists suspicions that tick bites may have triggered the allergies. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The saliva of certain tick species carries a sugar molecule called alpha-gal. These species include the lone star tick and others found in Europe and Australia. When these ticks bite, the sugar molecule and other compounds can get into someones body. There, they can somehow make the immune systems go haywire. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The next exposure to alpha-gal may trigger an allergic reaction in these people. Red meats and other animal products (such as milk and gelatin) are rich in alpha-gal. So those foods could incite that bad reaction. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Scientists knew that alpha-gal syndrome could develop in response to the bite of a lone star tick (shown). But new research suggests that other types of ticks can trigger this allergy as well.CDC <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Alpha-gal syndrome can present very differently from patient to patient, says Johanna Salzer. This epidemiologist works at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Some people may get hives and throat swelling, as Raley did. Other cases may look more like the woman from Maine. Shed been bitten by a deer tick. Later, after eating red meat, she developed abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The delayed and often mysterious nature of a patients stomach issues can make alpha-gal syndrome hard to diagnose, says Sarah McGill. As a gastroenterologist, she specializes in the digestive system. She works at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In the past, doctors hadnt considered food allergies when seeing adult patients with chronic digestive problems, she says. Why? Most food allergies develop when people are young. But alpha-gal syndrome is very unique, she says. Adults can get it suddenly. And theres no cure  though some people may eventually be able to eat red meat again without issue.&amp;nbsp; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Alpha-gal syndrome is not well-known <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Another problem: Many doctors and nurses have never heard of alpha-gal syndrome. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In one U.S. survey of healthcare providers,&amp;nbsp;more than four in every 10 had not heard of the condition. Among those who had, about one in three didnt know how it was acquired. Nearly half didnt know&amp;nbsp;what tests to order&amp;nbsp;to diagnose it. Salzer and her colleagues shared these results in 2023. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />  @sciencenewsofficial A bite from certain tick species could leave you allergic to red meat. Lone star tick bites can trigger alpha-gal syndrome  a mysterious allergy to a sugar molecule found in red meat, milk and gelatin. Now, scientists have identified two additional tick species in the U.S. that may also be responsible for causing this condition. Watch for tips from scientists on how to avoid tick bites, especially if you spend a lot of time in the woods. #tickseason #ticks #alphagalsyndrome #redmeat #redmeatallergy #allergyproblems #science #sciencenews   original sound &amp;#8211; sciencenewsofficial    <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />McGill has seen patients whose alpha-gal symptoms were dismissed by other doctors. When patients asked to be tested for the condition, some doctors had refused. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Those experiences remind McGill of celiac disease, another digestive illness. Here, the immune system overreacts to gluten. This disease was misunderstood for a long time. Patients were sometimes told their symptoms were in their head, McGill says. I see that same pattern happening with alpha-gal syndrome. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Increasing awareness among doctors and nurses could speed up diagnosis, Salzer says. That in turn could help patients feel better faster. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Its hard to know just how many patients were talking about. While alpha-gal syndrome appears fairly rare, exact numbers are hard to pin down. Salzer was part of a team that tallied about&amp;nbsp;110,000 suspected cases in the United States from 2010 to 2022. But this might be an undercount. As many as 450,000 people might have been affected during this time, those researchers say. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />How to avoid alpha-gal syndrome <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />And this condition can be life-threatening, Oltean emphasizes. But if people know the risks, she adds, they can take appropriate precautions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />For Oltean, that means avoiding tick bites. She knows that can be difficult, especially during tick season. Ticks are generally seeking blood meals from early spring to late fall, depending on where you live. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />After being outdoors, many people scan their bodies to ensure theyre not carrying any ticks. Quickly finding and removing those tiny arachnids can keep them from spreading diseases. Thats the case for Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A tick must latch onto someones body for hours or days to transmit the bacteria that cause those illnesses. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />That does not seem to be the case with alpha-gal syndrome, Oltean says. There are no bacteria being transmitted. Tick saliva is thought to cause the allergy. So its possible that a single bite from a tick  even one yanked away at once  could spark the condition. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Case clusters <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome cluster mostly in the southern, midwestern and mid-Atlantic United States. This map shows cases from 2017 to 2022. Cases are shown per 1 million people in the population per year. Areas with larger case counts are shown in dark blue. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />J.M. Thompson et al/MMWR 2023 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Oltean is brimming with tips to prevent tick bites. Walk in the center of trails. Avoid tall brush and grassy areas. Wear tightly woven clothing. Apply tick repellent to exposed skin, and shower soon after being outdoors. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Since alpha-gal syndrome was discovered so recently, theres still a lot to learn about whos most at risk. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Why are some people bitten by ticks all the time and they never develop alpha-gal syndrome? Salzer asks. She also wants to know just how long a tick must attach for someone to get the condition. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Her research suggests that most U.S. alpha-gal cases have happened in the lone star ticks range. Oltean wonders why lone star ticks seem better at triggering an immune response. And do multiple tick bites over time make someone more likely to develop the condition?&amp;nbsp; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Answering such questions could help people protect themselves from this condition  and help doctors better spot those who have it. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Learn more about the risk of alpha-gal syndrome and how many people may be at risk of developing this allergy to meat. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>Birthday Post!</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/birthday-post/</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Hey Puggy Army! I know I should have posted something like this on my birthday (Feb 15), but I was busy with my birthday party (it was so fun!), so Im posting this now. I only know one person heres birthday, @itrules0ut343 (July 20), because we are friends irl. Sadly, hes leaving KN for good [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 11:05:04 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>Therian Discussions</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/therian-discussions/</link>
	<source>https://net.kidzsearch.com/therian-discussions/</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ Hi again guys!! For one, Im sorry, I dont think I put a category on my first post ( If it got approved because I am making this before the other post gets accepted). Anywho, this space is for just chatting with no specific thing. I hope to make new friends here. This space is [&amp;#8230;] ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:09:57 PDT</pubDate>
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	<category>Educational</category>
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	<title>Exciting New Species Discovered</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/exciting-new-species-discovered/</link>
	<source>https://youngzine.org/news/changing-ecosystems/exciting-new-species-discovered</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ Humans have been discovering the plants and animals that reside alongside us for millennia. After all this time, there must be no major species left to discover, right? You might be surprised to learn that this is not the case! Over 200 new species were discovered globally in 2024, from the depths of our Earth's oceans to the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Let's take a look at five exciting species that were discovered in 2024. Clouded-Tiger Cat The clouded tiger cat ( Leopardis pardinoides ) was discovered by De Oliveira, a tiger cat expert in Brazil, from camera traps in the Andes mountains... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:33:48 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title>For All the Therians out there!</title>
	<link>https://kidzsearch.com/news/school/for-all-the-therians-out-there/</link>
	<source>https://net.kidzsearch.com/for-all-the-therians-out-there/</source>
	<description><![CDATA[ This is me and my fav mask for now! And I love to make masks, so I would love to get given some ideas plzzzzz! That&amp;#8217;s me btw! Also, what is otherpaw? I need help. I&amp;#8217;m stuck on this! ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:36:31 PST</pubDate>
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	<title>Should TikTok Be Banned?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Do you think TikTok should be banned? TikTok has been banned and unbanned multiple times. What do think should happen with TikTok? Share your thoughts in the comments! ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:27:15 PST</pubDate>
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	<category>Educational</category>
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	<title>What Are Some Funny Memes For Kids?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Post your funniest memes for kids in the comments! ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 05:45:39 PST</pubDate>
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