Science Snacks

• Salty Snacks. When monkeys groom one another, they aren't removing fleas or other bugs. They're looking instead for loose skin encrusted with salt, which the monkeys like to eat.
• Honored Guide. One of the craters on Venus is named after Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who helped guide the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to the Pacific Ocean.
• Chicken Nugget. Scottish scientists have turned chickens into video addicts. The scientists, who are looking for ways to control aggression among chickens, found that their birds became hooked on watching moving images of fish and flying toasters.
• Health Gain. An American born in 1990 could expect to live to age 47. An American born today can expect to live to age 75.
• Global Straddler. Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States. It is also the eaternmost state because part of it is located in the Eastern Hemisphere.
  
  Source: Current Science, 12/18/98, Vol. 84 Issue 8, p3, 1p