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Space Word Scramble
Challenge your knowledge with our space word scramble. Do you have what it takes to unscramble the range of word problems related to space, astronomy,
Meet Diego, the 100 year old Tortoise
Diego the Tortoise sports his mighty cape and managed to save his entire species from extinction! Diego is a Hood Island giant tortoise who, beginning
Long Distance Birds Surprise Scientists
Scientists have been surprised and impressed with the long-distance travel of two birds recently, a common cuckoo who flew from southern Africa to Mongolia, and
This Day In History – July 3
Intergovernmental Conference on Identity Certificates for Russian Refugees, convened by Fridtjof Nansen in Geneva, creates the Nansen passports (for stateless persons)
This Day In History – July 2
Today in History 324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium 1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin:
Why do we get Goosebumps?
What causes Goosebumps? Certain situations like a temperature drop, a strong feeling of fear – a strong emotion results in us getting goosebumps. When we
This Day In History – July 1
Today in History 1689 Matsuo Basho, zen poet, leaves for 150 days journey on Honshu, Japan 1858 The joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred
Mystery of the Flying Snakes
Scientists have recently discovered that flying snakes such as the paradise tree snakes are able to undulate their bodies as they glide through the air,
Salar de Uyuni, the Largest salt flat in the world
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, it has a measurement of 10,582 km squared (4,086 miles squared). Salar de Uyuni
This Day In History – June 30
Today in History 1520 Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during “La Noche Triste” (the