(Encyclopedia) Leif EricssonLeif Ericssonlēf ĕrˈĭksən [key], Old Norse Leifr Eiriksson, fl. a.d. 999–1000, Norse discoverer of America, b. probably in Iceland; son of Eric the Red. He spent his youth…
(Encyclopedia) redstart, common name for an Old World thrush of the genus Phoenicurus, family Turdidae. A small, slender-legged songbird, it is found in woodlands, parks, and heaths. The European…
CLOUDS AMONG THE STARSLIFE CYCLE OF STARSFIND OUT MOREThe spaces between the stars are not completely empty, but are filled with clouds of gas and dust called nebulas. We can see nebulas when…
Sandals originated in warm climates where the soles of the feet needed protection but the top of the foot needed to be cool.4,000 years ago the first shoes were made of a single piece of rawhide…
ARE ALGAE AND SEAWEED THE SAME THING? DO ALGAE LIVE ONLY IN WATER? ALGAE CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREAlgae are plantlike organisms that make food by photosynthesis. All algae contain chlorophyll,…
National Poetry Month Features, raves, and an Election Haiku Contest
APRIL is National Poetry Month! Celebrate this month-long holiday with a collection of features on poets…
THE HUMAN SKELETON BONES JOINTS FIND OUT MORE
The body is supported and its internal parts protected by a strong yet flexible framework of BONES called the skeleton. These bones meet at…
ENGLISH, Karan, a Representative from Arizona; born in Berkeley, Calif., March 23, 1949; graduated from Enterprise High School, Redding, Calif., 1967; A.A., Shasta Junior College, Redding,…
