Destination Bizarre
Great American claims to fame by John Gettings Here is a closer look at ten of America's most interesting (self-proclaimed) "capitals of the world."
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by Mark Hughes There are more than 140 known moons throughout our solar system. Most are barren rock, while some have atmospheres, volcanoes, and maybe even oceans of liquid…
Rocky Mountain High A guide to the 2003 Winter X Games by John Gettings After two years at Mt. Snow in Vermont, the Winter X Games returned to Colorado in 2002 and will be held there…
Rocky Mountain High A guide to the 2003 Winter X Games by John Gettings After two years at Mt. Snow in Vermont, the Winter X Games returned to Colorado in 2002 and will be held there…
(Encyclopedia) eel, common name for any fish in the order Anguilliformes, and characterized by a long snakelike body covered with minute scales embedded in the skin. Eels lack the hind pair of fins,…
(Encyclopedia) Shetland IslandsShetland Islandsshĕtˈlənd [key], island group and council area (1993 est. pop. 22,830), 551 sq mi (1,427 sq km), extreme N Scotland, NE of the Orkney Islands. Formerly…
(Encyclopedia) potato beetle, name for two beetles of the leaf beetle family and for two of the blister beetle family, all destructive to the potato plant and its relatives. Most notorious is the…
(Encyclopedia) raccoon, nocturnal New World mammal of the genus Procyon. The common raccoon of North America, Procyon lotor, also called coon, is found from S Canada to South America, except in parts…
(Encyclopedia) cave, a cavity in the earth's surface usually large enough for a person to enter. Caves may be formed by the chemical and mechanical action of a stream upon soluble or soft rock, of…
HOW WAS EARTH FORMED? IS EARTH THE SAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH? HOW DOES EARTH SUPPORT LIFE? HOW DOES EARTH MOVE THROUGH SPACE? SEASONSFIND OUT MOREPlanet Earth is a dense, rocky ball about 7,920…
