World News Articles
Virtual Superstore
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 A Virtual Superstore is a storefront for a large retail store with isles of images of merchandise for customers to shop from. The isles and images are of the merchandise available from its real stores and warehouses, such as groceries, toys, electronics and also sporting goods. View Full Article |
Super Earth
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 An international team of astronomers has discovered a new “Super-Earth,” which is seven times the size of Earth. An European Southern Observatory HARPS telescope was used by the astronomers to find it. View Full Article |
Woolly Mammoth
NOVEMBER 15, 2012 Woolly mammoths lived in Asia, Europe and North America. They lived from about 2 million years ago to 9,000 years ago. This was millions of years after the dinosaurs went extinct. View Full Article |
Earthquake and Volcanoes
OCTOBER 31, 2012 Earthquakes are the shaking, rolling or sudden shock of the earth’s surface. They are the Earth's way of releasing stress or energy. More than a million earthquakes rattle the world each year but we hear about a few of them. View Full Article |
Columbus Day
OCTOBER 15, 2012 Columbus Day is celebrated in the United States to honor Christopher Columbus's first voyage to America in 1492. Columbus is the explorer who discovered America in that year. View Full Article |
Coal Mining
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 Coal is a black or brownish-black shiny rock and most of it is buried deep underground so we must "mine" or dig it out. It is a very important form of energy and is used in producing electricity. View Full Article |
Paralympics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 The word “Paralympic” comes from the Greek word “para” which means ‘beside’. The name means a competition held in parallel to the Olympic Games. View Full Article |