(Encyclopedia) Wrangel Island or Wrangell IslandWrangel Islandrăngˈgəl [key], Rus. Ostrov Vrangelya, island, 1,740 sq mi (4,507 sq km), in the Arctic Ocean, between the East Siberian Sea and the…
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…
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…
HOW DID ALASKA BECOME PART OF AMERICA? WHO ARE CANADA’S NATIVE PEOPLES? WHAT IS LIFE LIKE IN GREENLAND? WHY IS CANADA BILINGUAL? HOW DO CANADIANS COPE WITH THE COLD? FACTFILE: CANADA, ALASKA,…
DEFENCESTOUGH ALPINESHIGH UP ON A HOSTXEROPHYTESHALOPHYTESFIND OUT MORESome plants have special features that help them to repel predators. Other plants can survive and even thrive in hostile…
Eleven historic sites in danger of being lost forever In a report released in early June 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (www.nationaltrust.org ) listed 11 historic sites across…
