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Summer Olympics 2012 | London, England

London, England   What's in Store for the London Games Olympic Stadium Photo Source: London 2012 London Preview What to expect at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games…

DK Science: Trace Fossils

Skin printFootprintsCoprolitesSome of the most interesting fossils contain nothing of the dinosaur itself. They are simply the marks the animal left behind as it walked along and take the form of…

Animal Arsenal

Animals' lives are not peaceful! They must be able to find food for themselves and their young (which often includes tracking and killing it), and avoid becoming food themselves. Sometimes they…

Mystery Initials

Full names of famous authorstracked down by Holly Hartman Ever wonder what the two R's stand for in J. R. R. Tolkien? Curious about whether S. E. Hinton is a man or a woman? It used to be common…

Olympic Preview: Weightlifting

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 2000 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Weightlifting It's impossible to put an exact…

2006 Olympics: Bobsleigh

Offspring of the toboggan by John Gettings and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Bobsleigh Medal StandingsBobsleigh Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Bobsledding…

Olympic Multitasker

Oscar Pistorius will compete in two Olympics in one summer by Catherine McNiff Oscar Pistorious Source: Wiki Commons Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable…