For a lot of teenagers, their Internet friendship with a woman known as Blue Sky and A Beautiful Mind proved a turning point in their lives. By chatting online they were able to talk honestly about their troubles and receive help in finding solutions...
Are you a gamer? If you enjoy playing computer games like many millions of other teenagers worldwide, then yes, you are. According to the China Internet Network Information Centre (CINIC), Internet users in China spend more than eleven hours gaming...
It is the weekend! Time to have fun and relax, and time for young people to take off their school uniform and put on their favourite casual clothes. When teenagers have a free day, many of them like to wear a pair of denim jeans. Although the styles...
On the annual International Volunteers Day, the world acknowledges the work of millions of people who give their time to help others. Many of those who do voluntary work are young people, and the numbers are growing. Around 24,000 Young Volunteers Co...
All animals are part of the food chain: they are listed on someone else's menu and always run the risk of ending up as someone else's lunch, dinner or snack. To protect themselves from being eaten and to survive in the wild, many animals have develop...
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Like all other living creatures, human beings belong to a group of other animals that share certain characteristics. Zoologists place us in a group called primates, which include other mammals such as apes and monkeys. Among the key features found in...
There are many different varieties of bee. Some live in large groups like the honey-bee, and make their nests in trees or holes in the rocks. Other species make their nests in holes in the ground. There are also varieties that do not live in groups a...
Wilkie Collins was born in London in 1824 and his first novel -- a historical romance called Anatonia -- was published when he was 26. Shortly after this he met Charles Dickens, and they formed a close friendship that lasted for ten years and influen...
A housemaid worked very long hours and only had half a day off each week. Rosanna had to start work at 5:00 am in order to clean and light the fires before the family of the house woke up. Then she laid the table for breakfast while other servants t...