Question: What animal is over 30 feet long, has a big head, enormous eyes, a mane like a lion, a long neck, a body like a snake and lots of arms like an octopus? Answer: Nobody knows. But sailors have been telling stories about giant creatures of the...
Rescue at sea the RNLI by John Russell Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee, For those in peril on the sea! These words come from a famous hymn by William Whiting: 'Eternal Father Strong to Save'. It is better known as the Naval Hymn and is popular with m...
Rivers: what do they mean to you? Are they just something boring you learn about in geography at school? For many people the answer is probably yes, but anyone who has ever lived beside one and gone for walks along its bank, swum in it, gone fishing,...
The Island of Mauritius God first made Mauritius and from it, he created Paradise. Mark Twain 1896 Where is it? Over ten million years ago, the waters of the Indian Ocean boiled. Massive volcanoes erupted miles underneath the surface. Huge amounts of...
如今在西方,健全的人常被提醒残疾的人跟他们拥有的权利是一样的。但发展中国家的情况又是如何?在没有为残疾设施的情况又是如何? Disability by Chris Wilson Nowadays in the west the able bodied ar...
Death by Katherine Bilsborough Neanderthals There is evidence to suggest that even as far back as prehistoric times, Neanderthal man buried their dead with flowers. This suggests a certain emotional concern for the well being of the dead and might in...
Martial Arts By Mike Rayner Everybody was kung-fu fighting Those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit frightening But they fought with expert timing Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas Martial arts have never been more popular. Hollyw...
The quick answer is that nobody knows. The long answer is that are lots of different theories. So, if youre interested, read on! Some theories of the purpose of dreams Freud believed that we dream so that we can release the deep, secret desires that...
1500 years ago. A king in India named Kaid, who had built a huge empire, was sick at heart. He called his minister, Sassa, to him and said : Day and night I think about my past battles, I dream of conquests and invasions, I cant sleep for thinking ab...
Venomous animals Sea wasp Despite the glorious semi-tropical climate, nobody swims at beaches in the northern half of Australia from September to May. For there, all but invisible as it cruises in the calm tropical shallows, is the world's most dange...