The Origin and Royal Connections of the Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond seems to have brought forth many things, but hope wasn’t one of them. It was an eerie omen to ill health, family disaster and evil …
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Jacques Cousteau Biography: His Childhood, Navy Years and Early Adventures
He has been called a man-fish. Pioneer in oceanic adventure, Jacques Cousteau was an inventor, a filmmaker, a traveler and a lover of the deep dark …
Continue ReadingWho Was Frida Kahlo: Biography of an Artist
Painting not only helped Frida Kahlo (rhymes with hallow) get through difficult times, it also gave her unprecedented opportunity. She became one of …
Continue ReadingWhat if There Were No More Vultures? The Importance of These Maligned Birds
They’re called ugly buzzards, scavengers, the undertakers of road kill: they are vultures. But vultures are not buzzards and they aren’t like hawks …
Continue ReadingHistory and Biography of Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin
With his right creative brain, Borodin played instruments and wrote music; with his left, he jumped into science and languages: Russian, English, …
Continue ReadingPioneering Women: The Lives and Adventures of Gertrude Bell and Mary Kingsley
For explorers, curiosity is always an unmet need. Most explorers make exploration their life’s work. Learn about two courageous women of the late …
Continue ReadingPointillism and Impressionism: Learn about Artist Georges Seurat
An art critic’s unfavorable comment coined the name of the art style that became known as impressionism. Learn about post-Impressionist artist …
Continue ReadingCaptive Killer Whales: Should Marine Mammals be Trained to Perform?
Are whales amazing just because of their awesome size? A blue whale’s heart weighs about 1300 pounds (590 kg) with a main blood vessel so big that a …
Continue ReadingIt's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It: Your Voice Can Change Your Own Mood
The tone of your voice is an invitation to others to enter into a particular state with you, which happens on a level beneath consciousness. Your own …
Continue ReadingAll about Cicadas: What They Are, What They're Not and What Was Grown on Them
Cicadas get a bad rap. Every 13 to 17-years they are blamed for something horrendous and most people don’t know any better. Cicadas are harmless and …
Continue ReadingLearning about the Vietnam War: History Homework and Study Help
The complicated Vietnam War took place in Indochina. It was the first war America televised and the first war America lost. Hotly disputed, it created …
Continue ReadingFox Hunting: The History, Tradition and Controversy of this Longstanding Sport
He has red-brown fur, a bushy tail, pointy ears, black boots, long thin nose and is bigger than a cat. There are just as many in the city as in the …
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