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If you don't succeed the first time try again and again and..........well until you do! Four-year old Porterhouse, certainly seems to believe in that, for he has been try...

On Easter Monday (April 13th), thousands of lucky kids from all across America, got a chance to visit the White House and participate in the Annual Easter Egg Roll, hoste...

Have you ever heard of an orangutan hospital? Apparently there is one in Bukit Merah Lake in Malaysia, which looks after orangutan babies, just like other hospitals take...

If Sophie Tucker was a human, she would have been a serious contender in the hit Television series, 'Survivor'. However, Sophie is an Australian cattle dog and, while she...

What do you do when you love Lego's and photography? If you are 5th-Grade Science teacher Dan, you combine your love for the two, and share it with the World!

If you have never seen or heard of a snow roller or snow donut, it's because these amazing natural formations occur very rarely, under only the most perfect conditions an...

A 5th Grade reporter from Pahokee, who has interviewed more celebrities than most 'real' reporters, has added another feather in his cap - A full college scholarship from...

To some people, 29-year old Eskil Ronningsbakken's balancing performances may seem like stunts or circus acts, but to Eskil, they are a form of Art. However the one thing...

Five-year old Ellie Challis from Little Clacton, Essex has had a tough life. Struck with meningitis when she was just 16 months old, she had to have both her legs and han...

After 20 years of entertaining the World with their weekly half-hour antics, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson are finally getting the respect they deserve - Th...

It has been described as a race that could be conceived, executed and be popular only in a city like where residents are game for anything that is fun and a little crazy...

Gertrude Baines, the Planet's oldest person celebrated her 115th birthday in Los Angeles, Calfornia on April 7th, in what was described a low-key party, with just some mu...

While they may not have the coveted Firebolt broom or the ability to zoom around to catch the elusive golden snitch, muggle (ordinary human) Quidditch players are not com...

After months of searching, Malia and Sasha have finally found their puppy - a six month-old Portuguese Water Dog. Little Bo is a mop of curly black fur with sprinkles of...

Is your pooch cramped and uncomfortable in the car? Is having to jump in and out hurting its back? Does it need privacy? Then you will be delighted to hear that car manuf...

Jessica Silverman was just five years old when she won her first jellybean-guessing contest. Her prize then was a stuffed toy dragon. Seventeen years later, she has done...

Not every useful invention has to be developed over many years and cost a lot of money to make. Sometimes the simplest of ideas, can improve our lives profoundly. All it...

Earlier this week, International auction house Christies, held a Natural History sale, that was a dream come true for any paleontologist or lover of natural history.

The folks at Discovery Channel are on the prowl again, looking for the 2009 'America's Top Young Scientist'. Open to all 5th through 8th Graders, the competition is desig...

Each year, police departments all over the world, order new patrol cars for their units. Over time, this has evolved into a friendly competition among various countries,...

Most elementary school kids learn geography, just as they learn any other subject - within the confines of the four walls of their classroom. However, if you are one of t...

If you think pigs do not make good pets, you haven't met these little ones!

Imagine lighting fire to a hard-packed snowball to get warm! While that may sound impossible, Tim Collett, a research geologist from Denver, Colorado seems to think it is...

This cute little black and tan puppy, may soon earn the title of the world's smallest dog from the folks at the Guinness Book of Records - that is, if he doesn't grow any...