Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards was a prolific writer of fiction and poetry for children and for adults. She wrote over ninety books, and one of her works for children, Tirra Lirra: Rhymes Old and New, remained in print for forty-eight years, a good record...
Artful Adapter The delicate beauty of the nautilus, with its pearly shell and intricate chambers, was described as early as the time of Aristotle. This shell has long been in use around the world for decorative purposes. Because the modern shell closely resembles...
The nautilus is an evolutionary holdover from the pre-dinosaur age. Its unique structure, behavior, and research history are analyzed. A research expedition is also described. It's not easy studying the nautilus, a creature that lurks in the depths of the ocean and emerges...
Today is Sunday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2007. There are 344 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 21, 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine.On this date:In 1861, Jefferson Davis of...
The First SubA Dutch inventor called Cornelius Drebbel created the first working submarine while he was living in England in 1620. A leather-encased wooden boat propelled by 12 oarsmen, it made several trips through the Thames and received oxygen via tubes that reached up to...
