Brendan tells us about and “expensive” planet. 55 Canri-e is more than two times larger than Earth and scientists believe a third of the planet might be a huge diamond!
Category - Season 22
Alexandra reports on another way that the organization Oceana is on the front line in the battle against plastic pollution in our oceans – getting Amazon to reduce, and hopefully eventually...
Oceana is on the front line in the battle against plastic pollution in our oceans. The invention (and naming) of WD 40! How to write the dreaded college admissions essay. An unusual hotel in Idaho...
Science, Tech & Environment, Season 22, Top Story
Hair Matters: Protecting Our Waterways From Oil Spills
Ava reports on the environmental dangers posed by oil leaking from ships, drilling platforms and pipelines. Then we learn about Hair Matters, an innovative program that uses human hair and animal fur...
A report on the environmental dangers posed by oil. Abraham Lincoln faced numerous failures during his early life. Why Hawaiian pizza isn’t from Hawaii. Fascinating mosaics from the days of the Roman...
Benjamin tells us how the fear of war ended up creating a test, thousands of high school students take every year – the Advanced Placement Exam. And we find out now, AP exams are changing.
Details on how teens across the country can enter the annual Drive 2 Life PSA contest, sponsored by the National Road Safety Foundation. This year’s topic is sharing the road.
AP exams are changing. The annual Drive 2 Life PSA contest. Why your fingernails may look longer. Lady Gaga’s initial failures didn’t hold her back. Favorite instruments to learn how to play. How to...
Movies like Jaws and the Meg make sharks look like bloodthirsty predators constantly on the hunt for human victims. But as you’ll see from our report, sharks are getting a bad rap.
Sharks are getting a bad rap. How Beyonce didn’t let initial failures stop her. Molten rain and life on other planets. The deadliest creature on Earth. See ancient Greek ruins... in Sicily! Also...
Ava is back with another Seeing Sicily report, except this one should be called Tasting Sicily as we explore the foods of Sicily.
It’s been said that one picture is worth a thousand words. For this next report, we want to change that to one picture is worth a thousand fish. Alexandra explains in her report about a teen who’s...
A teen who’s made it his artistic mission to save our salmon! Author Stephen King. How to write a killer essay. Tasting the foods of Sicily. How the funny bone got its name.
While very well known for his amazing “I Have a Dream” speech, most people don’t know that public speaking was not MLK's forte in school, but he clearly didn’t let that stop him.
We typically look at color as a design element or a way to distinguish objects. But as Ava tells us, in her “Tea on China” report, color plays a far deeper role in Chinese culture.
Peter has some good news about chocolate and tooth decay.
Thomas Edison is our first profile of an individual who didn’t let failure stop them.
After the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, the third most important document in our nation’s history is the Bill of Rights.
The Bill of Rights and your first amendment rights. Martin Luther King Jr. A tour of Sicily. Cows listen to classical music!
The world’s oceans are so vast and incredibly powerful, it’s hard to imagine that they need our help. But as Alexandra tells us, they not only need our help, they need it more than ever before.
The world’s oceans are vast and powerful, but they need our help. The author of Peter Pan. The benefits of learning a second language. Does the door close button in an elevator work? The U.S. Air...