Most cities have local areas called "neighborhoods."  The "Mission District" is one of San Francisco..

In the village of Chinchero, Peru, weaving is an important tradition. Weavers use animal hair to mak..

Puffins are a kind of bird that lives in Iceland. Each year baby puffins, or pufflings, leave their ..

This story is about water sports in the Columbia River Gorge. Cory Roeseler lives in the area and he..

In southern Africa, there is a group of people called 'Bushmen.' These people know a lot about wild ..

Trinidad and Tobago is famous for its beautiful birds. One man has made it his life's work to study ..

The native bees of Central America are important for farmers, the rain forests, and food production...

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. It's in a hot, tropical area, but it's so high ..

In an Okavango wetlands area, a young serval cat is going out for his first night hunt. These cats c..

Mary Lou Robertson is a young girl in Florida who has an interesting hobby;  she watches birds. In f..

Every year, over 500 cowboys and cowgirls gather in western Canada.  They want to test their rodeo s..

Confucius (551-479 B.C.) is a well-known person in Chinese history.  He had many followers who belie..

Several strange signs called 'crop circles' have been discovered in the fields of southern England. ..

People from around the world travel to Coober Pedy, Australia, with hopes of getting rich. This town..

In Brazil, a man has discovered a new way of saving, or rescuing, people from drowning in the ocean...

In Japan, a young woman named Umechika dreams of becoming a geisha and has left home to follow her d..