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Whether you're on vacation by the coast or back at school hundreds of miles inland, every day you probably eat foods and use health products made with organisms from the ocean, especially seaweed. Seaweed

Many marine scientists suspect that ocean species may be disappearing even before they're discovered, while well-known species are being wiped out by overfishing.  In the game 

Photographer Bryant Austin wants people on land to experience what he has seen underwater--the scale and grandeur of whales in the wild. Austin has taken dozens of underwater photographs of different parts of live whales to create full-size,

Summer may be sweltering where you are, but in Antarctica, it's winter! (Doesn't that make you feel cooler just thinking about it?) In temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit, Antarctic Emperor penguins must huddle together in large numbers to stay warm.  

Check out SMILE's Cool It!: Reading a Thermometer activity to discover how evaporation of water on a hot day can be used to cool an object. A truly cool activity from Cyberchase!

NASA’s Space Shuttle program may be ending, but astronauts still face the challenge of spending long periods in space on the I

Celebrate the first day of summer. Visit a National Park for free.

“I NEVER thought I could do that!”

Zach Pine has heard that exclamation many times in his work as an informal educator. Not surprising, since Pine continually challenges both children and adults to succeed at something they thought was impossible. What challenge does Pine present his learners? To balance rocks of all shapes and sizes, one atop another in a free form sculpture, without any other means of support like sticks, clamps, or glue.

Summer at the library isn't just checking out fun books and collecting prizes for reading.