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Whether they live alone or together, in a hive or in a hole in the ground, bees do some of the most important work on the planet: pollinating plants. What’s the Buzz?

Most of us see trees every day, and too often we take them for granted. Trees provide us with everything from food, fuel and shelter to oxygen and filtered water.

You don't have to live in the Great Bear Rainforest to benefit from its existence, but after you read Nowhere Else on Earth you might want to visit this magnificent part of the planet.

The month of Ramadan offers the opportunity to improve one's personal and spiritual behavior.

All the food you eat, whether it's an apple or a steak or a chocolate-coated cricket, has a story.

Earthquakes are a terrifying yet fascinating force of nature. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe takes you through her own journey of understanding the earth beneath our feet.

Bestselling author Sigmund Brouwer brings his unique sense of play to the serious business of learning to read and write.

In clear and accessible language, Generation Us explains the phenomenon of global warming, outlines the threat it presents to future generations and offers a path toward solutions to the problem.

Inspired by memories of fantastic family birthday parties, mother-and-daughter team Nikki Tate and Dani Tate-Stratton researched the history of birthdays in order to answer such questions as, How m

From its beginnings as a farming celebration marking the end of winter to its current role as a global party featuring good food, lots of gifts and public parades, Chinese New Year is a snapshot of

Kids all over the world help collect seeds, weed gardens, milk goats and herd ducks.

Pedal It!

Until a few hundred years ago, people were embarrassed to buy bread in a store. Families took pride in making almost everything they owned.

December 20, 1943. Two Canadian infantry battalions and a tank regiment stand poised on the outskirts of a small Italian port town. They expect to take Ortona quickly.

Humans have always generated garbage, whether it’s a chewed-on bone or a broken cell phone.