http://www.worldbook.com/store/blog/6-World-Book-Blog.aspx?feed=rss&categories=220 World Book blogs are carefully crafted by our team of editors to present the latest news, science discoveries, current events and other topics of interests for young readers to inspire curiosity and a love of learning. en-us service@worldbook.com Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:05:04 -0500 archaeology astronomy Chile South America Science Space Mars NASA space Science Australia Mungo Man archaeology History Science Marie Curie Nobel Prize Chemistry Physics History People Science Brain Consciousness Coma Medicine Science frogs India animals endangered species Conservation Environment Science equinox earth sun autumn Science Space Weather Cassini Saturn space Science Technology astronomy sun moon eclipse Current Events Science Space NASA Space Exploration Space Current Events People Science Mars Peru Agriculture Current Events Environment Plants Science Space frog india Animals Conservation Current Events Environment Science Coral Reef Amazon Animals Conservation Current Events Environment Plants Science Astronomy Space Star Current Events Science animals australia seadragon seahorse Conservation Current Events Science bees conservation endangered species environmental protection Animals Current Events Environment Science Frogs animals australia new south wales Current Events Science Conservation animals monster monday global warming jellyfish Conservation Current Events Environment Science aboriginal people australia Forensic Science Crime Current Events History Science nobel prizes Current Events People Science Milky Way Space Exploration Space Current Events Science Technology astrobiology earth Space Current Events Environment Science Technology brazil capuchin monkeys monkeys primates ecology evolution stone age Animals Current Events History Prehistoric Animals & Plants Science Space Stars Astronomy Current Events Science solar energy airplane aviation Business & Industry Conservation Current Events Energy Environment Science Technology http://www.worldbook.com/wbblog/Chile-s-Ancient-Desert-Calendar http://www.worldbook.com/wbblog/Chile-s-Ancient-Desert-Calendar service@worldbook.com archaeology astronomy Chile South America Science Space High in the Atacama Desert of Chile, a system of stone pillars and rock piles called saywas was... 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Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:12:00 -0600 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Exploring-the-Amazon-Reef http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Exploring-the-Amazon-Reef service@worldbook.com Coral Reef Amazon Animals Conservation Current Events Environment Plants Science Off the coast of Brazil, where the Amazon River spills into the Atlantic Ocean, scientists are... Tue, 07 Mar 2017 13:47:00 -0600 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Supernova-Spotting http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Supernova-Spotting service@worldbook.com Astronomy Space Star Current Events Science In October 2013, an international team of scientists lead by Ofer Yaron, an astrophysicist at the... Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:43:00 -0600 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Rare-Ruby-Seadragon http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Rare-Ruby-Seadragon service@worldbook.com animals australia seadragon seahorse Conservation Current Events Science Australia’s rare ruby seadragon has recently been seen alive for the first time. Because of rough... Tue, 31 Jan 2017 11:18:00 -0600 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/The-Fall-of-Rusty-Patched-Bumble-Bees http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/The-Fall-of-Rusty-Patched-Bumble-Bees service@worldbook.com bees conservation endangered species environmental protection Animals Current Events Environment Science For the first time in the continental United States, a wild bee has been designated as an... 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Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:24:00 -0500 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Monkey-Stone-Age http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Monkey-Stone-Age service@worldbook.com brazil capuchin monkeys monkeys primates ecology evolution stone age Animals Current Events History Prehistoric Animals & Plants Science ​Monkeys in the Amazon rain forest likely entered their own Stone Agemore than 700 years ago,... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:21:00 -0500 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/A-Frankenstein-Galaxy-of-Spare-Parts http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/A-Frankenstein-Galaxy-of-Spare-Parts service@worldbook.com Space Stars Astronomy Current Events Science ​In a sleepy section of the visible universe there lurks a huge galaxy with a bizarre patchwork of... Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:09:00 -0500 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Sunny-Solar-Impulse-2-August-2-2016 http://www.worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Sunny-Solar-Impulse-2-August-2-2016 service@worldbook.com solar energy airplane aviation Business & Industry Conservation Current Events Energy Environment Science Technology ​Last week, on July 26, the solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi in the... Tue, 02 Aug 2016 12:50:00 -0500