September 2016
Health
Sep 29 2016
Bad Habits
Is smoking bad for your health? Of course it is. Everyone knows that.
But only one in ten teens believes that using e-cigarettes, or vaping, can be dangerous too. Turns out, what you don’t know can hurt you.
E-cigarettes have only been around for about ten years. They...
History
Sep 23 2016
The Terror, Lost and Found
In 1845, Sir John Franklin sailed two ships into the Arctic. The famous British explorer was looking for the Northwest Passage.
Britain was eager to find this shortcut through the Arctic Ocean. It would be a much faster trading route from Europe to Asia.
Or so...
News
Sep 16 2016
Mother Teresa, Saint of the Gutters
For years, people have called Mother Teresa “the saint of the gutters.” On September 4, Pope Francis made it official. Sainthood is one of the highest honours in the Roman Catholic Church. The ceremony was held at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. Mother Teresa, friend to…
Animals
Sep 08 2016
The Great Elephant Census
In 2014, Elephants Without Borders launched the Great Elephant Census. The group’s goal? To count the savanna elephants in Africa.
Workers crisscrossed 18 countries in small planes. It took two years and half a million kilometres of flying. It was the largest wildlife...
Science
Sep 02 2016
First Star to the Right
Is there life on other planets? Scientists just got a step closer to finding out.
They’ve discovered an Earth-sized planet in the Alpha Centauri star system. It’s called Proxima b. This planet circles a small red star called Proxima Centauri.
Where did they get the...