Article reports on how humans are helping an injured and orphaned Great White pelican learn to fly and care for himself in the wild. Includes a brief video.

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This article is about the U.S. military's 2013 decision to allow women to serve in combat.

Scientists recently discovered a missing tectonic plate known as the Farallon plate beneath California. This article explains what the Farallon plate is, as well as the significance of its discovery.

This article describes how scientists connected the minds of two rats using electronic sensors.

This article is about the election of the new Pope, who is the first Pope from South America.

Archeologists discovered a sunstone used by Vikings to navigate the seas. This article explains what a sunstone is and how it works.

This article provides an introduction to China's political system, including how leaders are selected.

This article describes Kuratas, a 13 foot tall Japanese robot that can be operated by a human pilot or remotely via a 3G touch phone.

Research has shown that what a mother eats while pregnant has a significant affect on the health of her child. A study, reviewed in this article, examines the pro's and con's of including fish in expectant mothers' diets.

This article reviews how different types of light affect how young people sleep, the type of sleep they get and how long they sleep. It also gives suggestions on how to get into a pattern of good sleep.

This article reports on recent research that explains why corals are in nearly constant motion. Includes a brief video. [0:16]

Article describes an experiment for viewing images in 3D without the aid of special technology or glasses. Includes a vocabulary list.

A new study has found that a mother's arms are incredibly effective at reducing the physical symptoms of stress in crying babies. This article reports on the study and its implications. Includes a brief video. [1:56]

Article reports on the recent discovery that many suns in the universe host "Earth-like" planets. Includes a vocabularly list.

The elusive giant squid was caught on video for the first time in 2013. This article describes the historic find.

The Serapeum of Saqqara tomb is an ancient burial site in Egypt. Read about the rediscovery of this important place in the 1850's and the treasures it holds.

Archeologists in China discovered the ruins of an ancient palace build to honor China's first emperor. Learn more about this important structure, part of the massive burial complex of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi.

Find out what the U.S. Department of Agriculture is doing to make sure that people (and cows) are being protected from mad cow disease.

In this interactive activity, students choose an historical photograph and write a news article about it. The photos are from Milwaukee's history but the activity could be easily modified to relate to early American history for many...

This article offers a review of the big events of 2013 in pictures.

A metal cylinder used for setting the international standard of the kilogram has been slowly gaining mass over the years. This article describes the impact of that mass gain and what scientists are doing to shrink it back to size.

Read about Curiosity rover's watery find on Mars. This article describes the formation of water that once flowed across Mars billions of years ago.

Researchers have known about four-winged dinosaurs for some time, but have recently determined how these extra wings were used. The dynamics of these extra appendages are outlined in this article.