October 2023

Tarantulas Emerge

If you live in the southwest, you might observe some creepy creatures out and about this month. It is tarantula mating season. This means that male tarantulas have left their burrows in search of a … Read more

How are Natural Mummies Created?

What do you think of when you hear the word mummy? Most picture the cloth-wrapped mummies of ancient Egypt. These mummies underwent an extensive artificial mummification process. A mummy is a corpse that keeps its … Read more

Where Do People Live the Longest?

Villagrande is a small village on the island of Sardinia in Italy. The population is between 2,000-3,000 people. Out of that relatively small population, six people are over 100 years old. That is an incredible … Read more

Two Disasters Strike North Africa

The region of North Africa suffered from two natural disasters in a row. First, an earthquake rocked Morocco, then, just days later, deadly floods caused a dam failure and mass destruction in Libya. The disasters … Read more

Libraries and Communities

Public libraries are centers of knowledge that are open to everyone. Libraries contain more than just books, magazines, and newspapers. They also have multimedia content like ebooks, audiobooks, and online journals. They even have music … Read more