Articles with 200-400 Words

In a world of dazzlingly complex video games and characters, it is hard to imagine that a game whose star was a yellow round creature who roamed around a maze, chomping down dots and avoiding ghosts, was not only considered revolutionary 30 years ago, but is still an inspiration for game developers today....

While designer creations are often described as 'magical' very few fit the description as aptly as those created by Diana Eng, who integrates her knowledge of math, science and fashion to turn 'make believe into reality'...

On May 21st, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully launched the first solar-powered spacecraft. The kite-shaped space yacht that was attached to a meteorological satellite launched to observe weather patterns around Venus, is expected to travel to the other side of the sun and remain in orbit for three years....

While the world anxiously awaits the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park in Orlando, Florida, some of the lucky stars from the movie series, got a sneak preview last week. Their verdict? A resounding thumbs up!...

Over the weekend, The Treskilling Yellow, a rare Swedish stamp was sold in a quick telephone auction held in Geneva. While the exact sale price is not known, the bidding started in the vicinity of $2.3mm USD, which makes it not only the most expensive stamp but also, the world's most most valuable object, by weight....

If you are a fan of the Olympics then you may want to get acquainted with Mandevllle and Wenlock, the one-eyed mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics....

California's dog surfing season officially began on Saturday, with the annual Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surfing competition. Now in its fifth year, this fun event, which is also a fundraiser for pet-related charities, attracted 65 contestants, including one who flew all the way from Hawaii....

Just five weeks ago, 13-year old Jordan Romero was bidding time at a base camp in Tibet, China working on his algebra assignments, waiting for the weather to improve, so that he could get to the 'Top of the World'....

In the last few years living roofs, have been sprouting up all across the Now architects and farmers are taking the concept one step further, by turning them into urban farms - And what better place to start, then the concrete jungle known as New York!...