Articles with 200-400 Words

There have been many renditions of the alphabet book, since the first version, A Apple Pie, was published in 1886. However, none of them come even close to the one created recently, by six performance artists from Connecticut's Pilobolus Dance theater in collaboration with photographer, John Kane....

What do you call an Irish dancing troupe where the only irish person is the teacher ? The Keltic Dreams - An unusual multi-ethnic group of kids that jigs to not only Irish, but also, African, Spanish and even pop music!...

Nintendo's Wii was the first gaming device that got gamers off their couches and using their muscles - Now Mattel's Mindflex intends to do the same, with what is sometimes the most underutilized part of the body - The brain!...

For the last three years, 26-year old German artist, Jan Vormann has been a man on a mission - Patching up old historical walls all over the world, with colorful Lego bricks!...

A cool new technology being developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Corp., promises to revolutionize the way we communicate, play music and games, and browse the web - by turning the human skin to a touchscreen!...

Jill Stonseby, a Jacksonville, Florida resident was visiting the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland, when she came across this astonishing sight - a zebra peeking inside the mouth of a hippo....

Imagine being trapped inside an arcade machine filled with toys and candy - Impossible? Think again! That's exactly what happened to little Cohen Stone, except the toddler was too young to take advantage of it, the way we all would have!...

While we have all heard of fleas and dung flies, very few of us have seen them up close - and we mean really up close! The photos were taken by scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner, from Bedford, using a Scanning Electron Microscope, which not only magnifies imags by a million times, but also, builds them up in 3D. In case you are wondering, the picture above is the head of a honey bee!...

After reigning the roost for 14 of the last 15 years, Microsoft tycoon, Bill Gates, has finally been usurped by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, as the World's richest man!...