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The upcoming robot dance competition is less than a month away, and only one robotics team can enter. So, Dr. Cybo holds a tryout for the sole slot in the national showdown. With only a week… Read More →

Deep beneath the waves, robots are on the rise! From discovering the deep to building state-of-the-art structures, robots are making it possible for us to explore our oceans like never… Read More →

Within the world of crime, robots are on the rise! From policing the streets to tracking down criminals, robots are making it possible for us to enforce the law like never before. In this… Read More →

Out in space, robots are on the rise! From discovering planets to searching for extra-terrestrial life, robots are making it possible for us to explore space like never before. In this… Read More →

Within the armed forces, robots are on the rise! From fighting on the battlefield to carrying out espionage, robots are making it possible for us to defend ourselves like never before. In… Read More →

Within the world of industry, robots are on the rise! From building vehicles to helping us grow food, robots are making it possible for us to produce what we need like never before. In this… Read More →

Within the world of medicine, robots are on the rise! From performing surgery to administering medicine, robots are making it possible for us to save lives like never before. In this… Read More →

Did you know that some drivers go over boulders instead of around them? Rock crawling vehicles have huge wheels that can grip rocks and help the cars climb steep slopes. The sport is all… Read More →

The most futuristic of humankind’s inventions is also one of the oldest. Author Ron Miller tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their… Read More →

We love to root for the underdog, and when it comes to underdogs, few are more impressive than the world’s great revolutionaries.After all, it’s pretty hard to find a more powerful opponent… Read More →

For Romeo and Juliet, it's love at first sight. But there's a problem: Romeo belongs to the Montague family, while Juliet is a Capulet. In Verona, these noble families are constantly feuding. Read More →

On the surface, Romeo has it all: success on the basketball court, a group of friends, and the beautiful Rosie. Deep down he knows something is missing: all he feels for Rosie is friendship.… Read More →

It was a clear autumn night in 1847. Maria Mitchell stood on the roof of her parents' house on the island of Nantucket, focusing her telescope on a faraway star. Suddenly she realized that… Read More →

Fresh off the plane from Vancouver, sixteen-year-old hockey player Aaron Wong is excited to be starting his first year at Podium, the Calgary school for top teen athletes. Aaron has to make… Read More →

When Noah's grandfather dies, he finds out that there is much more to this mysterious side of his family than he's ever known—Noah belongs to the royal family of the European country of… Read More →

Grace is floored to learn that she is royalty. When this unpopular nobody from America arrives in the European country of Evonia, she finds herself at the center of a crowd of young nobility. Read More →

Sam's grandfather, Pops, always taught Sam that the most important aspects of rugby are sportsmanship and teamwork. Things are not great at home, but Sam's struggles really begin when his… Read More →

Fourteen-year-old Griffin Finch attends school on scholarship and is struggling to stay on the basketball team. Griffin spends the summer playing basketball on a street court for the Running… Read More →

Kyle never expected to see Calgary's hard side—its seedy neighborhoods marked with trash-filled lots, abandoned buildings, abandoned lives. But when his 14-year-old sister Meghan runs away… Read More →

As the planet's human population explodes, so does the demand for water. About one out of every nine people in the world does not have access to safe drinking water, while one out of every… Read More →

Young adults need eight to ten hours of sleep each night, yet nearly half fail to get the sleep they need, and nearly a third have fallen asleep in school due to insufficient sleep. So many… Read More →

As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, Russell Simmons "helped found the hip-hop movement and turn it into a huge money-making machine." He co-founded Def Jam Records, one of… Read More →