Tucked away in the Pacific Ocean, here the sun seems to slip more slowly across the sky, perhaps thanks to Maui, a legendary Maori demi-god, whose magic fishing net caught the sun.
Humans have been using names since prehistoric times but although all cultures use names, the ways that we have of naming our children differ from place to place.
Here's a look at three popular mountain sports – Snowboarding, BASE Jumping and Rock Climbing - and some environmental problems facing mountains and the people who live on them.
Martial arts have never been more popular. From the graceful, dance like moves of t’ai chi and capoeira to the explosive fighting styles of kung fu and karate, there is a martial art to suit every taste.
Millions of people all over the world are illiterate and in industrialised Western countries, such as the UK and the USA, approximately 20% of the population have 'low literacy levels'.
Linus Pauling was the only person who has ever won two (unshared) Nobel Prizes: Chemistry in 1954 and a Nobel Peace Prize in 1962. He is also known as "the vitamin C man".
The book 'The Meaning of Tingo' is a list of words from languages all over the world which have very specific, not to say very unusual, meanings. Words which cannot be translated.
Cornish is a language that is listed as 'extinct' in the UNESCO Red Book on Endangered Languages but which has experienced a remarkable revival in recent years.
What is a land-locked country? It is a country with no coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Paraguayan, you have to pass through somebody else’s country if you want to go to the beach.
A world like no other – perhaps this is the best way to describe the world of the rainforest. No rainforest is exactly the same, but they all have a role to play in maintaining the world as we know it.
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