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Lyndon Johnson: Architect of the U.S. Space Program
The Space Race is an era etched in the mythos of the United States. The starting gun, fired October 4th, 1957, as the Soviet Union launched the first-ever artificial satellite into space, was quickly answered by President John F. Kennedy a month later. In a special session of Congress, he set forth the goal of landing a man on the moon before the decade was out. If Kennedy was Jason on this voyage to the stars, Read Full Article

What was dinosaur armor used for? New fossils help scientists find out!
While teeth and claws are usually the show-stoppers when it comes to fossils, of equal interest to scientists are plates, clubs, and spikes. While originally thought to have been developed by herbivorous dinosaurs to defend against their carnivorous counterparts, newly discovered specimens are leading researchers to draw new conclusions about the purpose of dinosaur armor.