Prairie Dog War

0

Everyone must learn how these sweet looking animals can be harmful. They are so dangerous that many of the people who live in northeastern New Mexico are having to do something to keep them off their fields.


Read

Who’s on First? Inventions Ahead of Their Time

16

Although evidence is scanty, it appears that four monkeys were the first animals to enter the earth’s stratosphere via a V – 2rocket launched from White Sands, New Mexico, in 1951. The next year Aerobee rockets with monkeys and mice on board were frequently launched to test the effects of weightlessness. But usually the U.S.S.R. is credited with having started the age of space travel by launching the dog Laika into orbit on board Sputnik two on November 3, 1957.


Read

Gila Monster: The Venomous Reptile of the Southwestern US

14

A venomous reptile that is found in the southwestern United States and northern regions of Mexico, it is the only venomous native to the U.S. and is just one of two venomous lizards known to exist in North America.


Read

The Trinity Test

0

What was the Trinity Test?


Read