It is about a bird named Francine who travels back in time to learn about her ancient relatives, the dinosaurs.

VOA: special.2009.09.23

Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

His work covers over three hundred fifty square meters of ceiling in a room that contains treasures from ancient Greece.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

Since ancient times, thinkers including the Greek astronomer Ptolemy believed in the existence of a huge continent on the South Pole.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

In the ancient forests of the Lapland area of Finland, many people in the Sami native group make a living raising reindeer.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

The ancient Egyptians used a drawing of the eye of Horus as a magic sign to protect themselves from disease,suffering and evil.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

For example, hundreds of thousands of people a year visit the ancient buildings of Machu Picchu in Peru.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to scientists.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The rock formations there are the result of deposits made by ancient lakes and rivers over a period of about twenty million years.

VOA: special.2009.04.15

Dolly Sods once was covered with a dense ancient forest of red spruce and hemlock trees.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

Ancient Greek myths told of a time long ago when people lived in peace and happiness.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The situation is made worse by the fact that its ancient buildings, built on a body of water called a lagoon, are slowly sinking.

VOA: special.2009.04.22

To get below the ancient lunar rocks, NASA crashed a rocket into the moon's south pole.

VOA: special.2009.12.30

He is a paper maker and historian who is helping to document ancient paper traditions.

VOA: special.2009.10.02