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Multiple births     Coping with septuplets and learning from twin research. The rate of triplet births rose 200 percent between 1980 and 1994. The so-called "supertwins" - triplets and up - are becoming almost common. From multiple A, B, C's http://whyfiles.org/053multi_birth/

When kids kill     Death at School. Why are kids killing kids? How dangerous are our schools? Some statistics and psychological speculation. From School violence http://whyfiles.org/065school_violence/

We Shall Overcome; Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement     National Register Travel Itinerary. Lightly illustrated article about the Civil Rights Movement. Organized around several national historic places. Topics include the need for change, players, strategy, cost, and the final prize. From We Shall Overcome; Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement National Register Travel Itinerary http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/

Our readers ask     Answers to common science questions - with the right answers - like why is the sky blue? What is lightning? What are the states of matter? From Blue skies http://whyfiles.org/071questions/

Scientific hoaxes     Which one did you fall for? Malcolm Pearce, science fraud, medical fraud, Richard Meinertzhagen, Tasaday people, Philippines. From Bogus birds http://whyfiles.org/084hoax/

Where do languages come from?     Where Do Languages Come From? Learn about the origins and development of language. Hear from linguist Merrit Ruhlen how language is studied and classified. Examine words from different languages to learn how they are related. From Exploratorium Magazine: Language http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/

Body Modification Ancient and Modern     Whatever their reasons, people around the world have been piercing, tattooing, and painting their bodies for ages. There's excellent evidence of this in the galleries of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, some of it dating as far back as the 9th century B.C.E. Site may be slow. From Body Modification Ancient and Modern @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/bodmodintro.html