The Electric Trains of Christmas - Toy electric trains have been identified with the Christmas season for nearly a century. How did these miniatures from the world of transportation become icons of the winter holiday season? >Full Story

Ask the Curator:People Too Heavy for the Earth? - When the earth was first formed, there were no people inhabiting the earth. Now there are over 6 1/2 billion people on the earth I realize living things consume the resources of earth but why has not the weight of 6 1/2 billion people affected the orbit or tilt of the earth? It is an incredible amount of weight on earth that was not there before >Full Story - Have a question? Click here to send it to us.