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Who invented ice cream? No one knows for sure. But the history of this cool treat is full of great moments and tasty trivia.


	FIRST FLIGHT A hundred years ago, two brothers with a big idea made humanity's dream of flight come true. Orville and Wilbur Wright held on to their childhood curiosity, and used science to go places no humans had ever gone. Read their story on page 4 of our April-May issue. Explore More Mary Collins, Airborne: A Photobiography of Wilbur and Orville Wright (National Geographic, 2003) Russell Freedman, The Wright Brothers: How they Invented the Airplane (Holiday House, 1991) >> Quick Flick: Flight Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a movie about flight! >> PBS American Experience: The Wright Stuff Watch a short movie that re-creates the Wright Brothers' first flight. >> U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission America will be celebrating the Wrights' anniversary this year. You'll find movies, model airplanes, and more. >> The Wright Experience Explore in-depth features about the Wrights and their amazing machines.


	CORAL REEFS These underwater cities are some of Earth's most beautiful ecosystems. They are also home to thousands of different ocean creatures. Dive into these undersea communities, and learn why we need to protect them, on page 18 of our April-May issue. Explore More Sylvia A. Earle, Coral Reefs (National Geographic, 2003) Sylvia A. Earle, Dive! My Adventures in the Deep Frontier (National Geographic, 1999) Kate Boehm Nyquist, The Oceans Around Us (National Geographic Reading Expeditions, 2002) Mark D. Spalding et al. World Atlas of Coral Reefs (University of California Press, 2001) >> Online Adventure: Great Barrier Reef Check out this virtual habitat and meet some of the creatures that live there. >> National Geographic Sights & Sounds: Great Barrier Reef Dive into Australia's Great Barrier Reef with a National Geographic photographer. >> Coral Reef Alliance Find out what this organization is doing to protect coral reefs. >> World Wildlife Fund: Mesoamerican Reef Explore the Atlantic Ocean's largest reef with a team of conservationists.