Since 1780 an island in Alaska named Rat Island had been overrun by rats since the sinking of a Japanese whale ship. In the 229 years that the rats had lived on the Aleutian island they had a negative impact on the environment there. Now they are gone.

Over the years there have been many news stories about the Titanic. The year 2009 is no different as it closes out another chapter. Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the RMS Titanic that sank in 1912 died at the age of 97 years old in Southampton, England.

On May 27, 2009, the Soyuz Russian spacecraft launched from Kazakhstan and hooked up with the International Space Station to drop off three crew members. The linkup took place over 200 miles above the coast of China. It is the first time in the Space Station’s 10 years that it has been fully manned.

Here is an instance of kids making the news. Kids from World War II share their experiences in Remember World War II: Kids Who Survived Tell Their Stories a book published by National Geographic Children’s Books.

Although we certainly have some incredible space news again there is exciting news in the world of science for March 2009. Early this month an underwater volcano began erupting. The underwater volcano located in the South Pacific near Tonga is changing the face of the South Pacific.

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