IntroductionOrigin of Prokaryotes and EukaryotesIntroductionOrigin of ProkaryotesEukaryote EvolutionProtistsSlime MoldsWhere is RNA World? It sounds like a theme park. Actually it is the proposed…
The Question: What's the world's most long-living tree? The Answer: That title goes to the bristlecone pine in and around California. The oldest known living…
actor, comedian, writer, directorBorn: 6/8/1958Birthplace: New York City Keenan Ivory Wayans directed one of the most critically acclaimed TV comedy skit shows, In Living Color (1990–92), often…
What Is Poverty?Wealth and PovertyIntroductionWhat Is Poverty?Who's Got How Much?Why Incomes Are Becoming More UnequalWhat's the Government's Role?Other Aspects of Wealth and PovertyThe Ultimate…
The Question: When was the Heimlich maneuver first demonstrated? The Answer: Dr. Henry Heimlich is the Cincinnati surgeon who is credited with introducing the…
Scientists of all sorts
There are many different types of scientists, who work on different types of science. Now, when we say "scientist" we usually mean someone who studies the natural sciences.…
PHYLUM: CRUSTACEAFIND OUT MORECrustaceans have a hard, jointed external skeleton, called an exoskeleton, that protects them like armour. They have five pairs of jointed legs, and in some…
CAN AMPHIBIANS BREATHE THROUGH THEIR SKIN? HOW DO AMPHIBIANS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST PREDATORS? WHAT IS A CAECILIAN? WHAT DO AMPHIBIANS EAT? WHY DO MOST AMPHIBIANS LIVE NEAR WATER? HOW IS…
Source: National Marine Fisheries Services' Northeast Fisheries Science CenterHow many fish species are there? The most often quoted estimate is 20,000. There may be as many as 20,000 more.Which is…
Amish When an Amish couple wants to marry, the man asks a churchman to ask the woman's parents for their approval. If consent is given, the marriage is announced two weeks before the wedding. The…
