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DK Science: Single Celled Organisms

AMOEBAESLIME MOULDALGAEMALARIA PARASITEBIOGRAPHY: ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK Dutch, 1632-1725FIND OUT MOREMany life forms consist of a single cell. As well as simple bacteria, there are more…

DK Society & Beliefs: Ancient Religions

WHO WAS RA? WHO WORSHIPED A FEATHERED SNAKE? ARE THE OLD GODS STILL WITH US? AFTERLIFEFIND OUT MORESome religions have died out, along with the cultures that practiced them. We know about them…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Artists

WHERE DO ARTISTS WORK? HOW DO ARTISTS EARN A LIVING? GALLERIESFIND OUT MOREArtists are people who create art. Although some of them have no formal training, most great artists have studied art.…

DK Nature: Cnidarians

HOW DO JELLYFISH MOVE THROUGH THE WATER? HOW DO SEA ANEMONES FEED? CNIDARIAN CLASSIFICATIONCORALFIND OUT MOREJellyfish, sea anemones, and CORALS, along with tiny freshwater animals called hydras…

Hamsters

Hamsters How to Care for Hamsters Hamsters were living in relative obscurity until just 70 years ago, when a zoologist discovered a family of these rodents in the Syrian desert. Today,…

Feng Shui Tips for Home and Work

13 Feng Shui TipsSome suggestions for harmonizing where you live by David Johnson  Related Links   What is Feng Shui?ArchitectureInterior DecorationChinese ArchitectureChinaHong…

Shark Facts

Fast Facts on Sharks How is a shark different from other kinds of fish? by Holly Hartman Sharks are fish. But how is a shark different from other kinds of fish? Most other fish have…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Now I Know My WBCs

Now I Know My WBCsAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Circulatory SystemCells, Bells!Blood Types and GeneticsNow I Know My WBCs Although there are many types of white blood cells (see Figure 10.4), they…

DK Science: Era Of The Dinosaurs

Geological timescaleTriassic period: 250–200 million years agoJurassic period: 200–145 million years agoCretaceous period: 145–65 million years agoDinosaurs roamed the planet for about 165 million…

DK Science: Planet Earth

ATMOSPHEREOCEANSLANDICE AND SNOWEARTH SCIENCESTUDY TECHNIQUESBIOSPHEREAXISFIND OUT MOREThe rocky ball that forms our world is one of nine planets in the Solar System. Earth is a sphere, with a…