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2008 Disasters

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December January 2008 Disasters Jan. 1–4, Kenya: more than 300 people are killed and…

C. K. Steele

Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began attending Morehouse…

Birth and Death of a Star

QT_WriteOBJECT('/images/star-death-birth.mov', 320, 240, '' ); This animation illustrates the process of triggered star formation. First, a massive star in its final death throes explodes or "…

DK Earth: Forestry

WHAT ARE THE MAIN USES OF TIMBER? WHAT IS DEFORESTATION? FIND OUT MOREForestry is the management of forests with the aim of harvesting their produce, which includes timber, fuel wood, charcoal,…

DK Space: Meteors

WHAT IS A METEOR SHOWER? METEORITESFIND OUT MOREA meteor, or shooting star, is a streak of light in the sky caused by a piece of dust or rock from space burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Space…

Indianapolis 500

When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track. Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…

News of the World: 1998

South Asia's Nuclear States Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee shocked the world by testing a nuclear weapon in May. Indians burn President Clinton in effigy after he declared his opposition…

DK Earth: Human Impact

HOW DOES FARMING CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE? HOW DOES INDUSTRY AFFECT THE LANDSCAPE? WHAT CHALLENGES FACE THE HUMAN POPULATION? POLLUTIONGLOBAL WARMINGFIND OUT MOREOver six billion people live on planet…

Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear A friend of our forests for more than half a century by Holly Hartman MONSTER'S POLL Who's your favorite bear…