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Photographer

What is this job like? Photographers take pictures of people, places, or things. They want us to get a special feeling when we see their pictures. They take pictures to sell products, entertain…

Space Suits

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) To be able to explore and work in space, humans have to take their environment with them because there is no atmosphere to supply the…

Sikhism

A major religion of India and the fifth-largest faith in the world, Sikhism emerged in the Punjab under the guidance of the guru Nanak (1469–1539?). This region had been influenced by the Hindu…

From Reel Love to Real Love

To Have and Have Not (1944) Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart 19-year-old Lauren Bacall's screen debut led to a long romance with her substantially older leading man, Humphrey Bogart. "We'll…

Memorable Olympic Moments: Kerri Strug

Gymnast Kerri Strug gives it her all at Atlanta by Gerry Brown Kerri Strug on balance beam at the Atlanta Olympics. (Source: Allsport) Related Links Olympics…

Planet Mars Video Summary

Searching for signs of life on the Red Planet by Holly Poulos Related Links All About Mars Planet Mars Video Planet Mars Quiz Planet Mars: Compare and Contrast…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Connecting with Synapses

Connecting with SynapsesAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Nervous SystemThe Great DivideSupport StaffNeuronsConnecting with SynapsesYou've Got Potential Synapses have all the fun. The axons and dendrites…

DK Science: Biochemistry

FOOD FOR ENERGYBREAKING DOWN CARBOHYDRATESDIGESTIONRESPIRATIONENERGY RELEASEDFOOD FOR BUILDING MOLECULESAMINO ACID BUILDING BLOCKSPROTEIN CELLSDNAFIND OUT MOREThe study of the chemical processes of…

DK Science: Erosion

COASTAL EROSIONGLACIAL EROSIONWIND EROSIONCHEMICAL WEATHERINGMASS MOVEMENTFIND OUT MOREThe process that breaks up and carries away the rocks and soils that make up the Earth’s surface is called…

DK Science: Telecommunications

MAKING A TELEPHONE CALLOPTICAL FIBRESFIND OUT MORETelecommunications began more than 160 years ago, with telegraphs and telephones working through wires. We still use wires – known as landlines…