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Zheng He Biography

explorerBorn: c. 1371Birthplace: China An admiral in the Imperial Chinese navy, Zheng He made seven voyages to Southeast Asia, India, and Africa to explore and trade. In 1405 Zheng made his first…

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar, which usually falls in February, and the…

DK Science: Genetics

LOCATION OF CHROMOSOMES CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE DNA DOUBLE HELIX CHROMOSOME SET GENES INHERITANCE FIND OUT MORE Genetics is the study of the instructions, contained in cells, for how our…

DK Science: Light

WAVES AND PARTICLESLIGHTHOUSETRANSMISSION OF LIGHTLIGHT SOURCESSHADOWSFIND OUT MORELight makes the world seem bright and colourful to our eyes. Light is a type of electromagnetic radiation that…

DK Science: Nervous System

PARTS OF THE SYSTEM NEURONS PARTS OF THE BRAIN NERVES CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM REFLEXES FIND OUT MORE The nervous system is the body’s main control system. It is made up of the CENTRAL…

DK Science: Respiratory System

BLOOD SUPPLY LUNG AIRWAYS ALVEOLI GAS EXCHANGE IN ALVEOLI BIOGRAPHY: JOHN SCOTT HALDANE Scottish, 1860-1936 SPEECH BREATHING FIND OUT MORE The respiratory system provides your body cells…

DK Science & Technology: Circuits

WHAT IS AN ELECTRIC CURRENT? WHEN DOES CURRENT FLOW IN A CIRCUIT? WHAT MAKES CURRENT FLOW IN A CIRCUIT? BATTERYCOMPONENTSFIND OUT MOREAn electric current flows in a loop, powering bulbs or other…

DK Science & Technology: Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE HOW DOES A TELEPHONE WORK? HOW DOES A RADIO WORK? HOW DOES A TELEVISION WORK? HOW DOES A CELL PHONE WORK? BIOGRAPHY: GUGLIELMO MARCONI Italian, 1874-1937 ELECTROMAGNETIC…

The Wizard of Oz | Chapter 1

by L. Frank Baum   DOROTHY LIVED IN THE MIDST of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife. Their house was small, for the…

Timeline: Pirates

Notable events in pirate history, from 700 B.C. to the present by Mark Hughes c. 700 – 67 B.C. • 700–1820 • 1991–2007 • April 2008–present c. 700 B.C. The…