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Dangerous Insects

Most Dangerous Insects Mosquitos, flies, bees and wasps, and other insects by David Johnson Aggressive "killer bees" deliver a nightmarish, agonizing death by swarming all over their…

DK Science: Sound

PERSONAL VOICEPRINTWAVE MAKERCONVERSATION IN SPACESPEED OF SOUNDFIND OUT MOREWhat would our world be like without sound? Complete silence might seem peaceful, but there would be no speech, music…

DK Science & Technology: Electricity Supply

HOW ARE MOST GENERATORS POWERED? WHAT IS THE POWER GRID? WHAT IS ALTERNATING CURRENT? POWER GRID POWER STATIONSFIND OUT MOREElectricity has revolutionized the way we use energy. It can be generated…

DK Science & Technology: Light

WHAT IS LIGHT? HOW DOES LIGHT TRAVEL? WHAT ARE SHADOWS? WHAT MAKES SOME MATERIALS OPAQUE? REFLECTIONREFRACTIONLASERFIND OUT MORELight is a type of energy known as electromagnetic radiation. It is…

DK Nature: Plants

CAN PLANTS MOVE? WHICH ARE THE BIGGEST PLANTS? WHY DO PLANTS HAVE ROOTS? HOW DO PLANTS DEFEND THEMSELVES? PLANT CLASSIFICATIONPHOTOSYNTHESISTRANSPIRATIONFIND OUT MOREPlants are one of the five…

Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C: The Silent Killer

Hepatitis C: The Silent KillerViral HepatitisIntroductionHepatitis A: Thriving in Unsanitary ConditionsHepatitis B: 300 Million Carriers and GrowingHepatitis C: The Silent KillerHepatitis G: The New…

Milestones in Environmental Protection

Preservation and conservation milestones in the United States by Holly Hartman 1840s–1860s1870s–1880s1890s–1920s1930s–1960s1970s1980s1990s2000sMost Recent Entry 1849 The U.S. Department of…

DK Science: Microscopes

ELECTRON MICROSCOPEFIND OUT MORESome objects are so small that our eyes cannot see them. We cannot see atoms or molecules, or the cells of our bodies, or viruses that carry disease. A…