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Dr. No Turns Fifty

May 8, 2013, marks the 50th anniversary of the U.S. release of James Bond's first film. By Jennie Wood Sean Connery as James Bond in Dr.…

Maurice Sendak

—Hope O'KeeffeSource: The National Endowment for the Arts “The wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible…

The Power of Presidential Pardons

An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution by Mark Hughes President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his…

Entertainment Bios — F

FabioNanette FabrayDouglas Fairbanks, Jr.FalcoPeter FalkChris FarleyElizabeth FarnsworthRichard FarnsworthPerry FarrellMia FarrowRalph FasanellaFastballFarrah FawcettFelaMarty FeldmanFederico…

The Periodic Table

See the interactive periodic table. Although some elements, such as gold and iron, have been known to humans since prehistoric times, it wasn't until the 17th century that the first scientific…

Theories of the Universe: The Particle Zoo

The Particle ZooTheories of the UniverseForces, Particles, and Some Cosmological GlueSize in the MicrocosmThe Forces You Already KnowThe Particle ZooThe Last Train to Quarkville One of the most…

DK Space: Sun

WHAT IS THE SUN MADE OF? WHAT IS THE SURFACE OF THE SUN LIKE? SOLAR ECLIPSESFIND OUT MOREAt the center of the Solar System is the Sun, a vast globe of glowing gas that pours energy into space as…

DK Science: Water

ABUNDANCE OF WATERDRINKING WATERHYDROGEN BONDFIND OUT MOREThe simple combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom creates a water molecule (H2O). Water is the most common compound on…

DK History: Polynesia

WHERE WERE POLYNESIANS FROM? WHY DID PEOPLE SET SAIL FOR POLYNESIA? HOW DID THE SETTLERS NAVIGATE? MAORISFIND OUT MOREPolynesia is a group of scattered islands in the vast Pacific Ocean. Around…