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Surveyor

What is this job like? Do you know where your backyard ends and your neighbor's yard begins? Have you ever wondered how maps are created? These are questions for a surveyor. Surveyors measure and…

Classical Mythology: The Poseidon Adventures

The Poseidon AdventuresClassical MythologyTake the Long Way Home: OdysseusGoing Home So Soon? Not Bloody LikelyThe Poseidon AdventuresEeek! Sea Monsters!Hi, Honey, I'm Home! After the ships had left…

Shipwrecks Since 1833

The Titanic isn't the only notable shipwreck (though it is famous for crashing into an iceberg on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people). The Lusitania, a British luxury…

DK Science: Circulatory System

PARTS OF THE SYSTEM HEART BLOOD VESSELS BLOOD FIND OUT MORE The circulatory system is centred on the HEART, a muscular organ that rhythmically pumps BLOOD around a complex network of BLOOD…

Guide to Fats

—by Eleanor MayfieldSource: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made foods tastier. We cooked our food in lard or shortening. We…

DK Science: Loudness

DECIBEL SCALEROCK MUSICNOISE CANCELLINGFIND OUT MORESome sounds are so loud they are painful to our ears; others are so quiet they may be hard to hear at all. Things that vibrate a lot, such as…

DK Science & Technology: Electronics

WHAT IS AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL? WHAT ARE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS? WHAT IS A TRANSISTOR? SEMICONDUCTORSFIND OUT MOREElectronic circuits operate nearly every modern machine—microwave ovens, cars, and…

Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions

Flames, doves, oaths, and more   Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan. Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient…