Molly, Maggie, or Max? by Holly Hartman Related Links Top Ten Dog Breeds Top Ten Cat Breeds For Kids: Pet Page Did you know your furry friend was destined to be a "Bella" the moment you…
(Encyclopedia) Crick, Francis Harry Compton, 1916–2004, English scientist, grad. University College, London, and Caius College, Cambridge. Crick was trained as a physicist, and from 1940 to 1947 he…
(Encyclopedia) Dawkins, Richard (Clinton Richard Dawkins), 1941– British evolutionary biologist and ethologist, b. Kenya, Ph.D. Oxford, 1966. He was a research assistant under Nikolaas Tinbergen at…
New First Pets Spot, Ernie, and India go to Washington by Holly Hartman Socks on the podium in the White House briefing room. The former First Cat belongs to Chelsea Clinton—Bill and…
Geysers are natural hot springs that intermittently eject a column of water and steam into the air. They exist in many parts of the volcanic regions of the world such as Japan and South America…
(Encyclopedia) Edward VII (Albert Edward), 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland (1901–10). The eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, he was created prince of Wales almost…
(Encyclopedia) Mary I (Mary Tudor), 1516–58, queen of England (1553–58), daughter of Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragón.
During the spread of Protestantism in the reign of her half-brother, Edward…
DICOTYLEDONFLOWERSFIND OUT MOREKnown as angiosperms (which means “seed cases”), flowering plants produce seeds inside the swollen base of the FLOWER, the ovary. Flowering plants make up…
HOW DO STARFISH FEED? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A STARFISH LOSES A LIMB? ECHINODERM CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREStarfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers all belong to the family of…
