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DK Nature: Habitats

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOME AND A HABITAT? WHAT IS A MICROHABITAT? OCEANSWETLANDSFORESTSGRASSLANDSDESERTSMOUNTAINSPOLAR HABITATSFIND OUT MOREOrganisms are adapted to live in particular…

Rare and Deadly Diseases: Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' DiseaseRare and Deadly DiseasesIntroductionHemorrhagic FeversEbola: Africa's Bloody DiseaseMarburgHantavirus: Four Corners, United StatesMad Cow DiseaseCJD: Mad Cow's Human…

Weather: Doing the Twist

Doing the TwistWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm Thunderstorms have a way of going to extremes. If the atmosphere is very unstable and…

Winter Weather Across America

Source: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)From the Mid-Atlantic Coast to New England The classic storm in these states is called a Nor'easter. A low-pressure area off the Carolina coast…

Chemistry: Why Do We Need Chemistry?

Why Do We Need Chemistry?ChemistryWhy Study Chemistry?Why Do We Need Chemistry?What Have I Gotten Myself Into?This Stuff Is Really Fun!Who Invented Chemistry?Succeeding Where Others Have Failed "…

Penny Drop

The Question: Is it true that if you dropped a penny off the Empire State Building and it hit somebody it could kill him? The Answer: It's a popular belief, but…

Limp Bizkit

rock band The band that energetically fuses metal, punk, and hip-hop owes much of its popularity to its willingness to offend. Named in homage to the condition of a pot smoking friend's brain, the…

Ernest Everett Just

biologist, educatorBorn: 8/14/1883Birthplace: Charleston, S.C. Although he was born in the segregated conditions of the South, Ernest Everett Just became one of the most highly respected scientists…

Where is the Island of Goree?

The Question: Where is the Island of Goree? The Answer: The Island of Goree is located off the coast of the West African country of Senegal. It was…