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A Confused Columbus

Pinpointing the explorer's whereabouts on October 12, 1492 by Borgna Brunner   Christopher Columbus The Voyages First Voyage, 1492-1493San Salvador, The…

DK Science & Technology: Genetic Engineering

WHAT IS GENETIC VARIATION? HOW CAN WE MANIPULATE GENES? GM FOODCLONESSTEM CELLSFIND OUT MOREGenetic engineering is the manipulation of genes of living things. Scientists can now insert genes from…

Avian Flu in Pakistan and Indonesia

  by Liz Olson Pakistan Related Links Map: Pakistan Map: Indonesia An Overview of Avian Flu In December 2007, in the Peshawar area of Pakistan, the Ministry of Health…

The 2012 Election

Voters Give Obama Four More Years by Jennie Wood Tammy Baldwin Related Links Milestones of the 2012 General Election Campaign 2012 The Closest…

Harry Potter on Screen and Page

A Setback for Harry Potter It's a Rough Road to Hollywood by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000.Fans of both the Harry Potter series and the work of Steven Spielberg,…

Harry Potter Banned?

Why do some parents want to ban the world's favorite wizard? by Shmuel Ross Related Links Banned Books The Harry Potter CompanionHarry Potter TimelineEver since becoming popular,…

DK Science: Nesting Colonies

Family lifeHatching outNesting in coloniesBrooding OviraptorFossilized mother and eggsEver since dinosaurs were identified as reptiles, scientists have assumed that they laid eggs, in the same way…

Swine Flu in Humans FAQs

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) FAQs Swine Flu in Pigs Are there human infections with…