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2002 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Ryan R. Patterson, Grand Junction, Colo., for his project entitled “The American Sign Language Translator.” Patterson devised a glove that converts American Sign…

Popular Kids' Names

The top boys' and girls' names, from 1900-2015 by Elaine Rho Related Links Most Common Names of Twins Most Common Names of Twin Girls Most Common Names of Twin Boys Most Popular…

DK Nature: Communication

WHEN DO ANIMALS USE VISUAL SIGNALS? WHY DO ANIMALS COMMUNICATE WITH SOUND? DO ANIMALS ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH? WHY DO ANIMALS USE PHEROMONES? FIND OUT MOREAnimals communicate with their own kind…

Tuberculosis: Introduction

IntroductionTuberculosisIntroductionTuberculosis: Airborne NightmareTreating TBTB Is a Global Peril In an age when we believe that we have the tools to conquer most diseases, the ancient scourge of…

Klondike

(Encyclopedia) KlondikeKlondikeklŏnˈdīk [key], region of Yukon, NW Canada, just E of the Alaska border. It lies around Klondike River, a small stream that enters the Yukon River from the east at…

Asian American Writers

Maxine Hong KingstonBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers…

DK Science: Body Fossils

Almost complete skeletonDinosaur toothMissing skullMummified dinosaursPalaeontologists can have a hard time finding and identifying dinosaur fossils because they are usually embedded in stone.…

DK Earth: Farming

WHICH KINDS OF ANIMALS ARE DOMESTICATED? HOW HAVE MODERN CROPS BEEN DEVELOPED? WHAT ARE STAPLE FOOD CROPS? WHERE IS RICE GROWN? MECHANIZED FARMING WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING? FIND OUT MOREThousands…