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Higgs Boson: The Missing Piece?

At long last, scientists announced the discovery of the missing piece to the Standard Model of physics by Catherine McNiff Two scientists checking equipment in the central…

Housatonic

(Encyclopedia) HousatonicHousatonich&oomacr;sətŏnˈĭk [key], river rising in the Berkshires, W Mass., and flowing generally south c.130 mi (210 km) through W Connecticut to Long Island Sound at…

Iowa, river, United States

(Encyclopedia) Iowa, river, 329 mi (529 km) long, rising in the lakes of N Iowa and flowing SE to the Mississippi River, SE Iowa; Cedar River (300 mi/483 km long) is its chief tributary. A power dam…

Doon

(Encyclopedia) DoonDoond&oomacr;n [key], river, c.30 mi (48 km) long, South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, SW Scotland, flowing NW through Loch Doon (6 mi/9.7 km long) to the Firth of Clyde S of Ayr…

esker

(Encyclopedia) esker, long, narrow, winding ridge of stratified sand-and-gravel drift. Eskers, many miles long and resembling abandoned railway embankments, occur in Scandinavia, Ireland, Scotland,…

Barnegat Bay

(Encyclopedia) Barnegat BayBarnegat Baybärˈnəgăt [key], arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.30 mi (50 km) long, E N.J., inside Long Beach Island and Island Beach Peninsula. It is a heavily used recreational…

DK Science: Behaviour Cycles

MIGRATING REINDEERLONG JOURNEY HOMELONG-DISTANCE NAVIGATIONMONARCH MARATHONDORMANCYFIND OUT MOREAnimals have many instinctive behaviours that are linked to climate. Seasonal changes trigger…

Fighter Planes: P-51 Mustang

by David Noland P-51D Mustang Specs Length: 32 ft, 3 in. Wingspan: 37 ft Empty weight: 7,125 lbs Max weight: 11,600 lbs Max speed: 440 mph at 30,000…

Geography Hall of Fame

Largest Continent: Asia, 17,212,000 square miles Smallest Continent: Australia, 3,132,000 square miles Highest Mountain: Mount Everest, Himalayan Mountains, Nepal…