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The Chemistry of Biology: Lipids

LipidsThe Chemistry of BiologyIntroductionAtomic TheoryChemical Reactions: Ionic, Covalent, and Polar Covalent BondsWaterOrganic ChemistryCarbohydratesLipidsProteinsNucleic AcidsVitamins and Minerals…

Classical Mythology: No Place Like Home?

No Place Like Home?Classical MythologyCrimes of Passion: Jason, Medea, and the ArgonautsAssembling the ArgonautsIn Search of AdventureWitch Way to the Golden FleeceCrime and Punishment: The Long Way…

Mersey

(Encyclopedia) MerseyMerseymûrˈzē [key], river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, formed at Stockport, W England, by the confluence of the Etherow and Goyt rivers. It flows east to the Irish Sea near Liverpool…

Store Bælt Bridge

(Encyclopedia) Store Bælt BridgeStore Bælt Bridgestôˈrə bĕlt [key], link comprising two bridges and a tunnel, S Denmark, across the Store Bælt strait (see Store Bælt and Lille Bælt) between Sjælland…

The Wide World of Sports

Baseball, football, and basketball may be our favorite games, but in other countries, different sports are just as popular. Here are a few of them. Cricket…

Geopolitical Issues a Big Concern in PyeongChang

Nuclear tensions intensify around the Olympics Source: AP Photo/Jae C. HongSouth Korean Protestor Tears Image of North Korean Flag Related Links North Korea The Korean War 2018 Winter Olympics…

Weather: The Great New England Hurricane

The Great New England HurricaneWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe…

Kootenai, river, Canada and the United States

(Encyclopedia) KootenaiKootenaik&oomacr;ˈtĭnā [key], river, 407 mi (655 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts., SE British Columbia, Canada. It flows S into NW Montana, NW through N Idaho, then N…

Kill Van Kull

(Encyclopedia) Kill Van KullKill Van Kullkĭl văn kŭl [key], channel, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and .5 mi (.8 km) wide, connecting Upper New York Bay with Newark Bay, between Bayonne, N.J., and Staten Island…

Hell Gate

(Encyclopedia) Hell Gate, narrow channel of the East River, SE N.Y., between Wards Island and Astoria, Queens, New York City. Named Hellegat by the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block, who passed through…