MOUNT EVEREST, HIMALAYAS FACTFILE: ASIAFIND OUT MOREAsia is the world’s biggest continent and covers almost a third of the Earth’s land surface. The landscape includes the frozen tundra in the…
People have put together many lists of the seven ancient wonders of the world. But this “seven wonders” list celebrates monumental engineering and construction feats of the 20th century. It was…
FACTFILE: EUROPEFIND OUT MOREEurope is the world’s second-smallest continent but has the second-largest population. The landscape ranges from the frozen tundra and forests of the north to the hot,…
Speed is the measure of motion. You can find it by dividing the distance covered by the time it takes to travel that distance.Speed of Light If a star is 10 light-years away, it is about 60…
WHICH ANCIENT CITY IN UZBEKISTAN IS ON THE SILK ROAD? HOW DO PEOPLE LIVE IN CENTRAL ASIA? WHERE IS THE WORLD’S LONGEST RAILROAD? DO MANY PEOPLE LIVE IN SIBERIA? WHY IS THE ARAL SEA SHRINKING?…
(Encyclopedia) Hilleman, Maurice Ralph, 1919–2005, American microbiologist, regarded as the father of modern vaccinology, b. Miles City, Mont., Ph.D Univ. of Chicago, 1941. He joined E. R. Squibb and…
(Encyclopedia) polar front, zone of transition between polar and tropical air masses. Its average position during the winter is at about 30° lat. and during the summer at about 60° lat. In the N…
(Encyclopedia) Bhave, VinobaBhave, Vinobavĭnōbə bäˈvā [key], 1895–1982, Indian religious figure, founder of the Bhoodan Movement. While studying Sanskrit in Benares (Varanasi), he joined Mohandas K.…
(Encyclopedia) Big Bend National Park, 801,163 acres (324,471 hectares), W Tex.; authorized 1935, est. 1944. It is a triangle formed where the Rio Grande runs southeast then northeast in a big bend…
