Born: 9/16/1950Birthplace: Keyser, W.Va.writer, critic, educator, activist Gates has used his position as one of the country's preeminent Black scholars to promote his theory of education reform,…
(Encyclopedia) baobabbaobabbäˈōbăbˌ, bāˈō– [key], gigantic tree, Adansonia digitata, of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. The hollow trunks of living baobabs have been…
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Scientists hope that the advances in the cloning process can bring back animals that are nearly extinct Cloned bull named Got AP Photo/I.Lopez 1938 Cloning envisioned…
(Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi)politicianBorn: 11/19/1917Birthplace: Allahabad, India Following her parents' example — they had joined the Indian independence movement after a visit from Mohandas…
(Encyclopedia) Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914–95, American physician and microbiologist, b. New York City, B.S. College of the City of New York, 1934, M.D. New York Univ. College of Medicine, 1939. He did…
Although these words sound scientific, they are commonly used to describe animal families or behavior.Herbivores are animals, such as deer, who eat plants.Carnivores are flesh-eating animals, like…