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Color

Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting Facts   The Color Wheel Symbolism and Psychology   Color Psychology Do different colors affect your mood? Quiz: Color…

DK Science: Conservation

RECREATING THE QUAGGABIODIVERSITYFIND OUT MOREWildlife conservation is becoming increasingly important. Not many animals can evolve quickly enough to survive human-induced change, and few…

Marriage Today

Amish When an Amish couple wants to marry, the man asks a churchman to ask the woman's parents for their approval. If consent is given, the marriage is announced two weeks before the wedding. The…

Science Projects: Making Invisible Ink

Making Invisible InkScience ProjectsJust for the Fun of It!Making Invisible InkMaking Eggs That BounceDo Odor and Bacteria Go Hand-in-Hand?The Sweetest Experiment This simple experiment is great…

2007 Disasters

January 2007 Disasters Jan. 1, Indonesia: Adam Air Flight KI-574, flying from Java to Manado, crashed in stormy weather and strong winds, killing all of the 102 people on board. Jan. 12, Athens,…

DK Science: Circuits

ELECTRICITY IN THE HOMEPROTECTING CIRCUITSBATTERIESRESISTANCEFIND OUT MOREAn electrical circuit provides pathways along which current can flow to do work. Current is driven by a power source,…

1961–1970

1961—New York A.L. 4 (Ralph Houk); Cincinnati N.L. 1 (Fred Hutchinson). WP—New York: Ford (1, 4), Arroyo (3), Daley (5); Cincinnati: Jay (2). LP—New York: Terry (2); Cincinnati: O'Toole (1, 4),…

Ten Tips for Better Spelling

This may be the best-known spelling rule: i before e, except after c or when sounded like "ay" as in neighbor and weigh Here are some words that follow the rule: IE words: believe, field,…

Science Projects: Making Eggs That Bounce

Making Eggs That BounceScience ProjectsJust for the Fun of It!Making Invisible InkMaking Eggs That BounceDo Odor and Bacteria Go Hand-in-Hand?The Sweetest Experiment Did you ever try to bounce an…

Weather: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

It's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the…