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DK Science: Herding Dinosaurs

Bound for the arcticHazardous journeysTravelling as a herd provides safety in numbers because it is difficult for a hungry predator to pick out just one animal for slaughter. Group members can also…

DK Space: Satellites

HOW DO SATELLITES STAY UP IN SPACE? SATELLITE ORBITSFIND OUT MOREA spacecraft that travels in a steady path, or orbit, around Earth is called a satellite. Satellites receive and send on…

State Department Notes on Pakistan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Historical Overview Government and Political Organization National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Pakistan Relations PEOPLEThe…

DK Science: Motion

SPEEDING ROLLER COASTERSPEEDVELOCITYACCELERATIONFIND OUT MOREEverything in the world is moving. Even things that seem still are in motion, because the atoms inside them are vibrating. An object…

How We've Changed Since 9/11

Americans are still feeling the impact of the September 11 terrorist attacks ten years later. The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City Photo Credit: National…

State Department Notes on Mexico

U.S. Department of State Background Note   The Aztec Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, December 23, 1999. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States…

State Department Notes on North Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical and Cultural Highlights Government and Political Conditions Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S. Policy Toward North…

State Department Notes on Germany

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-German Relations PEOPLEMost inhabitants of Germany are ethnic…

The World's Best Cities

Travel+Leisure has compiled a list of the world's best cities, as voted by users worldwide. Florence and Rome are in the "Hall of Fame" for making the list ten years in a row. Rankings 2015…

State Department Notes on Nigeria

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Economy Defense U.S.-Nigerian Relations PEOPLE The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa…