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DK Human Body: Ear

HOW DOES SOUND TRAVEL THROUGH THE EAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE COCHLEA? HOW DO EARS HELP US BALANCE?FIND OUT MOREThe ear is the organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear collects sound and directs it…

Birth and Death of a Star

// This animation illustrates the process of triggered star formation. First, a massive star in its final death throes explodes or "goes supernova," shooting a shock wave through surrounding clouds…

DK Human Body: Kidneys

WHAT IS INSIDE A KIDNEY? WHY DOES BLOOD NEED CLEANING? WHERE DOES WASTE GO? FIND OUT MOREThe kidneys are two bean-shaped organs at the back of the abdomen that filter and clean the blood, removing…

sting

(Encyclopedia) sting, in zoology, organ found in bees, many wasps, some ants, and in scorpions and sting rays, used defensively as well as to kill or paralyze prey. In the bee and the wasp the venom…

DK Science: Respiratory System

BLOOD SUPPLY LUNG AIRWAYS ALVEOLI GAS EXCHANGE IN ALVEOLI BIOGRAPHY: JOHN SCOTT HALDANE Scottish, 1860-1936 SPEECH BREATHING FIND OUT MORE The respiratory system provides your body cells…

Earthquakes and Tsunami

An earthquake is a trembling movement of the earth's crust. These tremors are generally caused by shifts of the plates that make up the earth's surface. The movements…

DK Earth: Erosion

HOW DOES EROSION HAPPEN? LANDSLIDESFIND OUT MOREErosion is the wearing down and the carrying away of the Earth’s rock by the action of wind and moving water. Erosion happens fastest on steep…