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All About Animals

Classifying Animals Encyclopedia: Animals Invasive Species Animal Groups Estimated Number of Animal and Plant Species Calling All Animal Scientists Animal Names: Male,…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2005

—By Borgna BrunnerOmo Is Oldest In 2003 the dating of an Ethiopian Homo sapiens fossil, “Herto Man,” was hailed as a milestone in paleoanthropology. At 160,000 years old, Herto Man was a full 50…

DK Nature: Endangered Species

WHAT IS THE WORST PROBLEM FACING WILDLIFE? WHY ARE ISLAND SPECIES ESPECIALLY AT RISK? EXTINCTIONFIND OUT MOREAll over the world, plant and animal species are now at risk of EXTINCTION because of…

Homework Facts: Science

Science     Animals | Computers | Astronomy | Weather | Space | Science & Technology Animals Classifying Animals Vertebrates and Invertebrates Hibernation…

Origin of Life: Early Earth Environment

Early Earth EnvironmentOrigin of LifeIntroductionSpontaneous GenerationEarly Earth Environment So if Pasteur is correct and life only comes from existing life, where and how did life begin? Many…

Superlatives: Animals

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Superlatives Animals The San Diego Zoo has more details on the largest and smallest animals in the world. Extreme Science Animal Kingdom has…

American Museum of Natural History

(Encyclopedia) American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site facing Central…

Luis Walter Alvarez

Born: 1911Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. Radio distance and direction indicator—Alvarez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1968. He helped design a ground-controlled radar system for…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 1999

Ancestor of Mammals Discovered The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet…

Science Discoveries: Cosmic Dust & Snotties

Cosmic Dust and Snotties:Recent Discoveries In 1998 we have seen several notable and surprising scientific discoveries. Here are the finds that raised our eyebrows, made us scratch our heads…