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DK Science: Radio

AM SPECTRUMDIGITAL RADIOFIND OUT MORERadio depends on electricity and magnetism working together to make waves that travel through space at the speed of light. When you tune in your radio, you…

Pyeongchang Preview

What to expect at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang, South Korea is set to host the Winter Olympics Feb. 9–25, followed by the Paralympic Games from March 8–18. The North and South…

Zero Mostel

(Samuel Joel Mostel)actorBorn: 2/28/1915Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York After working as a standup comic, Mostel launched a remarkable career in theater and film. In the 1950s he was blacklisted as…

Edward DOWSE, Congress, MA (1756-1828)

DOWSE, Edward, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Charlestown, Mass., October 22, 1756; moved to Dedham, Mass.; after the Revolution was a shipmaster and engaged in the East Indian…

Scott Glenn

(Theodore Scott Glenn)actorBorn: 1/26/1942Birthplace: Pittsburgh Severe looking actor who started on the stage in 1965 and appeared in The Edge of Night (1968) before his film debut in The Baby…

Your Body's Systems

Circulatory System The circulatory system is the body's transport system. It is made up of a group of organs that transport blood throughout the body. The heart pumps the blood and the arteries and…

When and How to Display the U.S. Flag

Long may Old Glory wave by David Johnson Related Links U.S. Flag TimelineFlag DayBorn on the Fourth of JulyFlags From Around the World The United States Flag Code stipulates that…

DK Science: Digestive Systems

Carnivore’s serrated toothCarnivore’s jaws for tearingCarnivore’s stomachHerbivore’s toothStomach stonesOrnithopod’s stomachFeatures of a sauropod’s stomachCarnivorous and herbivorous dinosaurs are…

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a process in which green plants use energy from the sun to transform water, carbon dioxide,…