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Famous Couples | Marie and Pierre Curie

Partners in love and science by David Johnson Unable to continue her studies in Poland because universities did not admit women, Maria Sklodowska Curie traveled to Paris in 1891 to…

Mount Saint Helens

May 18, 1980   Mount St. Helens in Washington spews smoke, soot and ash into the sky in April, 1980. Its eruption that May devestated an area of about 150 square miles. Related Links…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Vessels To and Fro

Vessels To and FroAnatomy and PhysiologyCardiovascular and Lymphatic CirculationVessels To and FroHere, There, EverywhereGoing Their Separate WaysOh, the Pressure!Drainage System As I discussed…

Panda Babies

Panda Babies Offer Hope New arrivals for an endangered species by Holly Hartman Announcing: Panda Babies! Born: twins, August 3; cub, August 6; twins and cub,…

DK Space: Space Travel

Apollo Moon Mission display in the National Air and Space museum   HOW DO HUMANS SURVIVE IN SPACE? HOW DOES SPACE TRAVEL AFFECT PEOPLE? WHAT IS THE FARTHEST ANYONE HAS TRAVELED…

DK Science & Technology: Atoms

HOW BIG IS AN ATOM? WHAT’S INSIDE AN ATOM? HOW CAN ATOMS BE SPLIT? ATOMIC STRUCTUREMOLECULESFIND OUT MOREAll matter is made from particles called atoms. The Ancient Greeks described atoms as the…

DK Earth: Continents

HAVE EARTH’S CONTINENTS ALWAYS LOOKED THE SAME?WHY DO EARTH’S CONTINENTS MOVE? BIOGRAPHY: ALFRED LOTHAR WEGENER GERMAN, 1880–1930 TECTONIC PLATESFIND OUT MOREDry land covers just under one-third of…