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Zookeeper

What is this job like? Many people like animals, but taking care of them is hard work. Zookeepers take care of wild animals in zoos and animal parks. They feed the animals, clean their living…

Laying the First Transatlantic Cable

The Question: I am looking for the name of the 700 foot long ship that laid the first transatlantic cable connecting Europe with North America in 1866. They…

Microevolution and Macroevolution: Introduction

IntroductionMicroevolution and MacroevolutionIntroductionMicroevolutionSpeciationMacroevolutionThe concepts covered in Historical Development and Mechanisms of Evolution and Natural Selection are…

March 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March, 2009. President of Guinea-Bissau Killed (March 2): President João Bernardo…

DK Science: Bipedal Herbivores

Internal anatomyExternal anatomyToothless beak and cheek teethHerbivore teethSome bipedal herbivoresAs well as the giant plant-eaters, there were several other groups of smaller herbivores,…

DK Science: Horned & Armoured

Internal anatomyExternal anatomyCeratopsian hornsAnkylosaur scutesStegosaur platesSome armoured dinosaursThree major groups of plant-eating dinosaurs were well equipped to defend themselves – some…

DK Science: Reproduction

CROCODILE EGGSROLE REVERSALASEXUAL BUDDINGLIVE YOUNGFERTILIZATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals reproduce in one of two ways. In asexual reproduction, animals produce young, which are identical to…

Thanksgiving | Plymouth Controversy

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 1: The Original Culture War by Neil Miller During the National Day of Mourning rally in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Andres Araica prayed at a…

The Year in Sports

Top 10 Sports Moments of the Year 1 McGwire Blasts 62nd Homer It was the crowning moment of the sports year. When Mark McGwire knocked his 62nd homer of the season, poking the ball just over…