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DK Space: Neptune

WHAT IS NEPTUNE MADE OF? TRITONFIND OUT MORENeptune is 30 times farther from the Sun than Earth, and has the most powerful hurricanes of any planet in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with faint…

DK Science: Moving About

Running style of an ostrichHow a Tyrannosaurus stood upNo-one has ever seen a dinosaur in action. However, the bones and the joints of fossilized skeletons can give us clues as to how the animals…

DK Science: Ice

ICE SHEETSFIND OUT MOREAbout one-tenth of Earth’s dry land and one-eighth of its oceans are covered with ice. This ice is made of snow that collects and becomes compacted (pressed down).…

DK Science: Photosynthesis

MAKING FOOD AND OXYGENFOOD-PRODUCING CELLSCHLOROPLASTFIND OUT MOREUnlike animals, most plants do not need to find food, because they can make it for themselves. Plants use energy from sunlight…

DK Science: Rockets

SOYUZ LAUNCH VEHICLEHOW ROCKETS WORKSATURN V THREE-STAGE MOON ROCKETBIOGRAPHY: ROBERT GODDARD American, 1882-1945FIND OUT MOREThere would be no space exploration without rockets, but they are…

DK Science: Satellites

HOW SATELLITES WORKSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONSORBITSFIND OUT MOREAn object that circles another in space is called its satellite. Earth has one natural satellite, the Moon, but a swarm of…

Six Nations Make Their Winter Olympic Debut

East Timor, Malta, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga and Zimbabwe compete in the Winter Olympics for the first time.   Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments…

The Sacco-Vanzetti Case

The Sacco-Vanzetti Case What does the evidence say? A poster by artist Ben Shan in the Library of Congress. On August 23, 1927, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts executed two Italian…

Gerald Rudolph Ford

Born: 7/14/1913Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie King Jr. in Omaha, Neb., on July 14, 1913, the only child of Leslie and Dorothy Gardner King. His parents were divorced in…