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DK Science: Pressure

AIR PRESSUREWATER PRESSUREFIND OUT MOREWhen you press or push something, the force you apply is called pressure. Pressure is measured as the force you use divided by the area over which you use…

Weather: Let's See How It's Done

Let's See How It's DoneWeatherLet's See How It's DoneNow for the Real WorkGoing Into the Upper AirBring on the MachinesWhat About the Five-Day Forecast? You've gotten this far. You know the basics…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2004

—By Borgna BrunnerSedna Debuts, Rattling Poor Pluto Artist's rendition of the planetoid Sedna On March 15, 2004, astronomers confirmed the discovery of the most distant object ever identified in…

Tuva Republic

(Encyclopedia) Tuva Republic or Tyva RepublicTuva Republicboth: t&oomacr;ˈvə, Rus. t&oomacr;väˈ, Tuvan t&oomacr;wäˈ [key], constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 366,000), 65,830 sq mi (170…

orangutan

(Encyclopedia) orangutanorangutanōrăngˈ&oobreve;tăn [key], an ape of the genus Pongo, found in rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Highly specialized for arboreal life, orangutans usually travel…

DK Science: Senses

Making noisesEye socketsBinocular vision of modern animalsBinocular vision of the dinosaursPeripheral vision of modern animalsPeripheral vision of the dinosaursPerhaps the most difficult part of…

DK Science: Defence

MIMIC BUTTERFLYCAMOUFLAGETREE SKINK TRICKPREDATORSFIND OUT MOREAnimals have evolved many ways of protecting themselves from PREDATORS. Most use their keen senses to detect an attack and…

DK Science: Animals Growing Up

POUCH BABYCICHLID FISHWOODLICE EXOSKELETONWILDEBEESTBLUE TIT NESTLINGSLOGGERHEAD TURTLE HATCHLINGSELEPHANTSFIND OUT MOREAs animals grow they can change in both their form and their behaviour.…