(Encyclopedia) Owens, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Sierra Nevada, E Calif., SE of Yosemite National Park and flowing SE, to enter Owens Lake, near Mt. Whitney. Since 1913, at a point…
(Encyclopedia) measles or rubeolarubeolar&oomacr;bēˈələ [key], highly contagious disease typically contracted during childhood, caused by a filterable virus and spread by droplet spray from the…
(Encyclopedia) SARS or severe acute respiratory syndrome, communicable viral disease that can progress to a potentially fatal pneumonia. The first symptoms of SARS are usually a high fever, headache…
PterodactylusFossilized Pterodactylus featuresPterodactylus profileFlamboyant headsPelican – the modern fish grabberSoaring high above the land-living dinosaurs were the pterosaurs, which means “…
COLOURFUL PLUMAGEMOCK DUALBONDING THROUGH GROOMINGMATING CALLSANOLE LIZARDRUTTING RED DEERLEAVING A SCENTFIND OUT MORESome animals perform complex rituals to attract a mate. These displays,…
—Francis Scott Key, 1814O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,O'er…
Air Force One (1997) Director: Wolfgang Petersen. Cast: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Glenn Close Air Force One Harrison Ford's President James Marshall is the chief executive that…
Human Error Bad deeds do not go unpunished, however, and part of the function of film is to scourge us for our worst inclinations even while indulging them. Hence the perennial success of…
by David Johnson Japanese cooking enjoys a reputation as very healthy and has become popular in the United States. Food is usually stir-fried and cut into small pieces. Chopsticks are used…
