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Shakespeare Quotes: Histories

The better part of valour is discretion . . .   Tragedies • Histories • Comedies William Shakespeare Related Links William ShakespeareQuiz: Famous Quotes from…

Ebola FAQs

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization Ebola Fact Sheet Rare and Deadly…

DK Science: Respiratory System

BLOOD SUPPLY LUNG AIRWAYS ALVEOLI GAS EXCHANGE IN ALVEOLI BIOGRAPHY: JOHN SCOTT HALDANE Scottish, 1860-1936 SPEECH BREATHING FIND OUT MORE The respiratory system provides your body…

World War I: Weapons and Technology

Here's a look at the weapons and technology used during the First World War. World War I Mark V-star tank Related Links World War I Battles with the Most Casualties…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Running Along the Tract

Running Along the TractAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Digestive SystemStops Along the WayIt's a Long Way DownJack-of-All-TradesRunning Along the TractPancreatic Panacea?What We Do with Our Food Oh,…

Kasparov, Garry

(Encyclopedia) Kasparov, GarryKasparov, Garrykəspärˈôf, –ŏf [key], 1963–, Armenian chess player, b. Azerbaijan (then in the USSR) as Garik Kimovich Wainshtein. He became the world junior champion at…

NCAA Basketball Tournament 2000

NCAA Tournament Preview 2000 A closer look at this year's Madness by Gerry Brown Marcus Fizer, the Big 12 Player of the Year, looks to guide the surprising Iowa State Cyclones…

Earthquakes!

About 8,000 mini-quakes a day, and on average, one exceptionally big one per year by Borgna Brunner Earthquakes in residential areas, such as this 1964 one in Seward, Alaska, can…

DK History: Maya

WHO RULED MAYAN KINGDOMS? WHY DID THE MAYA BUILD PYRAMIDS? MAYAN GLYPHSFIND OUT MOREThe Maya lived in Central America and were powerful from around AD 250 to 900. Farmers and traders, they built…

DK Earth: Volcanoes

HOW DOES A VOLCANO ERUPT? ARE ALL VOLCANOES DANGEROUS? LAVAFIND OUT MOREA volcano is a vent or weak spot in Earth’s crust through which magma (hot, melted rock) escapes as LAVA. In some places,…