(Encyclopedia) candytuft, any plant of the genus Iberis of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), low-growing plants of the Old World. A number of half-hardy annuals and evergreen…
(Encyclopedia) stealth technology, designs and materials engineered for the military purpose of avoiding detection by radar or any other electronic system. Stealth, or antidetection, technology is…
(Encyclopedia) aircraft carrier, ship designed to carry aircraft and to permit takeoff and landing of planes. The carrier's distinctive features are a upper deck (flight deck) that is flat and…
MINERAL PROPERTIES MINERALS IN ROCK CRYSTALS FIND OUT MORE
Minerals are the materials that make up the rocks of the Earth’s crust. Among thousands of different minerals, only a few,…
PLANT CELLLEAFSTEMROOTFIND OUT MOREA plant’s body has different structures designed for different tasks, such as making food and conserving water. LEAVES, usually broad and flat, take in…
TYPES OF WORMFLATWORMSROUNDWORMSSEGMENTED WORMSFIND OUT MOREThere are about one million species of worm, living in a wide range of habitats. They have a long, thin body, and have no legs. Many…
Staying Safe in a StormWeatherThere's No Place Like HomeThunderstormsDoing the TwistThe ChaseStaying Safe in a Storm In a tornado, winds are so great that brick and concrete walls can collapse.…
PALMER, Alexander Mitchell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near White Haven, Luzerne County, Pa., May 4, 1872; attended the public schools and prepared for college at the Moravian…
ROBERTSON, Alice Mary, a Representative from Oklahoma; born at Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory (now Tullahassee, Okla.), January 2, 1854; self-taught in early life under…
REED, Thomas Brackett, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, October 18, 1839; attended the public schools; was graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick,…
