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Swine Flu in Humans FAQs

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) FAQs Swine Flu in Pigs…

DK Science: Astronauts

IN TRAININGON THE MENUEVASPACE MEDICINEFIND OUT MORESince Yuri Gagarin became the first spaceman in 1961, hundreds of space travellers, or astronauts (called cosmonauts if Russian), have…

Thunderstorms

While thunder won't hurt you-lightning will! So it's important to pay attention when you hear thunder. Thunderstorms happen in every state, and every…

Droughts and Famines

Droughts are unusually long periods of insufficient rainfall. Since ancient times droughts have had far-reaching effects on humankind by causing the failure of…

Turkey Map

Turkey Profile   Note: Most of Turkey is part of the Asian continent, but a relatively small area (bordering Greece and Bulgaria) is part of the European land mass.…

Atlas: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics…

Atlas: Zambia

Zambia Zambia Profile More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities U.S. Geography U.S. Statistics…

Willis Haviland Carrier

Born: 1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Apparatus for treating air—Carrier developed the first safe, low pressure centrifugal refrigeration machine using non-toxic, nonflammable refrigerant. By…

Benjamin A. Rubin

Born: 1917Birthplace: New York City Bifurcated vaccination needle—Until 1967 smallpox killed at least 2 million people annually. In 1980 the World Health Organization declared that smallpox had…