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Advanced-Level Science Projects: Botany

BotanyAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsBotanyHow Close to a Plant Must Pesticides Be in Order to Be Beneficial?Can Healthy Plants Be Grown in Soil Containing No Microorganisms? Can Cloning Make a…

DK Science: Food Plants

PADDY FIELDS IN CHINAVERSATILE FOOD PLANTLIFE CYCLE OF RICECOMBINE HARVESTERS GATHER WHEATCROP ROTATIONSELECTIVE BREEDINGBIOGRAPHY: NORMAN BORLAUG American, 1914-PESTSFIND OUT MOREFood chains begin…

DK Nature: Life On Earth

WHAT DO ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE IN COMMON?CAN LIFE EXIST WITHOUT SUNLIGHT?HOW DOES THE MOVEMENT OF EARTH AFFECT LIFE ON OUR PLANET? LIFE CYCLESCLASSIFICATIONPlanet Earth is home to trillions of…

Joseph James LITTLE, Congress, NY (1841-1913)

LITTLE, Joseph James, a Representative from New York; born in Bristol, England, June 5, 1841; immigrated to the United States in 1846 with his parents, who settled in Morris, Otsego County, N.…

Washington National Cathedral

Washington, D.C.Designed in 1990 by George Frederick Bodley and Henry Vaughan photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Washington…

Julia Ward Howe

social reformer, writerBorn: 5/27/1819Birthplace: New York, N.Y. Julia Ward was born into a prosperous family and was educated privately. She married Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe in 1843 and moved to…

Clovis Biography

Frankish kingBorn: c. 466 The Frankish king Clovis founded the Frankish Empire, which at its height included most of what is now France and central Europe. He was the first leader to unite and rule…

horehound

(Encyclopedia) horehound, aromatic Old World perennial herb (Marrubium vulgare) of the family Labiatae (mint family), naturalized in North America. It has woolly white foliage and tiny white…

coltsfoot

(Encyclopedia) coltsfoot, Eurasian perennial herb (Tussilago farfara) of the family Asteraceae (aster family), now a widespread weed in most northern lands. The scaly flower stalk bears a yellow…

festoon

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Festoon festoon, sculptured or painted architectural or interior ornament consisting of a garland of leaves, flowers, or fruit, or some combination of these, held by ribbons or…