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DK Science: Robots

UNDERWATER EYEHOME HELPINDUSTRIAL ARMHUMANOID ROBOTSFIND OUT MORERobots are machines that behave a bit like people, and can perform difficult or repetitive tasks. HUMANOID ROBOTS even look like…

DK Science: Rockets

SOYUZ LAUNCH VEHICLEHOW ROCKETS WORKSATURN V THREE-STAGE MOON ROCKETBIOGRAPHY: ROBERT GODDARD American, 1882-1945FIND OUT MOREThere would be no space exploration without rockets, but they are…

DK Science: Rocks

BEDROCKSEDIMENTARY ROCKSIGNEOUS ROCKSMETAMORPHIC ROCKSFIND OUT MOREThe Earth is covered in a layer of solid rock called the crust. Rocks are either SEDIMENTARY , IGNEOUS, or METAMORPHIC…

DK Science: Satellites

HOW SATELLITES WORKSATELLITE COMMUNICATIONSORBITSFIND OUT MOREAn object that circles another in space is called its satellite. Earth has one natural satellite, the Moon, but a swarm of…

DK Science: Saturn

GLORIOUS RINGSRING MATERIALFIND OUT MOREA system of shining rings makes Saturn a very distinctive planet. We see the rings from different angles at different times as the planet circles the…

DK Science: Sediments

DEPOSITIONFIND OUT MOREThe rocky material that is transported and DEPOSITED by rivers, seas, glaciers, and the wind is called sediment. Clay, sand, and gravel are all types of sediment.…

DK Science: Senses

ON THE ALERTTOUCH-SENSITIVE FEELERSVISIONHEARINGSMELLFIND OUT MORETo find food, mate, avoid danger, and communicate, animals rely on information gathered by their senses. Information is…

DK Science: Sight

PARTS OF THE EYE IMAGE FORMATION FROM EYES TO BRAIN CHANGING PUPIL SIZE COLOUR VISION FIND OUT MORE Whenever we are awake, our eyes work constantly to collect information about the…

DK Science: Skin

SKIN LAYERS HAIR FOLLICLE FINGERNAIL TEMPERATURE CONTROL FIND OUT MORE The skin, along with hair and nails, provides the body with a protective outer covering that shields it, for…

DK Science: Smell

SMELL RECEPTOR CELLS IN ROOF OF NOSE CILIA OF SMELL RECEPTOR CELL FIND OUT MORE Humans have a very keen sense of smell: we can detect thousands of different smells. This ability relies on…