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DK Science: Geological Time

THE FOSSIL RECORDRADIOMETRIC DATINGFIND OUT MOREGeologists (scientists who study rocks) divide the time since the Earth was formed until today into chunks called periods. During the various…

DK Science: Heat Transfer

EVAPORATIONCONVECTIONCONDUCTIONRADIATIONFIND OUT MOREHeat energy can be transferred from one place to another by three main processes. In CONVECTION, heat energy is carried by the movement of…

DK Science: Human Body

+ BODY SYSTEMS INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM MUSCULAR SYSTEM SKELETAL SYSTEM CIRCULATORY SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHATIC SYSTEM RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DIGESTIVE…

DK Science: Immune System

INSIDE A LYMPH NODE THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM THE IMMUNE RESPONSE FIND OUT MORE The role of the immune system is to protect the body against germs and cancers. When it detects substances that…

DK Science: Interplanetary Missions

ORBITING VENUSLANDING ON EROSDESTINATION SATURN AND TITANMARS EXPLORATIONFIND OUT MOREScientists launch interplanetary missions to study the planets, asteroids, and comets close up. Mariner 2…

DK Science: Life Cycles

PARASITIC FLUKEA LONG LIFEMETAMORPHOSISFIND OUT MOREThe life cycle of an animal consists of all the stages from the start of one generation to the beginning of the next. For many insects, it…

DK Science: Matter & Materials

MATTERNON-MATTERMATERIAL PROPERTIESPARTICLESFIND OUT MORESOLIDSCHANGING SHAPESHAPE MEMORY METALStretchSTRENGTHCRYSTALLINE STRUCTUREFIND OUT MORELIQUIDSCOHESIONVISCOSITYVOLUMEFIND OUT…

DK Science: Medical Research

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE BIONICS COMPUTER-AIDED DRUG DESIGN FIND OUT MORE Huge resources are poured each year into studying diseases and finding new treatments. Some of the main focuses…

DK Science: Medical Technology

HI-TECH IMAGING SURGERY ARTIFICIAL DEVICES FIND OUT MORE Technology plays an increasingly important role in modern medicine. Today, HI-TECH IMAGING allows doctors to view internal body…

DK Science: Medicinal Plants

GATHERING BARKMEDICINAL JUICEFROM PLANTS TO MEDICINESFIND OUT MOREMany plants produce special substances in their roots, leaves, flowers, or seeds that help them to survive. For example, some…