Neutral (NOO-trul) colors don't usually show up on the color wheel. Neutral colors include black, white, gray, and sometimes brown and beige. They are sometimes called “earth tones.” Circus by…
journalist, political commentator Clift started her career at Newsweek magazine as a secretary. Eventually she became a reporter in the Atlanta bureau, covering then-governor Jimmy Carter, of…
Post-Mendelian Inheritance FactorsGenetic Variation and Natural SelectionIntroductionNatural SelectionPost-Mendelian Inheritance Factors Recall from Inheritance that most animals, including you,…
(Encyclopedia) Cretan bull, in Greek mythology, giant bull that Hercules captured as his seventh labor. Some versions of the legend state that this bull was the same one that carried Europa to Crete…
(Encyclopedia) American Landrace swine, relatively new breed of swine developed from Danish Landrace hogs imported in 1934 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. They are totally white. Noted for their…
(Encyclopedia) KemKemkĕm [key], river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, Karelia, NW European Russia. It rises SE of Kuusamo, Finland, and flows E into the White Sea.
(Encyclopedia) Roanoke Island, 12 mi (19 km) long and 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, NE N.C., off the Atlantic coast between Croatan (W) and Roanoke (E) sounds in the Outer Banks. Manteo is the chief town, and…
(Encyclopedia) truffletruffletrŭfˈəl [key] [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the…
so far as it is known courtesy of HarperCollins 1 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 1 Creation of Narnia. The Beasts made able to talk. Digory plants the Tree of Protection. The White Witch…
