PERFECT SYMMETRYSHARK ANATOMYEXOSKELETONCELLSCIRCULATORY SYSTEMFIND OUT MOREThe study of the structure of living things is called anatomy. All animals are made up of CELLS, some of which are…
CHANGING SHAPESHAPE MEMORY METALStretchSTRENGTHCRYSTALLINE STRUCTUREFIND OUT MORESolids are one of the three states of matter and, unlike liquids or gases, they have a definite shape that is not…
(Encyclopedia) Matthiessen, PeterMatthiessen, Petermăthˈəsən [key], American writer, naturalist, and adventurer, b. New York City, grad. Yale (1950). A founder (1951) of the literary Paris Review, he…
(Encyclopedia) serotoninserotoninsĕrˌətōˈnĭn [key], organic compound that was first recognized as a powerful vasoconstrictor occurring in blood serum. It was partially purified, crystallized, and…
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Bones of skull
skull, the skeletal structure of the head, composed of the facial and cranial bones. The skull houses and protects the brain and most of the chief sense organs;…
The largest complete dinosaur we know of was Brachiosaurus (“arm lizard”); it reached 23 m in length and 12 m in height (about the length of two large school buses and the height of a four-story…
(Kong Sung Chan)actor, directorBorn: 4/7/1954Birthplace: Hong Kong Film actor and director best known for his hyperkinetic action films that combine slapstick comedy with skillful martial arts.…
Water on Mars The scientific community was intrigued by the startling announcement in June 2000 that some high-resolution images of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor showed strong evidence of…
