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The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Remembered

The Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6 and 9, 1945 by Ben Snowden At 2:45 in the morning of August 6, 1945, an American B-29 bomber flew north from Tinian Island in the Marianas…

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…

Anatomy and
Physiology: How Hormones Work

How Hormones WorkAnatomy and PhysiologyHormonesFeedback: Not Just for GuitarsHow Hormones WorkHypothalamus: The Head HonchoPituitary: The First LieutenantThyroidKidneys: Not Just for Urine!Pancreas…

Anatomy and
Physiology: You've Got Some Nerve!

You've Got Some Nerve!Anatomy and PhysiologyThe Central and Peripheral Nervous SystemsYou've Got Some Nerve!Gyri and SulciThe Control CenterSensory and Motor ControlThalamus: The Switching…

Genetically Modified Foods

For thousands of years, farmers have improved their crops by crossbreeding plants that have good traits. They take pollen from one plant and add it to the flowers of another plant to produce a…

Rogers, Roy

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Roy, 1911–98, American Western film star, b. Cincinnati, Ohio, as Leonard Franklin Slye. The guitar-strumming Rogers succeeded Gene Autry as America's favorite singing cowboy…

triggerfish

(Encyclopedia) triggerfish, any of several species of tropical reef fishes with laterally compressed bodies, heavy scales, and tough skins. They are named for the mechanism of the three spines of the…

Avalanches

An avalanche is any swift movement of snow, ice, mud, or rock down a mountainside or slope. Avalanches, which are natural forms of erosion and often seasonal, can reach speeds of more than 200…

Tsunamis

Source: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) A tsunami (pronounced soo-nahm-ee) is a series of huge waves that happen after an undersea disturbance, such as an earthquake or volcano…

Ménière's disease

(Encyclopedia) Ménière's diseaseMénière's diseasemən-yĕrzˈ [key], disorder of the inner ear characterized by recurrent vertigo combined with hearing loss and tinnitus (a ringing sensation). It was…