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DK Science: The Sun

WARNING!LOOPS IN THE ATMOSPHERESPOTS ON THE SUNNEUTRINOS FROM THE SUNSPACE WEATHERSOLAR ECLIPSEFIND OUT MOREDominating our corner of space is a star we call the Sun. It travels through space…

DK Science: Algae

FOREST OF KELPTYPES OF SEAWEEDALGAL OVERKILLPHYTOPLANKTONFIND OUT MOREAlgae are simple organisms that make food from sunlight by photosynthesis, but lack the roots, stems, and leaves of proper…

DK Science: Comets

COMET HALE-BOPPCOMET ORBITSBIOGRAPHY: EDMOND HALLEY English, 1656-1742METEORSFIND OUT MORESometimes icy lumps left over from the birth of the Solar System visit our skies. We see them as comets…

DK Science: Earthquakes

FAULTSEISMOLOGYFIND OUT MOREEarthquakes are caused by movements of the giant tectonic plates that form Earth’s crust. SEISMOLOGY is the study of earthquakes. Most occur at cracks called…

DK Science: Stars

STAR SIZESDISTANCE TO THE STARSCONSTELLATIONSFIND OUT MORELike our Sun, stars are massive globes of intensely hot gas. They produce huge amounts of energy, which is given off as heat and light…

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: Sponges

PHYLUM: PORIFERACALCAREOUS SPONGESTUBE SPONGEFIND OUT MOREThe simplest of all animals, most sponges live in colonies (groups) that are little more than units of cells organized into two layers…

DK Science: Feeding

PREDATOR AND PREYANGLER FISHOMNIVORESHONEYPOT ANTDIGESTIONFIND OUT MOREUnlike plants, animals cannot make food from sunlight. Animals have to feed to produce the energy they need to grow, move…

DK Science: Worms

TYPES OF WORMFLATWORMSROUNDWORMSSEGMENTED WORMSFIND OUT MOREThere are about one million species of worm, living in a wide range of habitats. They have a long, thin body, and have no legs. Many…

DK Science: Lakes

FIND OUT MORELakes form where water fills hollows in the landscape. Some of these hollows are formed by glaciers gouging into the ground, and some are created when river valleys are blocked…