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DK Science & Technology: Energy

WHAT FORMS CAN ENERGY TAKE? HOW DOES ENERGY CHANGE FORM? DOES ENERGY GET USED UP? KINETIC JOULES FIND OUT MORE Without energy, the world would be lifeless, dark, and still. When…

DK Science & Technology: Engines

WHAT IS A HEAT ENGINE? WHAT IS AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE? HOW DOES A STEAM ENGINE WORK? HOW DOES A JET ENGINE WORK? GASOLINE ENGINEBIOGRAPHY: FRANK WHITTLE English, 1907-1996 TURBINESFUEL…

DK Science & Technology: Forces

WHAT CAN FORCES DO? HOW CAN YOU MEASURE A FORCE? WHAT ARE BALANCED FORCES? GRAVITYFIND OUT MOREWhen you strike a ball with a bat, stretch a rubber band, or lift a suitcase, you are applying a force.…

DK Science & Technology: Genetics

WHAT IS THE GENETIC CODE? WHAT IS A GENOME? BIOGRAPHY: FRANCIS CRICK English, 1916- JAMES WATSON American, 1928- HUMAN GENOME PROJECTDNA FINGERPRINTFIND OUT MOREGenetics is the study of how living…

DK Science & Technology: Heat

HOW DOES HEAT FLOW? WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF HEAT TRANSFER? CAN WE SEE HEAT? TEMPERATURETHERMOMETERSTHERMAL INSULATORSFIND OUT MOREEverything around us contains heat. Heat is a form of energy—…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2003

—Borgna BrunnerVital Stats of the Universe In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2000

Ice Age Haute Couture According to recent research by archaeologists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the well-dressed Ice Age woman's outfit doesn't resemble anything like the…

DK Science: Body Systems

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM MUSCULAR SYSTEM SKELETAL SYSTEM CIRCULATORY SYSTEM NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHATIC SYSTEM RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DIGESTIVE SYSTEM URINARY SYSTEM…

DK Science: Evolution

When young animals grow up, they may be similar to their parents but they are never identical. If one animal is able to move faster than another of the same species, it can probably catch more…

DK Science: Glossary

Adaptationthe response of a living organism to changes in its environment.Agea unit of geological time, which is characterized by some feature (like an Ice Age).Ambera yellowish, fossilized tree…