Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology

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As USA TODAY, the Nation's No.

In North America, mosquito bites are usually only a nuisance.

In this playful look at patterns, Brian P.

How does a cloud form?

Why does the wind blow?

* An injured motocross star has pins, screws, and a metal rod inserted into broken bones in his legs and feet to help them heal.

* A father who was blind has an eye tissue transplant that lets him see for the first time.

* A young girl receives injections of chemotherapy to kill the cancerous white blood cells in her body.

* A triathlon athlete has part of her skull removed to relieve the pressure on her injured brain after a car accident.

* A woman with with a faulty heart muscle receives an electrical device that keeps her blood pumping.

* A man pulled from an explosion undergoes forty surgeries to treat burns on 80 percent of his body.

It can drive off road.

It races through mud.

Its engine roars.

Hear the loud sirens.

It digs up dirt.

An airplane soars through the sky.

It hauls heavy cargo.

A baseball player slides on the ground to tag a base.

A ball drops to the ground.

You push a swing.

A rock sinks in the water.

Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's.

It's dangerous to talk on the phone during a thunderstorm.

Every month a cycle happens in the sky.

What does it mean to migrate?

Hibernation is a cycle that some animals go through every year.

From lakes, to clouds, to rain that falls back to Earth-discover how water changes through various processes to form the water cycle.

Day follows night.

When Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to join the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1996, he was the youngest player in the league.

When Kevin Garnett was drafted in 1995 he became one of just a few players to go straight from high school to the NBA.

As the first player taken in the 2004 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard created high expectations.

Americans are sharply divided on the issue of Internet censorship.

In every age, science and technology have advanced human civilization.

In every age, science and technology have played an important role in advancing human civilization.

In every age, science and technology have played an important role in advancing human civilization.

Do you love mighty tugboats or sleek fighter jets?

Did you know that Yellowstone National Park has more geysers and hot springs than anywhere else on Earth?

Did you know that the Rocky Mountains range is more than 3,000 miles long?

Have you ever seen a tree as wide as a house?

Do you know where to find the world's largest freshwater lake?

Have you ever seen rocks that are more than two billion years old?

Do you know a place that's home to both manatees and panthers?

There is no gravity in space.

It takes seven years to digest swallowed gum.

This lively and informative book introduces beginning readers to the Sun, which is the center of our solar system and the system's largest object.

This lively and informative book introduces beginning readers to the planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets that make up our solar system; the Sun as the center of the solar system; and more.

This lively and informative book introduces beginning readers to the Moon's orbit around Earth, phases of the Moon and eclipses, the Moon's effect on tides, and more.

This lively and informative book offers beginning readers a simple introduction to the Milky Way.