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Popcorn

History, science, and good snacky fun by Holly Hartman Popcorn Balls 3 quarts plain popped corn (about 1/3 cup kernels) 1/4 cup butter 10 oz. bag marshmallows food…

reproductive system

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Reproductive system reproductive system, in animals, the anatomical organs concerned with production of offspring. In humans and other mammals the female reproductive system…

A Pill with a Purpose

A team of astronomers from the California Institute of Technology, led by S. George Djorgovski, may have glimpsed the dawn of our universe. In Aug. 2001, this team reported that it had spotted the “…

Brewer's: Emblems of the Jewish Temple

(See Exod. xxv. 30-32; Rev. i. 12-20.) Golden candlestick. The Church. Its seven lights, the seven spirits of God. (Rev. iv. 6.) The shewbread. The twelve loaves the twelve tribes of…

Brewer's: Emelye

The sister-in-law of “Duke Theseus,” beloved by the two knights, Palamon and Arcyte, the former of whom had her to wife. It is of this lady the poet says, “Up roos the sun, and up roos…

fallopian tube

(Encyclopedia) fallopian tubefallopian tubefəlōˈpēən [key], either of a pair of tubes extending from the uterus to the paired ovaries in the human female, also called oviducts, technically known as…

August 2001 News and Events

World Bosnian Serb Convicted by Hague Court (Aug. 2): International war-crimes tribunal finds former general Radislav Krstic guilty of genocide for role in execution of some 7,000 unarmed Muslim…

seed

(Encyclopedia) seed, fertilized and ripened ovule, consisting of the plant embryo, varying amounts of stored food material, and a protective outer seed coat. Seeds are frequently confused with the…

anatomy

(Encyclopedia) anatomyanatomyənătˈəmē [key], branch of biology concerned with the study of body structure of various organisms, including humans. Comparative anatomy is concerned with the structural…