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ProScienceDinosaursHorns, plates, and the fossils that tell their storyProScienceSharksRows of teeth and 400 million years of designProScienceDogs & Dog BreedsGood boys, great breeds, ruff questionsProScienceBig CatsManes, stripes, spots and serious clawsProScienceCats & PetsPurrs, paws, parrots and one very small mayorProScienceWild AnimalsSpeedsters, giants, and oddballs of the wildProScienceOcean LifeDive in with sharks, whales, and reef dwellersProScienceBugs & Creepy-CrawliesSix legs, eight legs and plenty of weird

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ProScienceSpace & NASAFrom the Red Planet to the edge of interstellar spaceProScienceThe Human BodyBones, blood, and the brain behind it allProScienceRiddles & Brain TeasersWhat has keys but can't open locks?ProScienceRetro GadgetsBeepers, Betamax and blowing on cartridgesProScienceVolcanoes & EarthquakesLava, faults and the Ring of FireProScienceTech & the InternetGarages, geeks and the birth of the online worldProScienceThe Solar SystemPlanets, moons and the star at the centerProScienceBrain & PsychologyNeurons, memory and famous mind experimentsProScienceSleep & DreamsREM, body clocks and what happens at nightProScienceAppleFrom a garage startup to the iPhoneProScienceEmoji & TextingLOL, BRB and the smiley that started it allProScienceSocial MediaLikes, tweets, snaps and the rise of the feedProScienceEarth & WeatherStorms, volcanoes, and the forces that shape our planetProScienceModern Space ExplorationRovers, reusable rockets and deep-space eyesProScienceAI & RobotsChess champs, chatbots and robot sidekicksProScienceFamous ScientistsEureka moments from Archimedes to RutherfordProScienceCodes & CiphersDots, dashes and secret messages to crackProScienceStars & GalaxiesLight-years, black holes and the Big BangProScienceTech FoundersThe garages and dorm rooms behind big techProScienceComputer HistoryFrom punch cards to the personal computerProScienceFirst Aid & SafetyCPR, emergency numbers and the basics that save livesProScienceThe Five SensesSee, hear, smell, taste and touch your way throughProScienceNutrition & VitaminsVitamins, minerals and what's really on your plateProScienceFitness & ExercisePump iron, feel the burn and flex your knowledgeProScienceEngineering MarvelsCanals, dams and tunnels that changed the mapProScienceRocks & GemsDiamonds, birthstones and fool's goldProScienceChemistry & the Periodic TableElements, reactions and a few explosive surprisesProScienceDNA & GeneticsGenes, chromosomes and the code of lifeProScienceEvolution & DarwinFinches, fossils and natural selectionProSciencePlants, Trees & FlowersGiant trees, killer plants and a tulip bubbleProScienceMath & NumbersPi, primes and puzzles without the homeworkProScienceMoney & EconomicsBulls, bears and the price of everythingProScienceRoman NumeralsX marks the quiz: can you read like a Roman?ProScienceNumbers in TitlesCatch-22, 99 balloons and other titles that countProScienceCalendars & TimeLeap days, time zones and the clocks we changeProScienceUnits & MeasurementsFeet, furlongs, fathoms and the metric mysteryProScienceShapes & GeometryAngles, edges and the shape of everythingProScienceMedical MilestonesVaccines, X-rays and the docs who changed everythingProSciencePhysics & Famous PhysicistsGravity, light and the geniuses who figured it outProScienceBones & MusclesThe frame and the motor that keep you movingProScienceEnergy & PowerWatts up? From oil wells to wind farmsProScienceThe EnvironmentReduce, reuse, recycle and protect the wild

Science Trivia Questions

1. What does the word "dinosaur" mean?

   Terrible lizard

   British anatomist Richard Owen coined the word in 1842, when only three kinds of dinosaurs were known.

   From the Dinosaurs quiz

2. Which planet is nicknamed the Red Planet?

   Mars

   Mars looks red because iron minerals in its rocks and dust have rusted, forming iron oxide.

   From the Space & NASA quiz

3. What is the largest organ of the human body?

   Skin

   An adult's skin weighs about 8 pounds and covers roughly 22 square feet.

   From the The Human Body quiz

4. Which shark is the largest predatory fish in the ocean?

   Great white shark

   Great whites sometimes 'spy-hop,' poking their heads straight up out of the water to look around.

   From the Sharks quiz

5. What has keys but can't open a single lock?

   A piano

   The piano's full name, pianoforte, means 'soft-loud,' because it could play both, unlike the harpsichord.

   From the Riddles & Brain Teasers quiz

6. Which spotted breed is famous as the traditional firehouse dog?

   Dalmatian

   Dalmatian puppies are born pure white. Their spots start appearing after a couple of weeks.

   From the Dogs & Dog Breeds quiz

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