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[|**Ask the Experts**] Why does bruised fruit turn brown? Why is the year 2000 not the first year of the third millennium? Get the answer to these and other scientific questions from the Ask the Expert Archive of //Scientific American// magazine online. Browse the various science sections, or send your question to be answered by experts.

[|**The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System**] An excellent site for information on astronomy: planets and moons, spacecraft, astronomical names, a glossary of technical terms and proper names, and a chronology of space discovery. This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system. Each page has text and [|NASA]'s images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.

[|**Dino Directory**] View the descriptions of over 300 well-known dinosaurs as you search by scientific name, body shape, geographic location or time period. You can also see which dinosaurs were "Living Together" in the same area and time.

[|**Botany: Plant Parts and Functions**] A useful illustrated guide to basic botany for students. Alson included in this site is a aster Gardener Manual (where when, what how) with a link to the Arizona Extension service.

[|**National Geographic Animals**] National Geographic Animals Home Page. **...** Explore hundreds of animal photographs. Take a look at wildlife at its best and download free desktop wallpapers.