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rivers 179 scuba diving 218 largest 114–15 SOHO 305
road bridges, tallest 168–9 sculptures, snow 30–31 longest fangs 243 Space Shuttle 145,
Robert, Alain 38–9 sea most venomous 242–3 152–3, 211
robots 296–7 algae 48–9 sea snakes 226 Voyager 154–5
rock formations 12–13, bioluminescence 56–7 sneezing 264 spacesuits 211, 310–11
16–17, 22–3 salt in 182–3 snow 322–3 Spain, festivals 26–7
rocket cars 153 sea grass 131 chimneys 88–9 speed
rocket planes 143 sea lions 140 penitentes 80–81 aircraft 142–3
rockets 152–5, 313, 321 sea sparkle 234 rollers 88 flying 138–9
Rocky Mountains 179 seahorses 72–3 sculptures 30–31 running 134–5
rodents 254, 274–5 seasons 316–17 tunnels 85 swimming 140–41
Rome, ancient 275, 330, 341 seawater 175 walls 84–5 water record 146–7
Ronningsbakken, Eskil 17 seeds 284 snow leopard 136, 137 speedboats 146–7
Roraima, Mount 12–13 oldest 130 soccer spiders 64–5, 282–3, 311
rougheye rockfish 132 senses at high altitude 41 biggest 118–19
runners, fastest 134–5 animals 276, 280, 281 at Olympics 335 spinach 266–7
Russia humans 258–61 in the trenches 332–3 Spinosaurus 112–13
caves 20–21 The Shard 175 sociable weaver bird 232–3 spiracles, insects 250
chess 298 sharks social networks 162 spirals 90–91
meteorites 313 biggest 116–17 solar system 194–5, 201, Spirit of Australia 146–7
Russian Revolution 341 bites 226 305, 312 sponges 132
space program 209, 210, eggs 238 Songkran water festival 28–9 springs
311, 313 fastest 140 Sonoran Desert 45 hot 14–15, 25
World War I 333 and sardine migrations 75 sound 248–9, 298 sulfur 10–11
teeth 105, 117 South Africa 74–5, 313, Sputnik 210
S young 72 327, 331 squid 102–3, 244–5
saber-toothed cat 113 shells 236–7 South America starfish 234, 235
sailfish 140–41 ships insects 60–61 stargazer fish 235
Sailrocket 2 146 Atlantic crossing 341 mountains 12–13, 326 stars 210, 211, 304–9,
Saint Martin island 32–3 biggest 148–9, 156 penitentes 80–81 313, 328
Salar de Uyuni 183 cargo 150–51 plants 46–7 stick insects 121
saliva 261 Siberian tiger 113 waterfalls 327 stonefish 226
salt 182–3 silicon chips 159 Southern Great storage devices 160–61
salt flats 11 singing 275 Escarpment 179 storms 188, 318, 320–21,
salt mines 20–21 skeletons 100–101 space 300–13 323, 326
saltwater crocodile skin 267, 270, 272 data 312–13 subatomic particles 290–91
226–7, 240 skulls 101 exploration 210–11 sublimation 81
sand 286, 287 skydivers 190–91 gravity 196–7 submarines/submersibles
sandstone 13 skyscrapers 38–41 junk 208–9 156, 245
sandwiches 336–7 sleep 273 travel 152–65 suckers 244
Sapporo Snow Festival 30–31 smell space probes 154–5 sugar 266, 267, 285
sardines 74–5 bees 276 Space Shuttle 145, sugar glider 136
Satanic leaf-tailed gecko 62–3 cockroaches 280 152–3, 211 sulfur 10–11
satellites 208–9, 210, elephants 223 spacecraft Sumatra 51
295, 319 and memories 267 Apollo 13 154–5 Sun 304–5
Saturn 78, 312 oranges 284 astronauts 310–11, 313 and algae 49
gravity 197 spiders 283 International Space Station gravity 196
rings 204–5 and taste 261 210–11, 310, 313 greenhouse effect 77
rotation time 195 Smilodon 113 Landsat 8 300 mass 201
temperature 199 snails 135, 236–7 lightning strikes 321 and penitentes 81
sauropods 110 snake mimic hawkmoth lunar 303 solar wind 79
Sausage tree 53 caterpillar 58–9 Pioneer 155 sunlight 287, 298, 303, 304,
scops owl 64 snakes Rosetta 207 316, 317
scorpion 234 eggs 238 satellites 208 temperature 301

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