The climate of our planet is greatly affected by Earth's oceans. Learn here about the different oceanic currents and the role those currents play on climate.

This concise PBS NOVA site contains interesting facts about the heart and how it works.

This PBS site has a concise explanation of how the heart works. There is also a moving diagram of a working heart.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The health of your whole body depends on the good health of your cardiovascular system. One measure of the health of your cardiovascular system is blood pressure....

Use this site to find out why your body needs blood with this quick fact sheet. You can also try an experiment with your pulse.

Find out why your heart beats and perform an experiment to see your pulse moving.

An illustration of a roman coin (denarius). The left side represents the laurel-crowned head of Titus. The right side depicts a female sitting underneath a palm tree with helmets behind her. The Roman currency system included the...