Small Herbivores Balance High-quality Food With Predation Risk When Foraging
In their daily struggle for survival, herbivores are faced with several challenges. They need to cope with the risks imposed by their plant-based diets, such…
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Monthly Archive: January 2018
New Sparkling ‘Rainbow’ Dinosaur Was Just Discovered By A Farmer in China
Dinosaurs are a marvel that continuously fascinates us. They are remanents of a past long gone and a place that we can never truly see with…
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The Chemical Equation For Photosynthesis
The chemical equation for photosynthesis involves the input (reactants) of carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight to produce the outputs (products) of glucose and oxygen. This…
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What Are Scallops?
Scallops are shellfish found in oceans around the world, they cover several species of saltwater clams and mollusks. The term scallop can be used to…
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Multiple Strategies To Meet The Energy Costs Of Human Lactation – But Not Increased Energy Efficiency
For all animals, reproduction entails an investment of time and energy. Among humans, lactation (i.e., breastfeeding) is, perhaps surprisingly, the most metabolically expensive phase of…
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Plant Cell Parts And Functions
Plant cell parts each have their own function, from the cell wall to the chloroplast. The unique plant cell has similar parts and functions to…
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Molecules In Space: Physics, Chemistry And Biology
The collaboration between spectroscopists and astrophysicists initiated in the 18th century with the purpose of assigning the Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectrum to atomic…
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Asteroid 1991 VG: Certainly Peculiar But Definitely Not Alien
When small (about 10 meters or 33 feet) near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 1991 VG was discovered in 1991, it was the first one of its kind and…
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Producing Human Proteins From Plant Roots
Rhizobium rhizogenes is a bacterium that infects wounded plant stems. The infection results in the development of roots at the wound site (figure 1). These…
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The Birth Of Synapse – A Brief History Of One Of The Most Intricate Inventions Of Life
The stunning complexity of life at its very foundation leaves countless fundamental queries beyond the reach of scientific interpretation. One of the big disputes in…
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Producing New Flocculants Using Health-Friendly Ingredients In Water Treatment
Water purification is one of the inevitable problems affecting people throughout the world. Effluents resulting from industrial activities are the most problematic and challenging wastewaters…
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