This Is The Longest River In Europe
The longest river in all of Europe is the Volga river, which winds it ways through central Russia and drains in the Caspian Sea. The…
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Monthly Archive: July 2018
Genes Determine Not Only The Occurrence Of Pain, But Also Its Persistence
Why do some people get a grip on chronic pain while others continue to suffer for years? A twin study now provides possible explanations. The…
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Mysterious Black Sarcophagus Found In Egypt
A recent archaeological dig in Alexandria, Egypt has unearthed a large mysterious black sarcophagus. This dark granite sarcophagus is truly massive, coming in at 8.5…
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By 2020 Starbucks Hopes To Eliminate Plastic Straws From Their Stores
Following legislation in Seattle, Starbucks has announced that they will work to eliminate plastic straws from their stores by 2020. They will create recyclable alternatives…
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Whole Genome Sequencing And Mycobacterium Tuberculosis: Are We Unleashing Its Full Potential?
Whole genome sequencing (also known as WGS) is the process of determining the complete DNA sequence of an organism’s genome at a single time. This…
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Appreciating The Importance Of Upper Motor Neurons
When I first started working with upper motor neurons, I did not realize that the path would have such high levels of friction and be…
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Comparison Of HELIOS-2.1 And SCALE-6.1 Codes
Today, nuclear energy meets only 11% of the world’s electricity generation from 434 nuclear power plants (NPPs) around the world. Besides electricity generation, nuclear energy…
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Potential Probing Techniques For Future Energy Supply System-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)
Currently, a brand new worldwide consensus is gradually forming: hydrogen energy acts as an interactive link among a variety of energy systems and is the…
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Observational Learning Is A Vital Factor In Shaping Complex Behaviors
Among the multiple ways to learn behaviors, from classical conditioning to insight learning, observational learning is among the most powerful learning strategies. It allows animals,…
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Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome
Depression is a highly prevalent, severely debilitating mental disorder that affects nearly 5% of the global population, and has a high risk of relapse. Commonly…
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Food-Caching And Spatial Cognition: Harsher Winters Favor More Caching And Better Cognitive Abilities
One of the large questions in the study of the evolution of animal cognition is why there is large variation both among and within species…
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