Jupiter Rings: Does Jupiter Have Rings?
Yes, Jupiter has 4 sets of rings made up of dust and small pieces of rocks. Jupiters 4 rings are the halo ring, main ring,…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
What Continent Is India In?
India is in the Asian continent, however, some people consider India as being in the Indian subcontinent since it is such a large and protruding…
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University Of British Columbia’s Top Scientific Research Of 2017: A Year In Review
2017 was a big year for the University of British Columbia, which conducted some extremely interesting and groundbreaking research over the course of the year….
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Invasive Species Eat Little Plankton And Cause Big Problems
With increased globalization, our world has seen unprecedented levels of connectivity resulting in human-caused spread and introduction of organisms. This rapid dispersal of species at…
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What Mitochondrial Cristae Are Telling Us About HIV-associated Neurological Disorder
Mitochondria are small intracellular organelles with a diameter about the size of a few microns. They serve crucial functions for cells such as the production…
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Element Abundances And The Source Of Solar Energetic Particles
The Sun can emit intense bursts of high-energy particles that can fill a large volume of the heliosphere and last several days. The largest of…
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Individual Irrationality, Network Structure, And Collective Intelligence
Limited by irrationality, individuals usually are not able to solve complicated problems. People thus turn to crowd wisdom for help. It is believed as collective…
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The Hand Of Mountain Gorillas Is As Well Adapted To Vertical Climbing Behaviors As The Hand Of Chimpanzees
Grasping is a hallmark adaptation among primate hands. All primates need to climb in search of fruits in the upper forest canopy. Prehensile grasping is…
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Correlated Asteroid Pairs After Encounters With An Unseen Planetary Body Beyond Neptune
When Sedna was discovered in 2003 it was regarded by many as an outlier, nothing else like it was known in the Solar System. Fifteen…
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Rapid Detection Of Pesticide Residues In Food
Due to their increasing use in agriculture, the presence of pesticides residues in food and water currently represents one of the major issues for the…
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Quantum Tunneling Between Distant Molecules Aids Energy Harvesting In Organic Solar Cells
Organic materials, such as semiconducting molecules and polymers, can be exploited in functional electronic devices, such as organic solar cells, which offer a promising alternative…
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