Baking Soda pH: A Weak Base
The pH of baking soda is approximately 9. Baking soda, or sodium carbonate (sometimes referred to as sodium hydrogen carbonate), is a common chemical base…
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Yearly Archive: 2018
Yellow Aesthetic: Why We’re Drawn To The Color Yellow
The yellow aesthetic is naturally appealing to people around the world. For whatever reason, humans can be drawn to specific colors such as red, blue,…
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Famous IQ Scores: Presidents, Celebrities, And Geniuses
Are you curious to know what presidents, celebrities, and geniuses have the highest known IQs? Some people have their intelligence measured and celebrities are no…
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What Is A Black Spider With White Spots On Its Back?
What should you do if you see a black spider with white spots on its back? Well, the answer to that question depends on exactly…
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EPA’s “Transparency Rule” Could Limit Science’s Role In Creating Policy
A new EPA-backed proposal could end up limiting the role science plays in creating public regulations on environmental activity. Back in April, the now ex-head…
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Scientists Create Atomic Solid-State Drive With Potentially 1000x More Memory Than Conventional Devices
Researchers at the University of Alberta have created a new atomic-scale solid-state drive (SSD) that could potentially surpass the storage memory of conventional drives 1,000-fold….
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Modeling Energy Balance In Complex Agroforestry Systems
Many agronomic systems could be at risk considering short-term climate changes, but the numerous processes at stake and their interactions are still hard to predict….
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Pretreatment Processes For Lignocellulosic Wastes
Today the protection of the environment from pollution is of instant concern, which can only be attained by finding an alternative to the use of…
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DNA Testing Identifies 9/11 Victims 17 Years After Terror Attacks
Almost 17 years after the United States of America’s worst terror attack, another victim of 9/11 has been finally identified, allowing his family to have…
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Costs Of Dispersal To A New Habitat: Insights From A Translocation Experiment In A Wild Bird Population
Ongoing large-scale and dramatic human-induced environmental changes in climate and land use cause major challenges to the long-term survival of wildlife populations. One way for…
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Rock Storms, Jupiter Quakes, And The Future Of Giant Planet Seismology
Understanding the shrouded interior of Jupiter is a holy grail of planetary science and astrophysics. Jupiter has more than twice as much mass as all…
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