Earth Timeline: From 4.5 Billion Years Ago To Today
Over 4.5 billion years ago, our solar system formed from a giant molecular cloud that collapsed under its own tremendous gravity. The hot stew of…
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About Alex Bolano
When Alex isn't nerdily stalking the internet for science news, he enjoys tabletop RPGs and making really obscure TV references. Alex has a Masters's degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
5 Examples Of Potential Energy In Physics And Chemistry
What is energy? There are many different kinds of energy, kinetic energy, chemical energy, heat energy, and electromagnetic energy, but fundamentally all energy is the…
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4 Examples Of Rational Numbers
In the context of mathematics, a rational number is a number that can be expressed as the ratio of two integers. A rational number is…
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What Is Gluconeogenesis?
Glucose is the most important source of energy for living organisms. Living organisms rely on energy derived from glucose to run their biological processes. During cellular…
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Rate Of Change Formula
In mathematics, a rate of change is a mathematical expression that relates changes in one quantity to changes in another quantity. Rates of change are…
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Projectile Motion Equations
Grab a baseball and toss it straight up. What happens? As you initially throw the baseball, it will gains some height. The ball begins to…
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Transverse Waves Examples
How does a guitar make noise? Anyone who has seen guitars knows that they make noise by the vibration of the strings. Plucking a string…
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Where Does Translation Take Place In A Cell?
Cells perform many different functions. They produce energy, communicate with other cells, and compose the physical bulk of the body. One major function of cells…
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Kingdom Plantae: Characteristics And Examples
Taxonomy in biology refers to the science of classifying and organizing living organisms into groupings based on shared characteristics. Organisms are placed into taxa which…
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What Is Cytosol?
The interior of eukaryotic cells can be divided into two main parts: the nucleus and the cytoplasm. The nucleus contains genetic information in the form…
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What Does The Nucleus Do?
DNA is the most important molecule for life. DNA contains the genetic code unique to each individual; the genetic code that is the blueprint for…
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