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A palmetto bug is the colloquial name for the Florida woods cockroach, Eurycotis floridana. As the name would imply, the species is native to Florida and the West Indies,…
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Citrine is an incredible mineral variety of quartz with interesting properties and characteristics. Citrine is a quartz characterized by its yellow or, sometimes even orange, color….
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Lodestone is a chunk of magnetite that has become naturally magnetized. The name lodestone comes from the Middle English term “lode” meaning way or journey,…
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The Savannah cat is an incredible animal that is a mixture of a domesticated cat and a wild cat. Lithe and graceful, decorated with the…
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Fleas are generally 1.5-3.3mm in length and are usually a dark reddish brown color. Like all insects, they have a segmented body with a head…
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Untold numbers of ancient corpses lay beneath the permafrost in Siberia. Preserved by the icy soil of the region, the genetic material found in the…
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Unakite is a granite that is generally altered with green epidote, pink orthoclase feldspar, and sometimes colorless quartz. If you would like to know the…
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If the past 100 years or so of biology have taught us anything, it is that human beings are not as unique a species as we…
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Cockroaches are a rapidly reproducing type of bug, as a single female cockroach can lay approximately 30,000 cockroach eggs in a year. This is one…
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The Aventurine stone is a sparkling green quartz. This quartz gets its name for a glistening or shimmering effect this mineral has and that is…
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Hydrological modeling is at the core of many environmental, agricultural, and engineering applications, research, and practices. Decision-making on managing our water resources has become increasingly…
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