Study Implies Active Ingredient In Roundup May Be Responsible For Decline Of Honeybee Populations
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the herbicide known as Roundup, and one of the most widely used weed killers in the world. A new…
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Interstellar Object “Oumuamua” Traced To Potential Place Of Origin
Back in 2017, astronomers at the Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii caught a glimpse of an unusual sight. Data gathered from the Paan-Starr telescope array captured an…
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Giant Huntsman Spider
The Giant huntsman spider (Heteropoda maxima) is a species of huntsman spider, members of the family Sparassidae. The species is native to the Southeastern Asian country…
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Kind Actions Make People Feel Good Even When They Do Not Benefit
The English philosopher Thomas Hobbes was famous (infamous?) for arguing that human beings necessarily always act in their own self-interest. According to Hobbes, every action a…
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What Is The Function Of Lipids?
In biochemistry, lipids function as a large group of naturally occurring organic compounds that are soluble in non-polar organic solvents and insoluble in water. The primary…
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What Is A Sand Dollar?
The term sand dollar refers to several species of flattened burrowing sea urchins that belong to the order Clypeasteroida. Sand dollars, also sometimes called sea biscuits…
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Is Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Polar Or Nonpolar?
Maybe you’ve heard that water is a polar molecule, yet what about carbon dioxide? Is it polar or nonpolar? Carbon dioxide is considered a nonpolar…
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Amazon And Iridium Communications Aims To Bring Internet Of Things To “Whole Planet”
Satellite communications company Iridium Communications has recently announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services to create a satellite network dubbed CloudConnect. The purpose of CloudConnect…
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List Of Animal Names
You’ve surely heard of common animal names like rats, dolphins, rabbits, apes, ducks, pigs and snakes. However, what follows are a list of animals with…
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Studies Find That Divide Between Democrats/Republicans “Worst It’s Ever Been”, Voters Willing To Overlook Dishonesty From Their Own Party
A new study out of Michigan State University has found that party polarization could be the worst it’s ever been, or at least significantly worse…
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Rising Ethnic Diversity In Populous Areas Increases Whites’ Fears
The past few years have seen a significant uptick in the popularity of anti-immigration policies in Western industrialized countries, ranging from the building of a…
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