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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It is estimated that 322 million people worldwide suffer from major depression every year. Depression is a serious mental health condition that can have debilitating…
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While you’ve certainly heard of some of the common bird names like sparrows, robins, jays, owls, turkeys, penguins, and ostriches, you may not have heard…
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The first major study of water pollution within the past few decades has found that the Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 succeeded in substantially…
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One of the oldest questions in philosophy regards the source of human knowledge: Where does our knowledge come from? How do we gain knowledge about…
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Since its theoretical inception in the 1980s, quantum computing has been touted as the next great leap in information technology. By exploiting the strange properties…
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A new study finds that substantial reductions in the amount of meat consumed are necessary to prevent the breakdown of the climate and to avoid…
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According to the World of Science dictionary, over 100 science-related terms start with the letter A, from abiotic to atomic to azygos. This article catalogs…
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You are probably familiar with the common vegetables like lettuce, potatoes, beans, and onions. You may not be as familiar with some of the more…
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Since 1933, the official state bird of Tennessee has been the northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), a species of bird in the taxonomical family Mimidae. The northern mockingbird is the…
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The term “mosquito hawk” is a colloquial name for the crane fly, a number of species of flies that exist in the family Tipulidae. Mosquito hawks…
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