African Animals: From Savannah To Desert
Africa is home to many fascinating animals that live in a variety of different biomes like deserts and savannas. Read on to learn more about…
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“Timeshares” In Lek-Breeding Bats
Lek-breeding species are weird. Every year, males aggregate in a particular area of their population’s home range (the “lek”) and produce sexual displays, be them…
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Is H2O (Water) Polar Or Nonpolar?
Water (H2O) is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless compound that is vital for every known living process. Water is a polar molecule, meaning that it…
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Microdoses Of Psychedelic Mushrooms Could Help Stimulate Creative Thought
Microdosing—taking fractional doses of psychoactive compounds—has gained popularity recently as a way to lessen anxiety and stimulate creative thought. Some believe that taking small doses…
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Where Do Lions Live: Lion Habitat
Lions are one of the most striking animals on earth, being large cats with impressive manes on the males and a deep roar. They are…
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Positive Vs. Negative Feedback Mechanisms
Positive and negative feedback mechanisms refer to any process that regulates the value of one variable in the face of another variable, thus increasing or…
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This Is The Largest Country In Africa
What is the largest country in Africa? The answer to that depends on how you are defining “largest” – do you mean by largest population…
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Wind Scorpion
The wind scorpion is a colloquial name for a group of arthropods under the order Solifugae in the class Arachnida. Also known as sun spiders or…
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Scientists Capture New Images Of Black Hole In Center Of Milky Way
Black holes are elusive cosmic creatures. Einstein himself doubted they existed even though they were a prediction of his most successful theory General Relativity. As…
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Prokaryotes Examples To Learn From
Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and cellular organelles. Prokaryotes represent one of the two fundamental divisions of living organisms and are contrasted…
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Governments And Companies Move To Get Rid Of Single Use Plastics
It is thought that around 300 million tons of plastic are produced every year, the majority of which finds itself in landfills or the oceans….
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