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Pretty privilege in the animal kingdom
In a society that places high value on physical appearance, being considered pretty by the standards of society is a privilege that guarantees a better treatment in every aspect of your life such as work and school; it is important to be aware of the fact that we apply the ‘pretty first’ rule to animals as well.
By Alessia Mavakala5 years ago in FYI
Unsolved mysteries of Ocean
Goliath squid: On a December day in 1848, the cruising transport Pekin was settled off the Cape of Good Hope close to Southern Africa when a team part detected a bizarre animal in the water. Cautious assessment of the creature by utilization of a telescope uncovered it to be snake-like, with an enormous head and shaggy mane.
By Sakthi murugan5 years ago in FYI
What Kind of Soaps Float in Water? And Why?
Many types of objects from giant ships to people and other sort of materialistic things easily float on the water you know why? The main reason behind this is the science of water molecules. Thanks to the hydrogen bonds, what happens is that these molecules bind to each other very strongly, as a result, these hydrogen bonds are formed, these bonds act as a membrane on the water surface. This property of water is called the surface tension of water. Now because of these bonds, the water molecules can support various types of small objects like soaps, insects and other several objects.
By Jeff Bryce5 years ago in FYI
The Coda Aria
Start Nothing in this world is ever as it seems. Most of what we have been taught or told about our planet and its history are either a distorted version of the truth or an outright lie. To fully understand the majority of the following concepts, one must not only consider this fact with an open heart and open mind but must also understand that most of this cannot be learned through mere knowing.
By J A Allison5 years ago in FYI
Global Warming: searching for common ground
The world seems to be sharply divided between those people who are convinced that global warming is a serious issue that is largely the result of human activity, and those who prefer to downplay its seriousness and deny that mankind is responsible for any global warming that may have been observed. But is there common ground from which any sensible debate can proceed?
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
Model Organisms in Research and Model-org Antibodies Development
It's acknowledged that researchers rarely can perform direct experiments on human subjects. Therefore, model organisms become attractive examples to be studied when other species, especially humans, are not practical. Furthermore, a wealth of favorable characteristics also make model organism antibodies become a hot spot.
By Everything Creative5 years ago in FYI
