5 New Mexico Species That Are Endangered
There a lot of natural diversity in New Mexico, but some of its most unique flora and fauna are under threat of extinction.
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Discoveries That Baffled Archeologists
From mysterious artifacts to giant megaliths, discoveries that promise to reveal our past have completely baffled the archeologists that studied them.
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Scientist Turns Violent In Antarctica: Here's Why It's Part Of A Troubling Trend
Antarctic research centers can be rather isolated places, but they can also be dangerous places. And that's not a conclusion drawn from a singular incident.
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4 Predators That Are Actually A Threat To Crocodiles And Alligators
Ancient, tough, and extremely dangerous to pretty much anything around them, crocodiles and alligators are actually under threat from a few other predators.
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How Space Permanently Damages Astronauts
While space travel seems like a thrilling endeavor, it does come with its drawbacks, sometimes in the form of permanent damage to astronauts' minds and bodies.
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7 Endangered Species You'll Only Find In Florida
From the Everglades to the Keys, Florida is teeming with life, but with human encroachment, some species are being pushed to the brink of extinction.
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The Rare Shark Species That Will Outlive Us All
The mysterious Greenland shark has an unusually long lifespan, and scientists are beginning to think they finally know why.
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The Giant Kangaroo's Extinction Is More Depressing Than We Thought
As the last ice age was ending, Australian megafauna that included giant kangaroos went extinct, and it is even more depressing than we thought.
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Neanderthals Were Smarter Than We Ever Realized
More than just mere cavemen, our Stone Age kin exhibited intelligence in surprising ways, making them more human than previously thought.
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No, Pigeons Aren't Stupid. Here's Why Their Nests Look So Horrible
Pigeons don't have a stellar reputation, particularly when it comes to their nests, but there may be a method to their madness.
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What Would Really Happen If The Moon Disappeared?
As Earth's ever-present celestial companion, the moon exerts a constant influence on our planet, and its disappearance would be a massive shock to all life.
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The Stunning Similarity Whale Songs Have To Human Speech
Communication isn't rare in nature, but whale song features a statistical complexity that matches human speech, and that is rare.
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The Longest Venomous Snake In The World Can Kill You In Minutes
Few creatures inspire awe and terror quite like the formidable snake, but some of these voracious reptiles are more deadly than others.
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What Would Happen If The Sun Suddenly Exploded?
We don't have to worry about the death of the sun any time soon, but when it does happen, will the Earth be able to survive?
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12 Invasive Animal Species That Have Destroyed Ecosystems
Animals are finely adapted to their native habitats, but when they are introduced to other ecosystems, they can become destructive invaders and agents of chaos.
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The Heaviest Snake In The World Weighs More Than The Average Football Player
Snakes come in all shapes and sizes, but one species found deep in the Amazon can grow to truly gargantuan proportions.
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5 Ways To Increase Your Intelligence
Most of us would like to be more intelligent, but who among us is willing to do what it takes to actually increase their cognition?
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Ohio's Rare Animal Species You Didn't Know Went Extinct
There are many lesser-known facts about Ohio, and one of the more unfortunate is a rare animal species that went extinct without almost anyone noticing.
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7 Bizarre Species Of Humans That Went Extinct
Even though humans are the only remaining hominin species on the planet, our family tree is actually more complicated than you may realize.
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How To Convert A Percentage To Mg/Kg
Unit conversions are a big part of any scientific field, so it's especially helpful to know how to convert between various units of concentration.
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How To Calculate The Speed Of Light
Light is very, very fast, and calculating its speed wasn't easy. In fact, there's a rather long history of how this constant value was determined.
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How To Calculate Average Temperature
If you want to know what the temperature in a region is like, then calculating an average is more helpful than looking at the temperature on a single day.
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Motion Graphs: Position, Velocity, & Acceleration
High school physics courses will often teach about the relationships between different motion graphs. Here's a quick breakdown of what those relationships are.
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How To Convert ATM To Moles Of Gas
Gas pressure is important to many fields, and it can be measured in many different ways. Two of the relevant units in this case are atmospheres and moles.
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How To Convert RPM To Feet Per Minute
When you think of a spinning disk or wheel, rotation probably comes to mind, but those rotations can be converted into a linear speed through some calculations.
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5 Organisms That Are Insanely Hard To Kill
Death is inevitable for almost all organisms, but avoiding a sticky end is easier for some that happen to be insanely hard to kill.
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How Do I Calculate Repeatability?
In any experiment, the question of whether a result can be replicated is pretty relevant. What's more, there's a mathematical way to determine repeatability.
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