How To Identify Snake Eggs
If you were to come upon some unidentified eggs, you would probably want to know what kind of animal laid them. If they're snake eggs, here's how you can tell.
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What Is A Condensing Unit?
Condensing units are an important component used across many different industries, as well as in normal, everyday life. Here's how the technology works.
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The Animal With The Most Powerful Punch Could Fit Inside Your Pocket
There are plenty of scary creatures on Earth (and especially in the ocean), but one of the most powerful might come as a surprise. After all, it's pretty tiny.
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Animals In The Temperate Rainforest Biome
Temperate rainforests are rather unique biomes, and no shortage of fascinating species call these places home. Here are the details of a few of those species.
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5 Biggest Precious Material Deposits Ever Found
Earth is packed full of precious materials, oftentimes concentrated into specific deposits. Here are some of the largest of those known deposits.
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5 Times Scientists Fought Back Against Invasive Species And Actually Won
Invasive species can be quite dangerous, putting entire ecosystems at risk with just their simple presence. But sometimes, researchers are able to fight back.
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Giant Footprints Reveal Another Hadrosaur Larger Than T-Rex
While the T-Rex is famous for its fearsome stature, recent research has shown that it wasn't actually the largest dinosaur. Nowhere near it, in fact.
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Details Most People Don't Know About Life On The ISS
Life in space is very different from life on Earth; that much is pretty obvious. But what does the regular routine of an astronaut actually look like?
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Not Even A Nuclear Blast Could Stop One 290 Million-Year-Old Tree Species
The destruction wrought on Japan by the atomic bomb in 1945 can't be understated. Yet, these trees somehow survived to become symbols of peace and hope.
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Inchworm Life Cycle
While moths and inchworms are pretty well known creatures, the exact details of their life cycle might not be common knowledge. Here's all you need to know.
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How To Identify Spiders With White Spots
Whether you like or hate spiders, they're certainly a memorable species. And if you're looking at one with white spots, here's how you can identify it.
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The Longest Cave System In The World Is Right In Kentucky
Caves are pretty fascinating places, and larger caves might be even more interesting. In any case, this huge cave system has quite a bit going for it.
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Top 5 Coolest Things The Curiosity Rover Has Found On Mars
The Curiosity rover has been carrying out its mission on Mars for many years, and it's made some pretty cool discoveries. Here are a few of them.
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What If The T-Rex Was Alive Today?
Dinosaurs are really big parts of the popular imagination, and that's especially true of the T-Rex. But what would the world be like if they were still around?
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The 5 Youngest Planets Ever Discovered
Exoplanets present quite a few mysteries (and potential answers to long-standing questions) for astronomers. And that's especially true of young exoplanets.
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When Did Earth Get Its Moon
The moon is Earth's longtime, familiar companion, the story of when and how it got there is actually a bit of an unanswered question in astronomy.
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Why The Moon's Atmosphere Is So Different From Earth's
The fact that you can't breathe on the moon probably isn't surprising. That said, the moon does have an atmosphere; it's just very different than Earth's.
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The Story Of The Astronaut Who Returned From Space To Find His Country Didn't Exist
The fall of the Soviet Union was a hugely consequential event in history, but it also had some strange side effects that might not be as well known.
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Signs & Symptoms Of Rabies In Squirrels
The term "rabies" probably evokes images of feral animals and frothing mouths, but in reality, the disease is a little more complicated than that.
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What Is VAC Power?
Electricity really is a staple of modern life; a lot of technology couldn't even exist without it. Everyone uses it all the time, but how does it really work?
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Instructions For A Galileo Thermometer
Galileo thermometers might look quaint, with their colorful balls of liquid, and they're often decorative pieces. But you can read them, and this is how.
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How DNA Evidence Finally Exposed The Potential Identity Of Jack The Ripper
The case of Jack the Ripper is one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in history, and DNA analysis might have revealed a suspect. But there's a catch.
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The Worst Part Of The Chernobyl Disaster Isn't What You Think
Chernobyl is an infamous disaster that's also become something of a cautionary tale. But as it turns out, there's a chance it could have been avoided.
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The Differences Between Ferrets & Weasels
While weasels and ferrets might look a bit like each other and are members of the family, they're actually quite different. Here's how you can tell them apart.
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Alexithymia: The Obscure Phenomenon That Affects 10 Percent Of The Population
Psychology can be a pretty complicated thing, and that's doubly true of alexithymia, a condition that those who have it might find it difficult to describe.
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What Is The Difference Between Blue & Red Litmus Paper?
Litmus paper might be something that you've seen in a chemistry lab, but how does is actually work? And why are there two different colored versions?
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What Is The Difference Between The Lunar Calendar & The Solar Calendar?
Methods of tracking time have been around for millenia, but not all calendars used by ancient civilizations were the same. Here are the major differences.
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