February 13, 2014 Social Science
Non-human animals are better able to live in the present moment. This is both a survival mechanism, but also provides a concrete reason why non-human animals do not ruminate upon the past with regret and/or longing. Other animals do, of…
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February 13, 2014 Social Science
People believe in absurdities. They are suggestible for many reasons. There is wishful thinking. There is a need to feel assured. There is human pride. There is trauma at thinking about a less desired alternative. There is a survival mechanism…
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Biologists have been studying an unusual kind of sea slug for over 2 decades. There are many names for this slug such as leaf that crawls, eastern emerald elysia, and emerald green sea slug. The scientific name for this creature…
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The Black Sapote is a delicious tropical fruit that is actually a kind of persimmon and is not related to the more commonly known White Sapote (Casimiroa edulis). Also known as the Chocolate Pudding Fruit and the Black Persimmon, the Black…
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February 13, 2014 Physical Science
The sun, a star at the center of the solar system, is the furnace that sends energy to planet Earth and makes all life possible. Without it, earth would be a barren, icy stone, traveling through the darkness of space. …
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February 13, 2014 Social Science
Sometimes it just feels good to have an adult temper tantrum, stomping the feet and kvetching about the unfairness of it all. But problematic adult temper tantrums go farther. They are usually defined as a sudden, unexpected display of anger and…
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When most people think of fish they see a creature that lives in the water and swims around. Most people do not think about the several species of fish that can “walk” on land. These fish do not stand up…
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February 13, 2014 Physical Science
Rosetta is the name of the mission and spacecraft created to drop a probe on Comet 67 P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, study it from orbit and fly by an asteroid during the trip. It is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft, which launched on…
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The snakehead fish is one of the most prolific and ferocious fresh water predators on earth. The head resembles a snake’s head and the body is thin, long and muscular with snake-like patterns on either side. The origin of the…
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As soon as you meet someone for the first time, consciously or not you take a mental inventory of their physical attributes. While what we notice first differs depending on the angel and distance from which a person is viewed,…
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