Nestled in west central California, west of Death Valley National Park and east of Fresno, is found the Sequoia National Park. Recent discoveries in the caves found within this national park, have revealed up to 30 new species of animals,…
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Cells are the basic building blocks of life. They contain smaller parts, called organelles, which can be roughly compared to the organs of a body. These organelles serve varied purposes within the cell to maintain the health of the cell…
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February 9, 2014 Medical Science
Sometimes called a Zimmerman’s tumor, a phakomatous choristoma, is a very rare tumor that presents itself in infants. These tumors occur in the eyelid and and more rarely in the orbit of the eye. They are composed of proliferating, or…
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February 9, 2014 Physical Science
The Kepler spacecraft has discovered that one in five of stars similar to the Sun of the Earth’s solar system have planets similar to Earth. Scientists claim there are billions of planets that have the proper conditions for the support…
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Migratory Behavior Between Land-based Denning Areas and Ice-based Hunting Ranges for Female Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Hudson Bay Region. The annual migratory cycle of female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Hudson Bay region of North America, is…
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February 9, 2014 Social Science
Learned helplessness is primarily linked with the work of Martin E. P. Seligman’s theory of learned helplessness (LHT). Seligman identified LHT to occur when a person; or animal believes that outcomes are independent of their actions’. In other words, individuals…
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It means the study of animal behavior. (We’ll just guess that maybe not everyone knew that.) The word itself is from Greek, and ology means knowledge, and ethos means custom, or character. To put it simply, ethology studies how and…
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Silver sagebrush is a type of shrub that grows in the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, in the intermountain areas and the valley bottoms. It is also a native plant or United States. It grows actively during spring, summer…
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This mammal looks like a gigantic walking pine cone, and its name sounds like “penguin” and “mandolin” combined. When threatened, it curls up into a spiny ball that few predators dare paw at- those sharp spines can really lacerate assailants….
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February 9, 2014 Social Science
Psychology focuses on the study of the individual’s personality, emotions, and behavior. People, however, are born with different aspects of social lifestyles and life in general. Psychologists have found a simpler way to differentiate these personalities: By breaking down these aspects into…
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