It’s hard to imagine that anything could have lived through the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, but many species did in fact survive the catastrophe, also known as the K-T event. Most insects that live in the world…
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The Big Bang is a theory that explains how the universe expanded from a single point. The Big Band occurred 13.7 billion years ago. All the matter, energy, and light; were all compacted into an infinitely dense point. The universe…
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There’s safety in numbers. Children form close groups of friends that are nearly inseparable, so they never can be singled out for bullying. Buffalo stay close for higher odds of survival. If a predator were to approach them, they’d be…
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Pluto has always been my favorite planet. Yeah, yeah, I know that for the moment, according to the International Astronomical Union, Pluto isn’t technically a planet but a minor planet. The reasons given for declassifying this enigma of the solar…
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With eight poisonous tentacles, the octopus obviously reproduces with great care! The female has to choose particularly wisely too, because she dies when her young hatch, so her first choice of mate is also her last. The male does not…
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UFOs are of an invisible world. In an invisible world, UFOs come out of the blue or black sky and disappear the same way, into a void. Here follows a clear cut story about two UFOs seen during the day….
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The platypus is an odd-looking creature; nobody would give it beauty points. It hails from Australia, along with bouncy kangaroos, koala bears smelling like cough drops, and deadly dingo dogs. But the platypus has something going for it that none…
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We’ve just about all seen them. The Star Trek episodes where the space travelers retire to their luxurious suites and not only retire but also “entertain” on their soft, comfy beds. This has made more than one fellow wish for…
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Killer whales, otherwise known as Orcas, are actually the largest members of the dolphin family, and as such are not whales at all. They are the great hunters of the ocean, often being compared to wolves for their hunting ability…
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Astronauts sleep while in space, but can you imagine a restless sleeper in a zero gravity environment? Zero gravity means the astronauts aren’t concerned with finding a comfortable position. There isn’t any up or down beyond earth’s gravity well, so…
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