CNN (Cable News Network) has compiled a list of natural wonders to be considered as the seven wonders of the natural world. These places are of uncompromising beauty or of incredible wonderment. The list recognizes these sites as places worthy…
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Drought mitigation strategies are regional and /or countrywide plans to deal with prolonged drought. Without water there is no existence. One of the reasons we wouldn’t survive living on another planet is because of lack of water there. Insufficient precipitation…
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* Anemometer History * There are quite a few different types of anemometer, all of which measure wind pressure and velocity. In 1846, John Thomas Romnay Robertson invented a simple design known as a cup anemometer. Four horizontal arms hold…
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It might be useful to start by defining just exactly what clouds are! Oh, we all look up and see those fluffy white shapes, or those big, dark, heavy-looking masses, blanking out the sun, hiding the stars and moon. But…
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The Drosophila fruit fly revolutionized the study of genetics early in the twentieth century when it allowed biologists to conduct multi-generation experiments into heredity and genetic change. At the same time, however, it is important to bear in mind not…
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Symbiosis is living together in a mutually beneficial and interdependent fashion. It is a complex interaction between plants, and between plants and animals. A total symbiotic cannot survive and propagate naturally without it’s partner, and that partner does not mean…
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STABILITY OF NATIONS. How many drops of water does it take to make an Iceberg? And yet with out the water – none of us on Planet Earth could survive. It seems logical how prosperous lives depend on every drop…
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In the timeless classic, “Forbidden Planet,” the brilliant scientist Morbius reveals a stunning secret to the senior officers of a ship that’s arrived to recue him—the technological wonders built by an extinct race of advanced alien beings: “Prepare your minds…
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There are many simple ways to save energy; some involve very little time or effort, some involve more time or effort, but may have bigger savings as well. Here are a quick 25. 1. Turn off light bulbs when not…
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A rainforest could be described as a layered symbiotic ecosystem that gets a tremendous amount of rain. The canopy is the top layer and composed of mainly epiphytes; climbing vines, orchids, bromilliads and such which serve as a protector, preventing…
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