Genes might influence the choice of friends people make. Recent research shows that people who are closely connected in social networks share certain genetic markers while carriers of other genes will tend to stay apart more often. Psychologists who study…
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Many people think that there is a problem with sea urchins on coral reefs. This belief stems from two sources. One is the fact that coral is comprised of two organisms, and one is algae which sea urchins eat. The…
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Cooling breezes with open windows, eating foods that don’t need cooking, shaving with a non-electric razor, giving up the use of the hair dryer, are a few of the ways electricity is saved. Electricity is necessary, but as our ancestors…
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There are many great reasons for taking the time to visit the Scottish Highlands and enjoying the vacation of a life-time. For this author, one of the most exciting opportunities is the chance to view wildlife. It is never a…
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Biotechnology and Food Production. When it comes to answering the question of whether the application of GM (genetically modified) technology to improve food production is a good thing, two main issues spring to mind – the first one being the…
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At the rate at which science understands everything from stem cells to cloning, it would be a matter of time in which human cloning is a scientific possibility which implementation will be mired in political and religious contention. Therefore, we…
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Long gone are the days in which the great Woolly Mammoth tramped upon the edge of the Earth, yet a new discovery in the labs of a university in Japan generates hope that those days will witness a come-back. About…
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In his 1959 Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, Charles Darwin methodically introduced the world to the notion of biological evolution. The response from the religious community was one of zealous reactionary fervor and 150 years later still…
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Fire is a commonly used tool in the agriculture industry worldwide. It is a highly effective way of removing the majority of plant cover from a specific region. We have all heard of the environmentally detrimental, slash and burn practices…
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Can you think of a socially awkward person, the sort everyone tries to avoid by ducking into the nearest doorway as soon as they sees them coming?How about the person who doesn’t know when to stop talking or flirting, who…
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