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Explainer Environment
Orcas serve an integral purpose when it comes protecting our oceans’ fragile ecosystems—not only do they directly regulate prey numbers but they indirectly contribute towards nutrient cycling processes while simultaneously…
Explainer Biology
Manta Rays and stingrays are two different types of rays. Both are members of the ray family that are related to sharks. Both manta rays and stingrays have a flat…
News Biology
Introducing EctoLife, the world’s first artificial womb facility. This revolutionary new technology has the potential to revolutionize how we care for and nurture our most vulnerable members of society –…
Explainer Environment
The question of whether or not mankind will destroy itself is a difficult one to answer. On the one hand, it can be argued that human beings have always had…
Explainer Physics
Nuclear fusion is a process that has been studied for many years, as it holds the potential to provide an unlimited source of clean energy. On Tuesday, scientists at Lawrence…
Explainer Biology
Eye movements can provide clues about how we make decisions because they can reveal what information we are processing and prioritizing at any given moment. For example, when we are…
Explainer Space
The Sun is a large, luminous ball of gas located at the center of our solar system. It is the closest star to Earth, and is the source of light,…
Explainer Earth
While diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring material on Earth, lonsdaleite has been found to be even harder in certain circumstances.
Explainer Physics
The Big Bang is a scientific theory that explains the origins of the universe. It proposes that the universe began as a very hot and dense state and has been…
