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Nitrogen is the chemical element of atomic number 7. It is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, and as a diatomic gas is relatively inert. It also makes up 78% of the atmosphere and is a constituent of organic compounds found in all living tissues.
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OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Corals live in the ocean, of course. Well, so do many microbes - bacteria, viruses, and algae, for example. It’s n
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When it comes to the laws of physics, there are a strict set of rules that things have to follow to exist, and sometimes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2016
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 08, 2016
Videos
The Snake River runs 1,078 miles long through the Pacific Northwest in the United States. It is the largest tributary of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 21, 2016
Videos
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...
JUL 10, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 15, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2016
Videos
Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted by the weight of air in the atmosphere - yes, air has weight! Air pressure con
...
MAR 01, 2016
Videos
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 14, 2016
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2016
Videos
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2016
Videos
The United Nations has declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. This is an ancient term for foods we often refer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 09, 2015
Microbiology
Animals aren’t the only organisms with complex microbiomes. Like humans, insects house a variety of bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 17, 2015
Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 11, 2015
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 30, 2015
Technology
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 24, 2015
Videos
Vulcanization, a process that makes rubber stronger and more durable so that it will last a longer period of time, is on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider