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Introduction: Nowadays it is fairly common knowledge that plastics take a long time to degrade after they are discarded. However, the actual mechanisms of this degradation are poorly understood by most of us. Also, the time that this degradation takes … Continued
Introduction: For highly competitive athletes, the pressure to win is enormous. Unfortunately, this pressure can make athletes grasp for the winning edge with a desperation that breeds credulity. One form of this credulous behavior drives athletes to plaster colorful, stretchy … Continued
Introduction: Foraminifera (singular = foraminifer) are a typically-microscopic zooplankton that live in all marine environments. They are protists, which means they are comprised of a single cell and have no organs. However, despite these limitations in size and complexity, they … Continued
Introduction: On the 11th of November, 1870 the US Weather Bureau (later called the National Weather Service) collected its first set of synchronous meteorological data. This was done while unscientific cowboys still strutted around on dirt streets wearing guns on … Continued