Extremely Dark Lunar Eclipse a Millenium Ago Was Likely Caused By a Japanese Volcano
During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth’s shadow slowly covers the moon. When it is completely covered, the moon acquires a distinct red color due…
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April 2020 Tied With 2016 as the Warmest April on Record
The European Union’s climate monitoring network has announced that April 2020 is the warmest April since the record began. This latest announcement adds to the…
Musgravite: Properties and Occurrences
Musgravite is an extremely rare member of the taaffeite family that was discovered in 1967 in the Musgrave Range of South Australia. It is also…
Camp Of Diocletian, Syria
A late Roman extension to the ancient city of Palmyra (تدمر), in the Syrian Desert, was the Camp of Diocletian (معسكر ديوقلسيان). The complex was…
Heck reaction – a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction
The Heck reaction is the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between alkenes, and aryl or vinyl halides (or triflates) to afford substituted alkenes. It is an organic…
Palladium – a chemical element
Palladium is a precious gray-white metal, palladium is extremely ductile and easily worked. It is a chemical element with the symbol Pd and atomic number…
Tin (IV) chloride – an inorganic compound
Tin (IV) Chloride is an inorganic compound. It is also known as tin tetrachloride or stannic chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula SnCl4.…
Lead (IV) Chloride – a yellow, oily liquid or powder
Lead (IV) Chloride is a yellow, oily liquid or powder. Insoluble in cold water; soluble in hot water. It is also known as Lead tetrachloride,…
Zirconium(IV) chloride – an inorganic compound
Zirconium(IV) chloride forms lustrous, white, monoclinic crystals that melt at 437℃. It is a corrosive powder. It is also known as zirconium tetrachloride, (ZrCl4) is…
Palmyra, Syria
Palmyra (/ˌpælˈmaɪrə/; Palmyrene: “Image of city name written in Palmyrene script” Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر Tadmur) is an ancient Semitic town, founded sometime in the second…
International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); French: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that promotes…
Yellowstone Just Experienced Nearly 300 Earthquakes – Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Worry
With 28 earthquakes in the Yellowstone National Park area last month triggering another round of propaganda about the subterranean boundary of the earthquake-prone “supervolcano” Park,…
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