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Texas’s Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Utilizes Fire to Preserve a Tree that is Essential to its Culture
Plants and Animals

Texas’s Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Utilizes Fire to Preserve a Tree that is Essential to its Culture

Each bud on the longleaf pine bursts with wiry green fingers as its branches arch upward. The longleaf’s thick bark peels but shields the sturdy…
Peculiar Galaxy
Astronomy

Peculiar Galaxy

A strange galaxy is one that has an odd size, shape, or composition. Unusual galaxies account for between 5% and 10% of all known galaxies.…
The First Australians Lived in the Hidden NT Landscape More Than 60,000 Years Ago, According to Archaeologists
Geography

The First Australians Lived in the Hidden NT Landscape More Than 60,000 Years Ago, According to Archaeologists

Researchers at Flinders University have employed airborne surveys and sub-surface imaging to peer into floodplains in West Arnhem Land’s Red Lily Lagoon region, northern Australia.…
State Religion
Social Science

State Religion

A state religion (also known as an official religion) is a religion or creed that has been formally sanctioned by a sovereign state. It is…
Scientists Examine the Viability of Power Beaming Through Venus’ Atmosphere
Astronomy

Scientists Examine the Viability of Power Beaming Through Venus’ Atmosphere

A group of Caltech researchers reported that they had successfully sent electricity from an orbiting satellite down to Earth a few weeks ago. Even though…
Acoustic Trauma
Health

Acoustic Trauma

Acoustic trauma is the sustained harm to the eardrum as a result of very loud noise. It is also known as acoustic injury or noise-induced…
Freshwater Turtles’ Underpass Design can be Improved, According to Recent Studies
Plants and Animals

Freshwater Turtles’ Underpass Design can be Improved, According to Recent Studies

Freshwater turtles are a diverse group of reptiles that belong to the order Testudines. They are called “freshwater” turtles because they primarily inhabit freshwater habitats…
Noise Barrier
Other

Noise Barrier

A noise barrier (also called a noise wall, sound berm, or acoustical barrier) is an exterior structure designed to protect inhabitants of sensitive land use…
Successful Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells to Produce Functional Parathyroid Glands
Biology

Successful Reprogramming of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells to Produce Functional Parathyroid Glands

Exciting new opportunities in medicine have been made possible by regenerative medicine. Japanese scientists are currently looking for methods to replicate and reconstruct body organs…
Iron Boride – an inorganic chemical
Chemistry

Iron Boride – an inorganic chemical

Iron boride is an inorganic chemical with the formula FexBy. FeB and Fe2B are the two most common iron borides. Magnetism, electrical conductivity, corrosion resistance,…
A Novel Method Measures the Strength of Ancient and Active Rivers Outside of Earth Using Remote Images
Astronomy

A Novel Method Measures the Strength of Ancient and Active Rivers Outside of Earth Using Remote Images

In addition to Earth, rivers once ran on two other planets in the solar system: Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, where rivers of liquid methane still…
Megavitamin Therapy – a Complementary Medicine
Health

Megavitamin Therapy – a Complementary Medicine

Megavitamin therapy is the use of large amounts of vitamins, often many times higher than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA), to prevent or treat disease.…
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