Source: Wikimedia Commons This article was originally published as part of our Summer 2019 series. Only 52 of 935 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to women. Only one woman has won the Abel Prize since its founding in 2003. This year, Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck was awarded the title of the 2019 Abel Prize Laureate for […]
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Source: NASA Of the estimated 200 billion planets in our universe, Earth is the only one known to sustain life. This is an incredibly small statistic, indicating that our planet has a specific amalgamation of characteristics that make it ideal for life to form and survive. With that being said, we might begin to think
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Sourse: Pixabay Duckweed is hailed as a miracle plant, claiming to be a panacea for sustainability issues. The name is appropriate — it is a weed-like plant eaten by ducks. Duckweed is the smallest known flowering plant and grows quickly in still water, often covering the surface. Rutgers University’s Lam Lab proposes duckweed may act as carbon
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