Cells make up tissues, which make up organs, which form organ systems, which ultimately are the key to keeping us alive. But what is the key to unlocking how various types of cells are made? How does a neuron know to transmit information from the brain to parts of the body, and how does a […]
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High school science class has a tendency to boil the universe down into a series of immutable laws. Newton’s laws of motion, Kirchhoff’s circuit laws, the laws of thermodynamics, etc. — these principles govern the known universe without exception. Of the aforementioned, one of the most often quoted is the second law of thermodynamics, which
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One could reasonably expect national symbols to be protected and upheld by their respective countries. In America, patriotic men and women wear shirts bolstering their beloved eagle, while in Canada, proud citizens have even brandished their currency with the fallen leaves of their national plant: the maple tree. The people of 1930s Australia, on the
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Today, the longest beard measures 17 feet, 6 inches. On average, facial hair grows about a half inch per month. To many, the beard is a common feature of a man — one that is rarely looked at when discussing evolution. What is its purpose? Does a beard have specific uses, or is it just
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Insulin is a necessity. A peptide hormone produced by the pancreas, insulin is important in controlling blood glucose levels as well as carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism. In fact, without insulin, glucose can not be stored, and its absence causes fat to be broken down into keto acids, triggering diabetic ketoacidosis, a harmful condition often
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Despite contracting COVID-19 many months earlier, 9-year-old Jack Ford is still unable to get through a full school day without overexerting himself. As CNN reported, even being mentally engaged for a long time by playing Fortnite or watching TV completely exhausts him to the point of feeling sick the next morning. Persistent headache, fatigue, muscle
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In September of 2022, a research team working at the Gogo Formation sedimentary deposit in western Australia discovered the world’s oldest heart, located inside a fossilized prehistoric fish. The fish, classified as a placoderm, had been dead for approximately 380 million years. The placoderm is crucial to studying the evolution of modern-day vertebrates. Because they
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NASA, as part of its everlasting odyssey to acquire knowledge about Earth’s famous neighbor, has launched yet another rover to embark on a treacherous expedition to the red, rocky terrains of Mars. The spacecraft was granted the name Perseverance, a title fitting for the government agency’s undertaking. This mission would be no straightforward task. Prior
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As the most abundant element in our universe and the first one on the periodic table, hydrogen is really nothing new. So, why are so many countries calling it the key to our transition to clean energy? And if hydrogen is so abundant, why are we not already using it? The main issue with hydrogen
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