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We all know that not everyone is born with the magical green thumb. Some people seem to just have the touch and ideas to keep a garden looking beautiful throughout all of the seasons, or maybe they just know how to take good care of indoor house plants. On the other hand, we also know [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, August 31, 2009 at 12:01 am
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Our lovely blue planet is extraordinary for a number of reasons. The most significant of these reasons, to most of us, is the fact that it is the only place in the universe that we know for certain houses life. But on the thin film of gas and liquid that coats our planet, that life [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:03 am
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When a living organism reproduces, genes are passed from one generation to the next, thus producing inherited traits in a species. Evolution is a gradual process of changing in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. Most changes are extremely gradual, but can accumulate over time and can [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:15 am
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The term cryptid refers to any creature whose existence is not supported by science. This can include animals that were thought to be extinct but may still exist, as well as legendary creatures that exist only through stories and circumstantial evidence. Although most of these creatures are undoubtedly just myths, they do occupy a unique [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 1:01 am
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Viruses can often be seen in a very poor light, but they aren’t all bad. In fact, we humans probably wouldn’t exist without viruses. Author Michael Brooks writes about the upside of sharing the planet with these ruthless killer machines. Here are the top 10 reasons to love viruses. Ah-Choo!
10. The virus gave us complex [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 1:09 am
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One thing we can all agree on here. Nobody likes mosquitoes. But our hatred for these pesky insects is also intertwined with an ironic interest to know more about them. Here are some mosquito facts you may not know and a few facts that may help you from becoming of victim of their love bites.
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Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 5:35 am
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Earth is full of a wide variety of creatures. Living organisms need to hear, think, see, and adapt with precision in order to evolve, flourish, and survive on this planet. The animal kingdom is built around primates, mammals, rodents, cetaceans, marsupials, birds, reptiles, and mollusks, to name a few. As humans, we pride ourselves on [...]
Posted by Bryan Johnson on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:18 am
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The universe is indeed a curious place. Even stranger are the processes and phenomena that occur in the universe, some are without explanation, some are quite dangerous, and some are just really cool.
10. Life itself
It is truly amazing what goes on in our body. Think about it. You are nothing more than a random assortment [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Friday, March 6, 2009 at 1:33 am
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Nothing ensures a date in history like a volcano eruption. In the olden days, people would think they were punishments from the gods, but these days, we know it’s a simple matter of tectonic plates shuffling and releasing the red-hot magma from the earth’s core. Here’s a look at volcanic eruptions that have shook the [...]
Posted by Katherine Watt on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 8:13 am
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A natural disaster is something that no one in their lifetime wants to experience. These disasters are extremely crushing, to those who are both affected directly, and even indirectly. You have probably seen coverage in the newspapers and on the television, showing media reports of these devastating times. One I remember like it was yesterday [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 12:02 am
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