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One of the best aspects of science has always been its readiness to admit when it got something wrong. Theories are constantly being refigured, and new research frequently renders old ideas outdated or incomplete. But this hasn’t stopped some discoveries from being hailed as important, game-changing accomplishments a bit prematurely. Even in a field as [...]
Posted by Evan Andrews on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8:00 am
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You’ve probably heard or read the word blizzard a few times in the last few weeks. Just recently, the Northern states and East coast were hit with a blizzard, as well were numerous Midwestern states. Though many believe that a blizzard just involves a heavy amounts of snow, this is not the case by definition. [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 6:33 am
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There is reason animals are called animals, and that is because they are wild. They are hard wired for survival, and if the heavens made them one of the most adorable, docile looking creatures on earth, that has absolutely nothing to do with this drive. Most animals will do whatever is necessary to remain free, [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:01 am
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The sixties may be long gone but the hippies haven’t. With alternative lifestyles which embraced peace, love and a whole lot of tripping out, the hippies had a profound influence on culture as we see it today. They still congregate in few corners of the world, practicing the ideals which they believe in and reliving [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:02 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 Bryan Johnson on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 12:15 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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Since the time of fire, man has had arguments – rare or well done? Of course, arguments depend on your point of view, or in the case of husbands and wives, what the wife thinks. Some arguments are never-ending. Over the centuries, there have been some doozies that have kept philosophy students and teachers debating.
To [...]
Posted by William O'Dell on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 11:47 pm
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