Samurai and Deep-Sea Loricifera Should Use More Rouge
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By , on April 13th, 2010 5 comments   Adaptations, Biology, New Research, Open Access, Organisms   , , , , , ,  

He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world-Horace It is good to carry some powered rouge in one’s sleeve. It may happen that when one is sobering up or waking from sleep, his complexion may be poor. At such a time it is good to take out and . . . → Read More: Samurai and Deep-Sea Loricifera Should Use More Rouge

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Seafaring Part of Human’s Ancient Past
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By , on February 22nd, 2010 Leave a comment   Social Sciences   , , , ,  

Komos Beach on the south coast of Crete, near Matala Source: Own photo. Crete, 2004 Photographer: Arne Nordmann (norro), Germany From Wikimedia Commons In case you didn’t know Crete is an island. Shocking, I know but stay with me. Crete has been an island for five million years. What happens when you find a quartz . . . → Read More: Seafaring Part of Human’s Ancient Past

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ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #13 Extreme Temperatures Affect Biological Rates
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By , on December 25th, 2006 2 comments   The Basics   , , , , ,  

You may remember from high school or college chemistry that temperature affects the rate of chemical reactions. A reaction between two molecules can only occur if those two molecules collide with sufficient energy (collision theory). Heating causes molecules to gain energy, increasing their velocity (kinetic theory). A higher velocity increases the probability of two molecules . . . → Read More: ARCHIVE: 25 Things You Should Know About the Deep Sea: #13 Extreme Temperatures Affect Biological Rates

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