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Category: Biology
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Principles of Taxonomy
How are species defined? What does it mean for two species to be closely related? Are some organisms really more or less ‘complex’ than others? These are all critically important questions in the field of evolutionary biology, and in order to answer them, we must understand the principles of taxonomy–the study of classifying and understanding…
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What is Acid Rain?
Volcanic eruptions, catastrophic earthquakes, devastating tsunamis, and … acid falling from the sky? Everyone has heard of natural disasters, but one of these things is not like the others. Acid rain is an interesting phenomenon which can be caused by both natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) means. Rainwater is naturally acidic, but not to any significantly…
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