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Carbon Capture and Storage: Methods and Effectiveness
One of the ways to address climate change is through the process called carbon capture and storage or CCS. Also known as carbon capture and […]
Why Is The Amazon Rainforest Burning?
The social media around late August 2019 was abuzz when appeals to save the Amazon Rainforest trended on numerous social networking platforms, particularly on Twitter, […]
Importance of the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon or the Amazon Jungle is a tropical moist broadleaf forest or rainforest located in South Africa. Covering a land area of 5.5 million […]
Why is Pluto Not a Planet?
Pluto was considered as the ninth planet of the Solar System after astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered it in 1930 and the Lowell Observatory confirmed it […]
Studies: Link Between Talcum Powder and Cancer
A 1971 study by W. J. Henderson et al. involving an extraction-replication technique to examine tissue from patients with cervical ovarian tumor found particles of […]
Marijuana vs. Hemp: The Difference
There is still some confusion about the difference between marijuana and hemp. Some articles and other literature have mentioned these two interchangeably. This confusion is […]
The Box Jellyfish: Why Are They So Deadly?
The box jellyfish is a collective term for a class of species under the Medusozoa subphylum and Cnidaria phylum under the greater Animalia kingdom. These […]
Explainer: What is Wind Chill? What are Its Effects?
Wind chill or windchill is a perceived decrease in air temperature felt by the body on exposed skin due to the flow of air. It […]
Difference Between Theoretical Physics and Experimental Physics
Theoretical physics and experimental physics are two different but related sub-disciplines of physics both generally involved in understanding natural or physical phenomena. It is important […]