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In 1953, a vivid green bird with yellow eyerings and wing edgings was discovered on the island of Negros in the Philippines. Dubbed the Negros

The ground beneath our feet seems stable. However, over a longer time scale, the Earth is very active—tectonic forces push the outer shell of our

Many people are keenly aware that consuming processed foods may have negative health consequences, but the potential dangers of nitrate, a widely used fertilizer and

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Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The highly invasive nature of the human placenta, which embeds deeply into a mother’s endometrium, starkly contrasts with placental structures

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Before the great explosion of biodiversity in the Cambrian period brought nearly all familiar phyla of animals into the world,

Image Courtesy of Michael Clesle. Around six percent of the US population will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lifetime. Marked

Photo Courtesy of Nyla Marcott. A substance that was previously viewed as trash might be treasure. Lignin, a byproduct of paper production, has been transformed

Image Courtesy of Pexels. Since 400 A.D., the Cannabis sativa plant—more commonly known as marijuana—has served as a remedy prescribed to alleviate conditions including pain,