In fact, it’s so thick that when it rains, it takes around ten minutes for the water to reach the ground! If you liked this article, check out these awesome facts about the River Nile in Egypt! Plus, learn all about the water cycle and discover how habitat destruction is threatening ...
Whole blood is about 4.5-5.5 times as viscous as water, indicating that it is more resistant to flow than water. This viscosity is vital to the function of blood because if blood flows too easily or with too much resistance, it can strain the heart and lead to severe cardiovascular problem...
Half of the channels are found in a subconductance state at about |V| = 30 mV [20]. A broad range of subconductance levels have been observed (Fig. 2). At moderate voltages they feature a conductance value corresponding to about half that of the fully open state. Change of conductance...
The Galápagos penguin’s population is strongly affected by ENSO (the El Niño-Southern Oscillation), a cycle of warm and cold sea temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. In El Niño years, the water temperature rises, causing food to become scarce for the penguins. You can find out ...
From Paul Homewood’s Blog August 12, 2017 tags: wind power By Paul Homewood We see many glowing articles about wind power, and renewable lobbyists, such as Renewable UK, are often given undue space in the media to peddle mistruths. This article is desig
By paraphrasing one of Kipling’s most amazing short stories (How the Leopard Got His Spots), this article could be entitled “How Sugars Became
Viviparity, or the birthing of live young, occurs in some lizard species. For skinks, this is true for about one-third of the species, many of which live in tropical climates. In most other families that have live-bearing representatives, the species that are frequently exposed to cold con...