Here are 50 facts about Earth. 1. We're the third rock from the sun (Image credit: Getty Images) Our home, Earth, is the third planet from the sun, the fifth largest planet in our solar system, with a radius of 3,959 miles, and the only world known to support an atmosphere with...
But I wouldn’t mess with tough-man plastic… Plastic is very resistant to bacteria and fungi.The material’s closely interconnected molecules are too large for microbes to get their biters around, never mind digest. And yet, plastic’s super strength is why… It takes 450 years for plastic...
bacteria and other microbes decompose the dead organisms. During decomposition, the organic form of phosphorous is converted into an inorganic form, which is then recycled to the soil and water.
Space is a crazy place with all types of mysteries held within it. It is even more bizarre when you consider just how little we know about it. Sure, as humans, we’ve made our share of astronomical discoveries, but given the grand scale ofthe universe, there is still so much we have...
They discovered a unique Archaea 660 feet down in the 137-degree waters of Lidy Hot Springs in Idaho. These microbes thrive without benefit of sunlight, oxygen, and organic carbon, the first of their kind ever found. Also the water they exist in passes through rhyolite deposits making their...
Please get the basic mining history facts straight! The Anaconda Co. sold its mining operations to ARCO; which is the Atlantic Richfield Company. Thus it was ARCO that decided to save some money by turning off the pumps! ARCO knew nothing about underground mining operations and had ceased that...
Approximately 15% of all cancers worldwide are due to infections. Undeveloped countries have a higher rate of cancers due to infection (26%) than in developed countries (8%). The microbes most responsible for cancer are the bacterium Helicobacter pylori (gastric cancer), HPV (cervical and other...
Climate change is causing Chilean mummies to rapidly decompose into black slime. The rising humidity has increased the spread of flesh-eating microbes.[2] King Charles II believed that mummy dust would contribute to his greatness, so he rubbed it on his skin. ...
Some researchers believe that because our current environment is so sanitary, the balance between microbes and the human immune system has been thrown out of balance, which increases autoimmune diseases, such as celiac disease.[6] Researchers have found that celiac disease is slightly more common am...