Like it’s odoriferous cousins the Voodoo Lily and the Vampire Lily, The Dead Horse Arum lures flies and carrion beetles to its pollen coated stamen with the alluring smells of rotting meat, or rotting flesh of horses.(And like its cousins Voodoo and Vampire, it is also not really a lily...
As you will see later, consideration of "motion" allows for or causes some very interesting concepts. In the next section we'll look at mass and energy. Mass and Energy Mass has two definitions that are equally important. One is a general definition that most high school students are ...
Why do horseflies have such pretty eyes? Why do dragonflies and damselflies have such big eyes? Why do animals have pairs of eyes? Well, one reason they come in pairs is so animals can calculate distance. But like most features, sight is an adaptation to an ecological niche, leading to ...
The release of confining pressure causes the gas to expand as an explosive eruption that launches a spray of molten rock into the air. The molten rock cools as it flies through the air, and the cinders rain down onto the surrounding landscape. Most of the cinders land close to the vent,...
On the other hand, when a TE was introduced in a species that is normally devoid of it, the lack of specific piRNAs, necessary for the repression RNAs, causes the incapacity of inhibiting the TE concerned. For example, when the D. virilis Penelope element is introduced into the genome of...
“Across the globe, the likelihood of breaking weather extremes is directly related to the impact of climate change related to multiple causes, but primarily, increasing heat-trapping gases like CO2 and changes in landscape and landcover.” Brian Hoskins, professor at the University of Reading in...
The movement of the tectonic plates builds up pressure on fault zones at their boundaries. It is the sudden release of this pressure that causes earthquakes and ground shaking. This latest earthquake is likely to have happened on one of the major faults that marks the boundaries between the A...
These ingredients and its color set it apart from other types of vinegar and also give it... Is Vinegar a Good Bug Repellent? Vinegar is one of the best ingredients to make a pest control spray. It is effective in repelling ants, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and many others. Creating a ...
Examples include airplane engine manufacturers charging airlines fees based on the number of hours an engine flies without needing repairs, and a medical equipment manufacturer charging hospitals on a usage basis, guaranteeing equipment uptime in exchange for ongoing service fees. Analytics makes these ...
There are consequences of living big. As middle-class houses have grown larger, two things have happened. First, large houses take time to maintain, so cleaners and other low-wage service workers are required to keep thes...