The crown is the lower part that embeds into the seafloor. Flukes are at the ends of the fluke and further help in the settling process of the anchor. The topmost point of the anchor (atop the shank), where the chain or rope is attached, is known as the ring or hook. In the ...
Air pollution is caused by humans introducing chemicals and other materials into the air. These pollutants are dangerous to both the environment and our own health. Air pollution has a wide range of effects from respiratory disease to climate change. Understanding the causes and effects of air pol...
Sheepshead fish are saltwater fish that typically hang out in the Southeast U.S., typically near bridge pilings and reefs while hunting for barnacles. When they're not scraping structures, they'll head to more brackish waters underneath mangroves. While they're no threat to humans, they've ...
Let’s give Darwin’s chickens their just desserts, is the point– and a much better pun, too. Darwin’s chickens are an important part of Darwiniana, and an interesting evolutionary study in and of themselves. I’ve certainly become impressed during my researching for this blog post by ...
Organic tin compounds, especially tributyl tin (TBT) but also triphenyl tin (TPT), were used as toxic components of antifouling paints of ship and boat hulls to prevent the growth of organisms such as, for example, algae and barnacles. As very different types of organisms must be affected, ...
and the desires of temper are to fight and punish; but we are not at this point told anything about the desires of reason. No doubt the man in whom reason fights with thirst is one who is under doctor’s orders not to drink; in which case the opponent of appetite will be the ration...
Darwin kicked off some of his meticulous work with volumes on barnacles; specimens included here; which helped fuel insights into evolution (e.g. they are “retrograde” crustaceans, not mollusks). Darwin’s voyage: fish & other preserved specimens. I think this is a solitaire weka (flightless...
there are innumerable ways that we might reveal our true selves to ourselves, and then to others, ways we might step up to take care of each other. I want to close my homily tonight with a story that might drive the point home, and I share this story knowing that a week from today...
But getting directly to the point, all of this content I’m adding into my Minecraft worlds is entirely OPTIONAL, if I find myself dying to often to for example Mutated FIREBREATHING Chickens I can turn off the Add-On for Mutants. If I’m Annoyed by Acid Rain or Tornadoes I ...
A stem is the main central part of a plant, providing structural support and transport for nutrients, while a stalk refers specifically to the supporting structure of leaves, flowers, or fruits.