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Oxygen isn't strictly necessary for combustion, but it is ideal. Any advanced (alien) civilization probably uses oxygen to burn things.
When constructed well, post-training survey questions can provide a wealth of information that helps guide future design decisions.
The Greeks were among the first to move beyond “primitive money” and establish an official currency, transforming their trade, government, and even philosophy.
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Salt causes a dehydration-like state that encourages the conversion of the starch in the french fry to fructose.
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
The Russian mindset is characterized by cynicism and distrust.
Are there any advantages to looking so cumbersome?
Because there's not enough Walden pond to go around.
It's time to let go of those emails from your cousin and the photos of your dinner.
The last 70 years have taken us farther than the previous 70,000. But can we accomplish more than creating a record saying, "We were here?"
When we feel sick, it's not just the pathogen to blame. Our brain cranks up the temperature, and the neurons responsible finally have been found.
When Cameroon's Lakes Monoun and Nyos exploded, they released clouds of carbon dioxide that suffocated everything in its wake.
Before anesthetics, some patients would die of the pain on the operating table.
If your computer crashes, it might be due to a star that exploded somewhere in the Universe millions of years ago.
What creates our private, inner universes is still a mystery.
If you can model anything in the Universe with an equation, mathematics is how you get the solution(s). Physics must go a step further.
From questionable shipwrecks to outright attacks, the Sentinelese clearly don't want to be bothered.
The minimum wage is a popular policy, but it's not the only way governments have tried to help workers secure a decent living.