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Jul 7, 2012
Observations of a distant dust-filled solar system have shed light on the process of planet formation.Our current understanding of planet formation suggests that planets form slowly over a period of s ...
Apr 17, 2012
Some say: the so-called walking palm tree(Socratea exorrhiza) found in Latin America. Many people believe it can literally walk around (more or less). This is because of its unusual root system; while ...
Apr 17, 2012
Imagine if all 350 million toilets in the United States were flushed at the same time. Granted, doing this would require exceptional coordination, and the helping hands of a few million foreigners. Bu ...