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BALANCE APPARATUS OF INNER EAR OTOLITHS IN VESTIBULE FIND OUT MORE
Balance is an internal sense and relies on sensory receptors that monitor the position of the head and body. Whether we…
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Humans have a very keen sense of smell: we can detect thousands of different smells. This ability relies on…
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We can taste substances in food and drink thanks to the 10,000 or so taste buds located on structures,…
TIMELINE OF THE UNIVERSETHE MOMENT OF EXPLOSIONTHE FIRST THREE MINUTESATOMSTHE UNIVERSE TAKES SHAPETHE EVOLVING UNIVERSEREDSHIFTDARK MATTERFIND OUT MOREAstronomers believe that the Universe came…
ELECTRICITY IN THE HOMEPROTECTING CIRCUITSBATTERIESRESISTANCEFIND OUT MOREAn electrical circuit provides pathways along which current can flow to do work. Current is driven by a power source,…
MAKING A MICROCHIPBIOGRAPHY: ROBERT NOYCE American, 1927-1990FIND OUT MOREMicroelectronics shrinks circuits to microscopic size. It is the power behind technology from computers to mobile phones.…
ATMOSPHEREOCEANSLANDICE AND SNOWEARTH SCIENCESTUDY TECHNIQUESBIOSPHEREAXISFIND OUT MOREThe rocky ball that forms our world is one of nine planets in the Solar System. Earth is a sphere, with a…
SCALESDECIDUOUS NEEDLESFLATTENED NEEDLESCONESFIND OUT MOREThere are about 550 species of conifer, most of which are large, evergreen trees. Their leaves are often needle-shaped and usually have…
HOW ROCKS ARE FORMEDFIND OUT MOREThe rocks under our feet seem permanent, but they are constantly being changed. This process is called the rock cycle. Rocks exposed on the Earth’s surface…
