Earth’s Deserts Are Growing And There’s Nothing We…

Earth’s Deserts Are Growing And There’s Nothing We Can Do

Thousands of years ago the Sahara looked nothing like it does today. How is climate change altering the world’s deserts?

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• Deserts Might Grow as Tropics Expand
• Deserts set to expand

By: DNews.

Is Asexuality More Common Than You Think? One percent of the…

Is Asexuality More Common Than You Think?

One percent of the population identifies as asexual, but what exactly is asexuality?

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• 5 Ways to Better Understand Asexuality
• Life Without Sex: The Third Phase of the Asexuality Movement

By: DNews.

If Global Warming Is Real, Why Is Antarctic Ice Growing? NASA…

If Global Warming Is Real, Why Is Antarctic Ice Growing?

NASA just released a study showing that Antarctica is actually gaining ice at a faster rate than it’s losing it. Will this rise in ice help keep global warming at bay?

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• NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses
• Is Sea Level Rising?

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What Did The Periodic Table Almost Look Like? There is trial and…

What Did The Periodic Table Almost Look Like?

There is trial and error in science constantly but what did it really take to perfect the gold standard tool that hangs in every chemistry classroom?

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• The Origins Of The Periodic Table
• Periodic Table History
• History Of The Development Of The Periodic Table Of Elements
• A Brief History Of The Development Of Periodic Table

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Can Game Theory Help A Presidential Candidate Win? Who will win…

Can Game Theory Help A Presidential Candidate Win?

Who will win the next Presidential election? Can game theory help that person win?

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• What exactly is ‘game theory’?

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Who Are The Longest Reigning Dictators? The criteria for being a…

Who Are The Longest Reigning Dictators?

The criteria for being a dictator is specific, but the ones that do exist are mostly in Africa. So, who are the longest reigning dictators?

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• The World’s Worst Dictators
• “Torture in Cameroon: an “ordinary” reality, a systematic impunity”
• Extreme City

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The US Has Weaponized Weather At Least Once (that we know…

The US Has Weaponized Weather At Least Once (that we know of)

The United States spent 5 years and $21.6 million seeding clouds over the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the Vietnam War as a way to extend monsoon season and eventually sever enemy supply lines.

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• The Modern Rain Dance
• Can China Control the Weather
• DoD News Briefing: Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen
• The Sixth Mass Extinction Is Upon Us. Can Humans Survive?

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Why Are Some People Claustrophobic? Not having enough personal…

Why Are Some People Claustrophobic?

Not having enough personal space or being in a small room can make some people feel anxious or trapped. What is claustrophobia and is there a cure?

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• Claustrophobia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments
• Psychologists closing in on causes of claustrophobic fear
• A Single Gene Defect Causing Claustrophobia

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Slang And Where Languages Come From Unfortunately the first…

Slang And Where Languages Come From

Unfortunately the first spoken languages are impossible to identify but the first written language is a whole different ball game. Do you know what the first written language is?

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• Sumerian Language
• Japanese False Cognates
• 12 Types of Language

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Why President Obama Has Nothing To Lose In His Last…

Why President Obama Has Nothing To Lose In His Last Year

President Obama is redefining the term “lame duck” during his final year in office. So, we wanted to know, what is a lame duck president?

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• Obama redefines the lame duck presidency
• Keystone veto will be first of many for President Obama
• Obama’s excellent lame duck summer

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