Author: Abdul Wahab
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Asteroids and Meteors
Asteroids were first discovered in 1801 and since then, there have been over 150 million discovered asteroids measuring over 100 meters in size. The first asteroid to be discovered was Ceres which is also the largest asteroid in our solar system. What is an Asteroid? Asteroids are the solid objects […]
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Tardigrades
Meet one of the smallest animals, the tardigrade, one of the most resilient and toughest animals found on the Earth. Tardigrades are very famous for surviving almost all the extremes conditions, e.g. space, volcanoes, high pressure, dryness, hot, and cold. What Extreme Environments Tardigrades Can Survive? There have several reports […]
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Radioactivity
Radioactivity is a very famous term in nuclear physics and chemistry that describes how unstable atoms release certain radiations for the purpose of getting stability. You may have probably heard about uranium, a radioactive element, used for making atomic bombs and electricity from nuclear power plants. It is possible due […]
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Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry is one of the most famous branches of chemistry that you may have heard in your chemistry classes. It is most of the time considered to be a branch of science that deals with molecules involved with living things only. In fact, it is a much broader field […]
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Giraffe
Giraffes are the tallest land mammals on the earth. Their average height is around 5 meters (16 feet). Giraffes are characterized by their long neck and legs with a nice pattern of spots on their body. People of Africa once called them camel-leopard because their body shape resembles with camel […]