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It's time to pull out those calculators and do the math with the density and volume to determine the total water content of the cloud.
BIG QUESTIONS
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Reader Gabrielle wrote in to ask: “Can a pope be ousted? And has it happened before?”
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Snails are objects of fascination for kids playing outside. Lucky for the snails, they have their hard shells to protect them from children and predators alike. But are they born with that natural armor, or do they have to find it or grow it for themselve
Falling in love is one of the best feelings in the world. The tools available to biologists have advanced immensely in the last few decades, and they're using that technology to decipher the physiology involved in falling in love.
