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Nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element of atomic number 7. It is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, and as a diatomic gas is relatively inert. It also makes up 78% of the atmosphere and is a constituent of organic compounds found in all living tissues.
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Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made a breakthrough in the creation of diamond nanothreads. Led by Samuel Dunning and Timothy Strobel, resea
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
FEB 18, 2022
Space & Astronomy
February 18, 1930, is a truly historic day for science, as this was the day Pluto was officially discovered by Clyde W T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study of the impact of nitrogen supply on cannabinoids and terpenoid levels identified the optimal level
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 22, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
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...
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Hannah Daniel
DEC 21, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
NOV 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
River ecosystems receive many inputs from human activities upstream. Rivers bring these inputs out to the ocean, where t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 12, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
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...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
OCT 13, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 29, 2021
Cardiology
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels have been the primary driver of climate change over the past two centuries
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 27, 2021
Space & Astronomy
An image of Saturn's moon Titan on November 11, 1980 during Voyager 1's flyby. Courtesy NASA/JPL-CalTech/Kevin M. Gill
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 12, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Technology
Solar power usage, used frequently in the United States to generate electricity, has been steadily rising since 1984. Ne
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 15, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a high-detail map to track phytoplankton in the ocean
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan