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Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a breed that originated with two Newfoundlands rescued from a ship in Maryland in the 1800s. The Newfoundlands were bred with various dogs to create the breed. The...

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Geology

Hadean Eon

The Hadean is the unofficial geological period of time...

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Aragonite

Aragonite is a polymorph of the mineral calcite, both...

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National Parks

Badlands National Park

Badlands national Park is located in the southwest region...

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Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is a facultative anaerobic...

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a lentivirus, causes...

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Sunita Williams is an American astronaut and a United...

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Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934 – December 20,...

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Nikola Tesla (b. July 10, 1856 – d. January 7,...

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von Braun Wernher

Wernher von Braun (March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977)...

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Plant Kingdom

Asterids

Lanceleaf Thorow-wax Bupleurum lancifolium

The Lanceleaf Thorow-wax (Bupleurum lancifolium) s a...

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Conifers

Blue Spruce Colorado Spruce

The Blue Spruce or Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens), is a...

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Core Eudicot

Paper Flower Bougainvillea glabra

The Paper Flower (Bougainvillea glabra), is the most...

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Cycads

Coontie Zamia pumila

The Coontie (Zamia pumila) is a species of woody plant...

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Ferns

Black Tree Fern Cyathea medullaris

The Black Tree Fern (Cyathea medullaris), is a species of...

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Magnoliopsida

Zauschneria Epilobium canum

Zauschneria (Epilobium canum) is a perennial species of...

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Monocot

Calla Lily Zantedeschia aethiopica

The Lily of the Nile or Calla Lily (Zantedeschia...

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Moss

Reindeer Moss Cladonia rangiferina

Reindeer moss is a moss belonging to the family...

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Rosids

Queensland Bottle Tree Brachychiton rupestris

Brachychiton rupestris or the Queensland Bottle Tree is a...

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Water Lily

Waterlily Nymphaeaceae

Waterlilies (Nymphaeaceae) belong to the Order...

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Science

Acanthocephala

Profilicollis

Profilicollis is a genus of acanthocephalan parasites...

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Amphibia

California Tiger Salamander

The California Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma californiense,...

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Annelids

Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus

The Christmas Tree Worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) is a...

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Arachnids

Tube Web Spider

The Tube Web Spider (Segestria florentina), also known as...

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Aves (birds)

Merlin Falco columbarius

This bird of prey is known more as a pigeon hawk. The...

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Brachiopods

Sharpirhynchia sharpi

Sharpirhynchia sharpi is a species of extinct brachiopod...

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Cnidaria

Precious Coral

Precious Coral, (Corallium rubrum), also known as red...

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Crustacea

Red Swamp Crayfish

The Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, also...

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Ctenophora

Bathocyroe fosteri

Bathocyroe fosteri is a species of lobate ctenophore...

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Dinosauria

Irritator

Irritator lived during the Albian stage of the Cretaceous...

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Domestic Cat Breeds

Chausie

A Chausie is a hybrid between the Jungle Cat and a...

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Domestic Dog Breeds

Shiba Inu

The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the six originally...

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Echinoderms

Noble feather star Comaster nobilis

The noble feather star (also known as the yellow feather...

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Elements

Actinium

Actinium is a radioactive chemical element. The symbol...

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Fish

Narrow-Lined Puffer Arothron manilensis

Image Caption: Narrow-lined puffer image taken by NOAA in...

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Insecta

Deaths-head Hawkmoth

Three species in the Acherontia genus make up the group...

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IEEE Micro

IEEE Micro is a bimonthly-published broad-based...

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Mammalia

Steppe Polecat Mustela eversmanii

The steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii), also known as...

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Mathematics

Square Root Day

Square Root Day is an unofficial holiday celebrated on...

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Meteorology

Cumulus Clouds Low Cloud

If you look in the photo above you can see the line of...

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Mollusks

Flame Scallop

The Flame Scallop or Rough Fileclam (Lima scabra), is...

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Myriapods

Chinese Red-headed Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes

The Chinese Red-headed Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes...

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Nematodes

Golden Nematode Globodera rostochiensis

The Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis), also known...

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Plants

Abutilon theophrasti Medik velvetleaf

Symbol: ABTH Group: Dicot Family: Malvaceae Duration:...

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Platyhelminthes

Hydatid Worm Echinococcus granulosus

The Hydatid Worm (Echinococcus granulosus), also known as...

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Porifera

Venus Flower Basket Euplectella aspergillum

Venus’ Flower Basket (Euplectella aspergillum) is a...

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Reptilia

Green Vine Snake

The Green Vine Snake, Ahaetulla nasuta, is a slender tree...

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Tunicates

Painted Tunicate Clavelina picta

The Painted Tunicate (Clavelina picta) is a species of...

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Space

Agencies and Observatories

IceCube Neutrino Observatory

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a neutrino telescope...

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Astronomy

Radio Astronomy

Radio Astronomy — Radio astronomy is the study of...

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Constellations

Zodiac

Zodiac — The Zodiac (from Greek zoon,...

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Galaxy Clusters

Stephans Quintet

Stephan’s Quintet in the constellation Pegasus is a...

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Human Space Exploration

Project Constellation

Project Constellation is a spaceflight program run by...

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Robotic Space Exploration

NEAR - Shoemaker Mission

NEAR-Shoemaker Mission — The Near Earth Asteroid...

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Solar System

Van Allen Radiation Belt

Van Allen Radiation Belt — The Van Allen radiation...

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Space Sciences

Terraforming

Terraforming — Terraforming (literally,...

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Space Shuttle Missions

STS-74

Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on November...

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Stellar Bodies

Crab Nebula

Crab Nebula — The Crab Nebula (Messier 1, NGC 1952)...

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Universe

X-ray Pulsar

X-ray Pulsar — This dramatic artist’s vision...

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Technology

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USB Flash Drive

A USB flash drive is a flash memory data storage device...

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Gadgets

Apple iPod

The iPod is designed and marketed by Apple Inc., first...

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Gaming

Magnavox Odyssey

The Magnavox Odyssey was the first home video console...

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Internet

Podcast

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Inventions

Paper Clip

A paper clip is a thin wire in a looped shape that uses...

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IdeaPad

The IdeaPad is a line of laptop computers from Lenovo,...

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Smartphones

Apple iPhone

The Apple iPhone is a line of smartphones using Apple’s...

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Tablets | Readers

Apple iPad

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed by Apple...

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