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Try to compare yourself to another species, pick anything, from something as complex as an ape to something as simple as a sponge. Are you having trouble? What can we possibly have in common with a creature so abundantly different than us? Although it may come as a shock that we have anything in common with an entirely different species, we are comparable in many ways. Our similarities with other organisms may not be phenotypic. If you take a closer look into the DNA of other species and compare…

Loch ness monster sightings have counted up to 3,000 and are still growing. The first account of a lake monster was report-ed in the sixth century. Some say the Vikings were the first to ask about the creatures. Their mythology tells of “Water Horses” in the lochs of Scotland. In 1934 the word about the loch ness monster began to spread when a respected scientific writer Rupert Gould published a book called “The Loch Ness Monster and Others”. When the very first photograph of Nessie was taken…

“Yeah, sure,” Foster replied. “Jimmy meatball is in the back of the terminal acting like the wannabe thug that he thinks he is.” “Jimmy Meatball,” I uttered curious as to why Foster would call him that, but I kind of had a notion already. “Yeah, Jimmy Balenducci is his real name, and he’s from the Hamptons. His old man is a CEO for some software company,” Foster said dismissively. “But, Jimmy, likes to act like he’s from the mean streets, wrong side of the tracks, that sort of thing.…

Many people imagine a sea filled with beautiful color and an abundance of fish when picturing coral reefs, what they do not take into account is destroyed, bleached coral reefs with dying species of fish due to this destruction. This is why we need organizations who will put forth the effort necessary to rebuild and preserve these coral reefs. Many of these organizations lack in their abilities to help the coral reefs as result of the ineffective membership requirements that many of these…

Their ability to eliminate alternative explanations has made summation and retardation tests the most widely accepted techniques used to demonstrate empirical evidence for inhibitory conditioning. Numerous researchers have used the two-test strategy to demonstrate inhibitory conditioning on an extensive range of subjects including invertebrates, animals and humans. However, many reviews have argued that summation and retardation tests lack control over procedures, allowing alternative…

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Classification information for Poriferans: Poriferans, better known as sponges, consist of 5000 known species, all located primarily in marine and fresh waters (Myers, 2001a). They are multicellular, heterotrophic, invertebrates with an irregular shape and no distinct pattern of symmetry (Myers, 2001a). Overall, they are the simplest of animals; thus, lacking any true tissue and/or germ layers (Myers, 2001a). Furthermore, they are known to be highly sessile,…

every man possesses” Whenever a crime is committed against any person, the first instinct of the victim is to take revenge and sometimes the crime is so heinous and ghastly that this feeling no more remains confined to the victim alone, but its tentacles spread to every nook and comer of the society, as a corollary, there is an upsurge for revenge. Public demonstration and large hue & cry against alleged culprits in Anjana Mishra rape case in Orissa or rape and brutal molestation of nuns in…

Biodiversity of Coral Reefs By: Ganesh Balaji Ecology is a macro-scale science that encompasses all biological life. However, in order to fully understand the depth of ecology, and its significance in relation to life on earth, one must study the biodiversity of the species living in this planet. Although the history of modern human civilizations has largely ignored the importance and complexity of biodiversity, understanding the many layers of biodiversity will provide us with richer knowledge…

In Greek art, Scylla is typically depicted as a giant woman with long tentacles or a tail instead of legs. The monster’s most identifiable characteristic, however, are dog heads that sprout from her abdominal region. While a number of fragments from the ship, Scylla and the sailors have been identified "no fragments of the Skylla…

The uncanny is a simultaneous attraction and repulsion that a person may feel towards another person, thing, or situation, it is something that “excites dread” (Freud). Throughout our course, we have seen the uncanny used to drive a number of literary devices and themes. The stories explored in this essay will be: “The Wrong Grave” by Kelly Link, “The Heart of Another” by Marcus Sedgwick, “Kissing Dead Boys” by Annette Curtis Klause, and “Sunbleached” by Nathan Ballingrud. Through these stories…