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Nature

Animal Groups Animal Names: Male, Female, and Young Animal Group Terminology Gestation, Incubation, and Longevity of Selected Animals Speed of Animals Animal Hall of Fame…

Chemistry

Cite Michael Faraday, painted here in his lab, was a pioneer in chemistry and physics. His greatest work was with electricity. Chemistry is, at its most basic, the science of what stuff is made of…

Scopes trial

(Encyclopedia) Scopes trial, Tennessee legal case involving the teaching of evolution in public schools. A statute was passed (Mar., 1925) in Tennessee that prohibited the teaching in public schools…

eukaryote

(Encyclopedia) eukaryoteeukaryotey&oomacr;kârˈē-ōtˌ [key], a cell or organism composed of cells that have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles (mitochondria, chloroplasts; see cell, in biology…

mimicry

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Mimicry in butterflies mimicry, in biology, the advantageous resemblance of one species to another, often unrelated, species or to a feature of its own environment. (When the…

meristem

(Encyclopedia) meristemmeristemmĕrˈistĕmˌ [key], a specialized section of plant tissue characterized by cell division and growth. Much of the mature plant's growth is provided by meristems. Apical…

creationism

(Encyclopedia) creationism or creation science, belief in the biblical account of the creation of the world as described in Genesis, a characteristic especially of fundamentalist Protestantism (see…

Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Samuel, 1835–1902, English author. He was the son and grandson of eminent clergymen. In 1859, refusing to be ordained, he went to New Zealand, where he established a sheep farm…

Uppsala

(Encyclopedia) UppsalaUppsalaŭpˈsələ, –säˌlä [key], city (1990 pop. 109,500), capital of Uppsala co., E Sweden, on the Fyrisån River. It is an industrial and cultural center and a railroad junction.…