General science

General science

A variety of science subjects concerning the fundamental knowledge about different aspects of our world and their underlying principles.

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A hydrated aluminium silicate with composition Al 2 Si 4 O 10 (OH) 2 . The mineral is commonly white, grayish, greenish, or brownish, with a pearly to waxy appearance and greasy feel. It occurs as ...

Biophysics

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A hybrid science involving the overlap of physics, chemistry, and biology. A dominant aspect of biophysics is the use of the ideas and methods of physics and chemistry to study and explain the ...

High-pressure mineral synthesis

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A laboratory technique for studying the behaviour of minerals under high-pressure conditions.

Dicranales

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A large and diverse order of the true mosses (Bryopsida), containing 13 families. Plants in the Dicranales generally have long, narrow leaves and deeply forked peristome teeth. The plants are erect ...

Dinophyceae

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A large and extremely diverse class of biflagellate algae (dinoflagellates) in the chlorophyll a–c phyletic line (Chromophycota). In protozoological classification, these organisms constitute an ...

Stromatolite

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A laminated, microbial structure in carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite). Stromatolites are the oldest macroscopic evidence of life on Earth, at least 2.5 billion years old, and they are still ...

Connected landscapes

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A landscape is considered connected when it has few impediments that restrict the ability of animals to move about, particularly between core areas of habitat. Although natural features such as steep ...