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Whooping Crane Chick #804 had a lot to say in the egg
Journey North invites us to come online and Meet the 2008 Whooping Crane Chicks. For this post I have selected Crane #804, born May 9, 2008, shown in the two pictures with this post. Like all 2008...
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Animated learn node: new technology explains dolphin kick power
This learn node is centered in the 2008 discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of how the dolphin kicks with huge power — something that has been a mystery called Gray’s Paradox. Six nodes...
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Learn node: new technology explains dolphin power kick
In this learn node the 2008 discovery of how the dolphin kicks with huge power is spotlighted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where the discovery was made. For decades, scientists have puzzled...
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Learn node: dinosaur teeth and the reptile mouth
This learn node features a tiny dinosaur with big canine teeth that the Natural History Museum reports shows for the first time how one of the earliest dinosaurs grew into an adult. The webpage...
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Learn Node: How Fish Muscles Work
How fish muscles work from the molecular to the whole organ level is a lecture from the University of Southern Maine that gives focus to this learn node. A basic concept for the subject is that: Two...
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Learn Node: Dinosaur sinus clues to bird breath
Comparing the sinuses in some newly studied dinosaur bones from Argentina with bird anatomy, this learn node from the Public Library of Science lets students go online to peer over the shoulders of...
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Learn Node: Radiology Assistant – all about imaging the body
This outstanding medical website about radiology is a learn node unto itself. There are articles richly illustrated with radiological images — X-rays — organized by anatomy. Major groups are abdomen,...
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Learn node: Bone marrow stem cells are doing new and wonderful things
A learn node about bone marrow stem cells healing and curing in new ways points to an exciting, complex, and developing story. The highlights below link out into clusters of news and information on...
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Learn Node: Gorilla conservation good news
This learn node about the discovery of 150,000 western lowland gorillas is prompted by a New York Times Science Times report. The image with this post is from a slide show accompanying the Science...
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Learn node: West Nile Virus transmission cycle and the dilution benefit
The illustration for this learn node is from a Tufts University on “Emerging Infections and Agents of Biological Warfare.” The West Nile Virus transmission cycle is also illustrated in a chart at the...
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