Everyone needs to get away sometimes, but it’s not always easy to take a vacation. Discover these hidden escapes that are right in Alaska’s backyard. You’ll be able to get away from it all without leaving the state! Get ready to explore the perfect spots for a weekend trip. No matter where you live in Alaska, you can find a fun getaway locale for a special weekend you’ll never forget....
All Elite Wrestling is moving ahead to its next pay-per-view, but the young promotion is still feeling the ripple effects from its predecessor. Even six weeks removed from AEW All Out and the subsequent backstage fight that broke out after the show’s press conference, AEW has yet to conclude the third-party investigation into what went down between CM Punk, Ace Steel, Kenny Omega, and the Young Bucks. Following an uncensored tirade at his presser, Punk was reportedly confronted by Omega and the Bucks in his locker room before things turned physical....
Animal-like, Fungus-like, and Plant-like Protists By: Kate Latham Last Updated: March 1, 2021 Protists are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms belonging to Kingdom Protista. There are few similarities between individual members of this Kingdom, as it includes all the eukaryotes that are not animals, plants, or fungi. Most protists are microscopic and unicellular, though a few species are multicellular. Typically, protists reproduce asexually, though some are capable of sexual reproduction....
Apical Meristem By: BD Editors Last Updated: June 20, 2018 Apical Meristem Definition The apical meristem is the growth region in plants found within the root tips and the tips of the new shoots and leaves. Apical meristem is one of three types of meristem, or tissue which can differentiate into different cell types. Meristem is the tissue in which growth occurs in plants. Apical is a description of growth occurring at the tips of the plant, both top and bottom....
Buffalo Fish By: Gabe Buckley Last Updated: June 13, 2020 A fisherman holds up a Bigmouth Buffalo fish Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Cypriniformes Family Catostomidae Genus Ictiobinae Species 5 distinct species Niche Apex Predator Length Up to 4 feet (1.2 m) Weight Up to 82 lbs (45-70kg) Lifespan Up to 112 years! Social Structure Solitary to Gregarious Conservation Status Least Concern, though some places have specific protections Preferred Habitat Quickly moving streams with aquatic vegetation Average # of eggs 250,000 eggs per kg – roughly 12....
Ubisoft is doing another round of For Honor testing this week within the game’s Testing Grounds, but as the company explained in a post about this latest preview, the changes aren’t specific to one or two characters. Instead, these changes deal with the idea of Guardbreak Vulnerability, a system that’ll affect every hero. It’s no wonder then that Ubisoft described this proposed update as a “system-wide change that should have a large impact on the game as a whole” while providing some context on what, exactly will change....
Fossil Record By: BD Editors Last Updated: January 7, 2018 Fossil Record Definition A fossil record is a group of fossils which has been analyzed and arranged chronologically and in taxonomic order. Fossils are created when organisms die, are incased in dirt and rock, and are slowly replaced by minerals over time. What is left is a mineral impression of an animal which once existed. Many fields and specialties are utilized to categorize and arrange these fossils, including comparative anatomy, radiometric dating, and DNA analysis....
After bringing you a list of the healthiest cities and counties in Virginia, it seems only fair that we look at the other side of the coin. Where are the areas that have a less than perfect health record? To figure out which cities and counties are the least healthy in the state, we’ve returned to County Health Rankings, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program that helps to map out health and wellness in communities across the country....
Heterotroph By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 28, 2017 Heterotroph Definition A heterotroph is an organism that cannot manufacture its own food by carbon fixation and therefore derives its intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are secondary and tertiary consumers. Carbon fixation is the process of converting inorganic carbon (CO2) into organic compounds such as carbohydrates, usually by photosynthesis....
Fans of the cancelled CW series DC’s Legends of Tomorrow have once again flown a #SaveLegendsOfTomorrow banner in the air over Los Angeles. This time, rather than targeting Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, as they have in the past, the fans sent a plane up around the headquarters of Netflix, who have the streaming rights to the show. This is the third time they have upgraded from buying billboards in cities around the world to plead with Warner Bros....
Nintendo has issued a new warning to Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch OLED owners. The portability of the Nintendo Switch presents a variety of problems that don’t particularly manifest with PlayStation or Xbox consoles unless we are talking about the couple of times PlayStation released portable machines. The portability is perhaps the biggest selling point of the Nintendo Switch though. In other words, the minor problems that come with portability are both worth it for Nintendo and those who buy the console....
Zonation By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 28, 2017 Zonation Definition Zonation refers to the patterns that are observed in a community over a distance, based on the distinct fauna and flora found along the area. Although the different zones are characterized by the dominant species inhabiting them, the separation of zones isn’t always a clear straight line, but instead there is some overlapping of species, particularly where the zones meet....
In New York, our residents are quite possibly the best professional secret keepers you’ll ever come across. When it comes to certain beloved attractions within our state, you’ll almost literally have to pull our teeth to get our favorite spots out of us. With our mouths sealed tight and almost always full of delicious food, we’ve managed to keep these 12 restaurants under the radar that serve up dishes that are scrumdiddlyumptious....
New Jersey is a bustling state between two major cities and is by no means known for simple living. While many New Jerseyans do tend to move at a faster pace, there are plenty of places in the Garden State where residents enjoy a more laid-back lifestyle. Mullica Hill Wikipedia/Jerrye & Roy Klotz This charming community is home to about 4,000 residents and the entire village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....
We’ve loved giving you articles with stories of spooky ghosts and haunted houses. But, a few readers have commented saying that they just don’t believe in that sort of thing and we understand why. It’s hard to believe that the ghost of a bride will stop your car as you drive down Brownville Road. Or, that sending your student off to college might mean living with a ghost in their USM dorm....
The long-awaited John Wick: Chapter 4 was delayed due to the pandemic, but the Keanu Reeves-led movie is finally hitting theatres next year. The fourth installment to the franchise that began back in 2014 isn’t the only thing to look forward to from the wide world of underground assassins. While Starz is working on The Continental, a prequel set decades before the original films, Lionsgate has a Ballerina feature in development....
Conditioned Stimulus By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Conditioned Stimulus Definition A conditioned stimulus is a substitute stimulus that triggers the same response in an organism as an unconditioned stimulus. Simply put, a conditioned stimulus makes an organism react to something because it is associated with something else. Conditioned stimuli begin as neutral stimuli that do not illicit a response until conditioning has occurred via repeated stimulation. In other words, the response is learned over time....
Brian Cage’s contract with AEW is set to expire in “a matter of weeks,” according to a new report from Fightful Select’s Sean Ross Sapp. The reigning ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion originally signed with AEW back in 2020, and while it looked like he was going to be released last year after being consistently absent from TV, the company wound up picking up the option for an additional year on his deal....
Marvel Studios unleashed the multiverse in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with their inclusion of The Illuminati. The Illuminati is a major group within Marvel Comics but in the film it features some different members like Captain Carter (Hayley Atwell), Captain Marvel (Lashana Lynch), Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Black Bolt (Anson Mount), Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and even Mr. Fantastic (John Krasinski). During the events of the film we see the group perish at the hands of the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and you would think that the actors would all be friends in real life....
Johnny Depp has popped up in a rather surprising place following the defamation trial between him and Aquaman actress Amber Heard. Johnny Depp made a name for himself in the 90s and 2000s as an actor who could get lost in a role, almost becoming a chameleon with films like Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and more. His most defining role is Jack Sparrow, a drunken pirate from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise which is reportedly being rebooted with the likes of Margot Robbie involved....
