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Giraffe By: Paige Yates Last Updated: November 6, 2020 A giraffe Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Giraffidae Genus Giraffa Species Giraffa camelopardalis Niche Herbivorous browsing African mammal Height 14.1 – 19.3 feet (4.3 – 5.88 m) Weight 1,750 – 4,250 lb (794 – 1,930 kg) Lifespan 10 – 20 years Social Structure Herds Conservation Status Vulnerable Preferred Habitat Savannahs and open woodlands Average Number of Offspring 1 Main Food Item Twigs, shrubs, grass and fruit Predators Lions, crocodiles, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs The Basics The giraffe is a herbivorous mammal native to the savannahs and open woodlands of Africa....

Non-Ionizing Radiation By: BD Editors Last Updated: May 26, 2017 Non-Ionizing Radiation Definition Non-ionizing radiation is any kind of radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum that does not have enough energy to remove an electron from an atom and turn it into an ion. This contrasts with ionizing radiation like x-rays, gamma rays and alpha particles, which come from the other end of the spectrum and are unstable and reactive. Non-ionizing radiation can generate heat, which is how food is cooked in a microwave oven....

Warner Bros. Discovery went through a complete overhaul of their business after their merger was completed. Which resulted in a bunch of films and TV shows being canceled to save money or give the company tax cuts. Newly appointed CEO David Zaslav touted some big plans for the company, including finding a Kevin Feige type executive to run their DC Studios arm, and he delivered on that promise by appointing James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-CEOs of the subdivision....

Warner Bros. has been going through a transitional period since their merger with Discovery went through. The studio has appointed David Zaslav as the CEO of the new company and he’s been making waves for the past few months. Zaslav has canceled multiple DC Comics films like Batgirl and The Wonder Twins leaving the future of the DC Extended Universe up in the air. One franchise that seems pretty safe is the Robert Pattinson-led The Batman universe....

Remember bemoaning how bored you were on the weekends or during vacation when you were a kid? Boredom and Pennsylvania certainly don’t mix when you become an adult, especially with all of the adventure that awaits in our beautiful state. Turn the rest of your year into one of adventure with this epic adventure bucket list in Pennsylvania. (To read more about each attraction below, click on the highlighted headline.)...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to move forward into the Multiverse Saga in a big way as soon as Phase Five starts off. The first film in Phase Five will be Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, with it showing our first major glimpse of Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors). Following that will be a whole slew of projects that will push the MCU forward, but one of the most interesting projects has to be the upcoming Thunderbolts movie....

As the weather gets cooler and the leaves turn, incredible fall festivals start to crop up all over Massachusetts. Whether you want to revel in the unique tastes of the season (apple cider doughnuts, anyone?) or catch some amazing al fresco entertainment in the crisp fall air, these local festivals are sure to put you in the autumn spirit. Douglas Octoberfest, Douglas (Oct. 1) Facebook/Douglas Octoberfest This lively downtown street fair has been drawing crowds for years....

Denver ranks as the top visitor destination in the state of Colorado, and in 2015 we set a tourism record for the 10th year in a row, with an astounding 16.4 million tourists who spent $5 billion in our fair city. But you don’t have to be a flatlander to appreciate the Mile High City’s abundance of attractions and activities. We’ve done all the leg work for you and come up with the 23 best places to go in Denver in 2017, and we challenge you to tackle them all!...

Delaware is full of fun things to do in the summer! The Wilmington Riverfront is quickly becoming a top destination thanks to all of the fine dining and the Constitution Yards Beer Garden, and our state parks in Felton, Laurel and Bear host thousands of kayakers and paddlers when the weather gets hot. The best part about summertime in Delaware is watching our small towns light up and come alive while they show off the spirit that makes our state so special....

Anaerobic Organism By: BD Editors Last Updated: June 9, 2017 Anaerobic Organism Definition Anaerobic organisms are those that live an anoxic environment – one which lacks oxygen. While most living things require oxygen to survive – they’re aerobic – oxygen can actually be toxic to anaerobic organisms. The great majority of organisms produce energy molecules called ATP (adenosine triphosphate) through a process of aerobic cellular respiration. This complex set of chemical interactions takes place in the cytoplasm and cell membrane of prokaryotes, and in the mitochondria of eukaryotes....

Apoplexy By: BD Editors Last Updated: February 26, 2018 Apoplexy Definition and Explanation Apoplexy is a term used to describe internal bleeding and the accompanying symptoms. Historically, the term originated in the medical profession to describe the phenomenon of patients becoming suddenly weak and becoming unconscious. It was not well understood why an apoplexy would occur until the mid to late 1800s. Patients could have been bleeding from an internal organ or from vessels in their brain, and the diagnosis was still apoplexy....

Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War has reached the climax of the first part of its new anime series, and the series has released a special poster to help celebrate Episode 10 of the series! After over a decade of waiting to see the final arc from Tite Kubo’s original manga getting its proper anime due, the new anime is now ten episodes into its first run. As it gets ready to bring the first cour of the series to an end in just a couple more weeks, the anime is really going all out for the big fight that goes down in Episode 10....

From our magnificent pine barrens to our towering peaks and sandy shores, much of New Jersey can be considered a treasure. While that’s certainly something to be proud of, today we’re talking about a different kind of treasure – HIDDEN treasure. We have a rich history filled with pirates, outlaws, and legends of secret stashes. John Bacon’s Long Beach loot. Wikipedia/Daniel D’auria Flickr/Papertrix Captain John Bacon was a notoriously vicious Tory raider (a colonist loyal to Britain) who has largely been forgotten by history....

Chris Rock has reportedly turned down an offer to host the 2022 Emmy Awards, following recent speculation about whether or not he would take the gig. The news was confirmed in a report by ET, with a source telling the publication that Rock turned down the job in order to better focus on his comedy tour and upcoming special. Additionally, the source indicated that Rock is “over” Hollywood, and wants to travel and lay low once his tour concludes....

Dragon Ball Super has kicked off a new arc of the manga featuring a teenage Goten and Trunks becoming local superheroes, and the artist behind the series explained the thought process behind designing their Saiyaman inspired uniforms! The newest arc of the series is filling in the blanks leading up to the events of the recent Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero feature film, and that means the manga finally introduced the older versions of Goten and Trunks that were seen in the movie....

Horseshoe Crab By: Lindy Whitehouse, Ph.D. Last Updated: October 12, 2020 Horseshoe crabs are examples of living fossils! Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Merostomata Order Xiphosura Family Limulidae Genus 3 Species 4 Niche Carnivorous Length Females: 8 – 19 in (46 – 48 cm), Males: 14 to 15 in (36 to 38 cm) Weight 2.2 to 9.9 pounds (1 – 4.5 kg) Lifespan 20+ years Social Structure Meet in large groups during breeding Status 1 endangered, 1 vulnerable, and 2 not listed yet Natural Habitat Ocean floor Average Litter Size Thousands Main food item Clams and marine worms Main threats Habitat loss and overharvesting The Basics The Horseshoe Crab is a prehistoric animal that belongs to a family of arthropods that have been around for more than 400 million years....

Isotonic vs. Hypotonic vs. Hypertonic Solution By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 The effects of isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic extracellular environments on plant and animal cells is the same. However, due to the cell walls of plants, the visible effects differ. Although some effects can be seen, the rigid cell wall can hide the magnitude of what is going on inside. Osmosis and Diffusion Osmosis has different meanings in biology and chemistry....

Jordan Peele’s Nope is officially a hit on Rotten Tomatoes! Following the first wave of critics screenings this week, Peele’s enigmatic alien invasion followup to his Oscar-winning Get Up, and chilling nightmare Us is generating a serious buzz, and it looks like the comedian-turned-acclaimed-director is on track to side-step the pitfalls of M. Night Shyamalan before him (whose third film was also an alien invasion thriller, Signs). Jordan Peele has had a significantly successful career since the finale of Key & Peele, with the comedian choosing to begin making films....

My Hero Academia has seen heroes like Deku, Bakugo, and Shoto fighting against their fair share of villains but how would they fare against the villains of another universe? One artist has taken it upon themselves to imagine what some of the strongest Shonen heroes might look like in battling against the villains of the Marvel Universe, following the recent crossover that saw Kohei Horikoshi’s All Might lending a hand to the Merc With A Mouth, aka Deadpool, in a fight against the Mad Titan Thanos....

Nucleic Acid Elements and Monomer By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 16, 2019 Nucleic acids are biocompounds, which are essential for living organisms. Found in two forms—deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)—these polymer chains are composed of the same basic elements and similar monomer nucleotides, yet with specific differences relating to form and function. Nucleic Acid Elements Each nucleotide monomer, and therefore each nucleic acid polymer, is composed of a group of five elements....