Distillation is used to separate liquids from nonvolatile solids, as in the separation of alcoholic liquors from fermented materials, or in the separation of two or more liquids having different boiling points, as in the separation of gasoline, kerosene, and lubricating oil from crude oil. Why is distillation important inRead More →

Economists say each human life is worth about $10 million dollars. How did they get that number? How much did 9/11 victims families get? At the end of the process $7 billion was awarded to 97% of the families. A non-negotiable clause in the acceptance papers for the settlements wasRead More →

Even a little coral loss will lead to a decline in the abundance of reef fishes. This is not unique to coral reefs, as other ecosystems which experience loss of the dominant habitat forming taxa (e.g. kelp) exhibit comparable effects following habitat degradation. What happens to marine life without coralRead More →

Credit: NASA/JPL. We now know that Triton has had a continuous and vigorous geological activity for at least the last tens of millions of years and that a potentially habitable ocean could exist under its cold surface. Why is Triton habitable? Material from the plumes has recolored Triton’s surface: VoyagerRead More →

AUL plans on paying out over $31 million in dividend payments for 2021. Source. For more on this member of our best whole life insurance companies, please check out our American United Life review. Does term life insurance pay dividends? Whole life insurance is the only type of life insuranceRead More →

A commune tends to be self-managed, more like a co-op. But unlike co-ops, which at least in New York real estate terms describes a group that co-manages an apartment building but largely lives separate lives, in communes the residents share the majority of their space and resources. How does coRead More →

Can conifers come back to life? With the exception of yew (Taxus baccata), conifers have little or no capacity to regrow from old wood. How do you revive a brown conifer? The problem is many conifers do not regrow from old wood so if you prune to hard you willRead More →