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Can You Identify All of These Coniferous Trees?
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Conifers conjure up winter scenes with snow and the winter holiday season. But did you know there are some coniferous trees that can't handle the snow? There are even some that thrive in arid regions! If you think know your cones, then take this quiz!
Can You Identify All 40 Supervillains From a Screenshot?
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There are many supervillains in the comic book world, some of whom are more popular than others. How well do you know them? Take this quiz if you believe that you are an expert!
Can You Identify These These Spring Flowers From an Image?
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The weather is warming up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the flowers are blooming-but what kind of flowers are they? Can you name all of these blooms that start popping out once spring has sprung?
How the Mohs Scale Ranks Hardness
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The Mohs hardness scale is used by geologists and gemologists as a way to help identify minerals using a hardness test. How does it work?
Animal Classification: A Taxonomy for All Living Things
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The taxonomy that Carl Linnaeus introduced in "Systema Naturae" set the stage for a uniform animal classification system.
10 Plants Lost to History
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Are trees and shrubs as cute as pandas? As awe-inspiring as whales? Maybe not, but many are in danger of going the way of the dodo - just like countless leafy greens before them. Learn about some amazing plants we lost to history.
George Washington Carver: An Innovator Beyond His Era
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Few famous Americans enjoy a status as mythic as that of George Washington Carver, a man whose life as a botanist, agronomist, chemist and inventor earned him a lasting legacy. Carver's work is considered instrumental in changing Southern approaches to agriculture.
The Flower Identification Quiz
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Flowers are one of the few things in this world that can convey hundreds of feelings. But while you may know what they mean, do you know what they are called? Find out if you can correctly identify all the flowers in this quiz!
How the Voynich Manuscript Works
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It's a massive book that no one can read, and it has fascinated scientists, historians and cryptographers for decades. Is it a textbook, an encyclopedia ... or an elaborate hoax?
The Bizarre Link Between van Gogh's Signature Yellow and Cow Urine
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The bright yellow hue used to great effect by van Gogh and other painters was eventually outlawed, as it was made of urine from dehydrated cows.