This article is Part 2 of a two-part series about the biodiversity of the intertidal zone. If you haven’t read the first part, click here to read it! In the first installment of our protagonist’s adventure, Harold the hermit crab was scuttling around before a large shadow loomed over him. What was it? Was he…
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It is that time of the day again. The soft and sweet sounds of the waves flowing seaward permeate the air and thousands of creatures emerge as the shore is left uncovered by the blanket of seawater. Welcome to the intertidal zone – the part of the shore that is exposed twice daily when it
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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Glossary Invertebrates: Animals without a backbone. Examples of marine invertebrates aside from corals are squids, snails, crabs and worms. Polyps: Tiny animals that collectively make up a coral. Symbiotic relationship: An interaction between two organisms in which both organisms benefit from each other’s actions. Symbiont: A member of a symbiotic relationship._____________________________________________________________________________________________ Many of us
Cambridge researchers have found that Bitcoin’s energy consumption is more than 120 terawatt-hours (TWh) per annum, comparable to the energy consumption of Argentina itself. But the question is – how do these numbers compare to modern financial systems such as gold and banking? An article by NASDAQ mentioned that the gold mining industry’s energy consumption
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