Curious Folks Ask 1 & 2 (Bundle)

Index

A

abiogenic theory of oil formation, 135

absolute zero, 89

Acasta Gneiss, 144

adhesive mucus in snails, 32–33

age, determining

age of Chicxulub crater, 136–137

age of Earth, 144–145

carbon dating, 143–144

Alcubierre drive, 189

Alcubierre, Miquel, 189

ALH 84001 meteorite, 182

alignment with center of Milky Way on December 21, 2012, 203

alive, definition of, 72

Allee effect, 46

aluminum recycling, 111

Andromeda Galaxy, 183

Anopheles mosquitoes, 2

anthocyanins, 59–60, 65

antipodes, 91

ants

Argentine ants, 12–13

birds nesting close to, 19

breathing process of, 14–15

communication among, 12

eradicating from homes, 12–13

apposition compound eyes, 15

Argentine ants, 12–13

Aristotle, 172

arthropods. See spiders, 1–5

asteroids

asteroid deflection, ...