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NEMATODES, or roundworms, are among the most abundant animals on the planet. But when researchers looked at a variety of nematodes, they found the very same types of chemicals being combined and used for communication, says Paul Sternberg, professor of biology. “It really does look like we’ve stumbled upon the letters or words of a universal nematode language, the syntax of which we don’t yet fully understand.” https://lnkd.in/eUkRKpG5. View in LinkedIn

RARITY. “Seldom, an electron will escape by absorbing two or more quanta. Still, this is extremely rare because by the time it absorbs enough quanta to escape, the electron will probably have emitted the rest of the quanta.” https://lnkd.in/eDZvjevE View in LinkedIn

NOBEL LAUREATE. “As a child I was always interested in building things. Instead of buying candy, I would purchase nails which I used to construct things out of scrap wood. My mother always claimed that my spending my money on nails instead of on candy was why I was so skinny as a kid.” (Robert H. Grubbs). https://lnkd.in/e9-viyDe View in LinkedIn

ODDITY. “Below that threshold, no electrons are emitted from the material irrespective of the light intensity or the length of time of exposure to the light.” https://lnkd.in/eDZvjevE View in LinkedIn

“SULFATE ions in rainwater come from several sources. In industrial areas the principal source is the combustion of fuels containing sulfur. In other areas sulfate comes from shallow-water marine environments.” https://lnkd.in/ete8CApd View in LinkedIn

OBSERVATION. “Instead, electrons are dislodged only by the impingement of photons when those photons reach or exceed a threshold frequency (energy).” https://lnkd.in/eDZvjevE View in LinkedIn

EXAMPLES. “On this basis, metamorphic rocks can be categorized as foliated or non-foliated. For example, slate is a foliated metamorphic rock, originating from shale. Slate is very fine-grained, phyllite is coarse, schist is coarser, and gneiss is very coarse-grained. Marble is generally not foliated, allowing it to be used for sculpture and architecture.” https://lnkd.in/eSpeQsqS View in LinkedIn

NON-BANDED ROCKS. “By contrast, rocks that were subjected to uniform pressure from all sides, or those that lack minerals with distinctive growth habits, will not be foliated. Non-foliated rocks do not have planar patterns of stress.” https://lnkd.in/eSpeQsqS View in LinkedIn

BANDED ROCK. “Foliation occurs when a strong compressive force is applied to a recrystallizing rock from one direction. Consequently, the platy or elongated crystals of some minerals (such as mica or chlorite) grow with their long axes perpendicular to the direction of the force. This process results in foliated rock, in which the bands display the colors of the minerals that formed them.” https://lnkd.in/eSpeQsqS View in LinkedIn