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Why are most of the herbivores mammals like elephants, rhinos, hippos, giraffe, etc. so big in size? Even in the jurassic era the largest dinosaur was a herbivore.
It's a matter of resources, and how to obtain them. There is a lot of plant matter, which is relatively easy to renew; if an animal is adapted to grazing, the resources are plentiful, and once they ge
Why is it that lakes/ponds around the world have fairly similar fish, instead of them each having their own unique species of fish like land ecosystems do for animals?
The water in the lake came from somewhere. Most lakes are fed by rivers and streams, or were originally parts of a river network as is the case with [oxbow lake
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altwhy can't we reverse MD5 to generate the original file?
MD5 isn't a one-to-one function, it takes an input of any length and transforms it into 128 bits. This means that there are more possible inputs to the function than outputs, which means (due to the [
Why does our mucus turn colors when we're sick? What biological process causes this?
*When you have a cold, your immune system sends white blood cells called neutrophils rushing to the area. These cells contain a greenish-colored enzyme, and in large numbers they can turn the mucus th
Why is burnt food a carcinogen?
First, you have to understand what cancer is. Cancer is when some of the cells (tiny pieces) in your body start growing and making new cells much faster than they're supposed to. The part of the cell
Why Does String Cheese taste better when pulled apart, rather than when just biting into it?
Likely more surface area. Reminds me of Kramer from the meat slicer episode of Seinfeld. 'the flavour has nowhere to hide'
Why do american high schools teach advanced calculus and complex numbers, but still manage to be behind countries like germany in PISA or similar tests?
A big part of it is probably that the US school system may not be anywhere near as standardized as you may think. Even with a single state, school quality can vary dramatically, especially as they ten
Why do wall chargers seem to charge iPhones faster than computers, xbox... etc
To add to the other replies, current (measured in amps) is drawn by the phone rather than pushed by the charger, and the rating of the charger is how much can be drawn before it sh
