If the herbivores and carnivores were removed, there would be changes to the biodiversity of the producers, but they would still survive. The food chain would be limited to these producers and decomposers, which break down dead organisms. The food chain would be intact, but would be mainly made of…
“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please…
(definition of unemployment) We could see an increase in the official unemployment rate after several quarters of a strong expansion as existing workers, encouraged by an increase in wages, leave existing jobs to search for new ones and discouraged workers begin to search for jobs again. Low consumer demand creates…
Theoretically, it’s possible, says Arizona State University physicist Lawrence KraussLawrence KraussKrauss is an advocate for public understanding of science, public policy based on sound empirical data, scientific skepticism, and science education. An anti-theist, Krauss seeks to reduce the influence of what he regards as superstition and religious dogma in popular…
If the countries had agreed to signing the fourteen points instead of the Treaty of Versailles, we could have avoided World War 2. He believes that World War One could have been prevented, if Archduke Franz FerdinandArchduke Franz FerdinandArchduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (18 December 1863…
The film closely parallels events that occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis onboard Soviet submarine B-59, with Denzel Washington’s character reflecting Soviet second-in-command Vasily Arkhipov. What does “condition 1SQ” mean? Several liberties were taken with the term for cinema’s sake but it’s short for “1 status quo” which means the…
Usually, you would not need to use both of these in the same sentence. Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people. Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite. Usually, you would…
The fact that globular cluster stars are long-lived means that a large fraction of them provide environments stable enough for life to form and evolve on their planets. In fact, old planetary systems may have had several opportunities to produce civilizations during the past 12 Gyr. To live on an…
Williams rejects theories that early humans were the principal cause of this, due to deforestation and overgrazing: “The Sahara is dry today for good and sufficient geographical reasons that have nothing to do with humans.” In answer to the question of whether the Sahara will one day be green again…
You would most likely not survive either a small or a large black hole. Remember, light cannot even escape a black hole–that is why it is called a black hole. From an outside perspective, time would slow down as you moved closer to the center of the black hole. You…