Monthly Archives: May 2014

Woodpeckers are interesting creatures in that they can repeatedly bash their heads against a tree hundreds of times a minute, decelerating at each impact on the order of 1,000 times the force of gravity and not turning their brains to jelly. Researchers at Mississippi State University took a closer look […]

Woodpecker Beak Shock Absorbers

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This printable electronegativity periodic table shows the trends in electronegativity and values for each element. A PDF of this periodic table is available for printing. Electronegativity and the Periodic Table of Elements Electronegativity is the tendency of an atom to attract the electrons of another atom to form a bond. […]

Electronegativity Periodic Table – Printable

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Rainbow Trout
Norwegian scientists have found you don’t want to tease rainbow trout by withholding treats. They conditioned the fish to expect a shrimp treat when they see a visual light cue. They then paired up the fish with a large difference in size. When the researchers withheld the snack, the fish turned […]

Don’t Tease The Little Fish

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EDIT: This table has been updated to reflect corrections in the atomic weights of iron and gallium. The updated table can be found at Glowing Neon Periodic Table Wallpapers – 2015. These periodic table wallpapers all have black backgrounds with colored, almost glowing text. These tables are suitable for 1920×1080 high […]

Periodic Table Wallpapers – Neon Text

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EDIT: This table has been updated to include some corrections in atomic masses. The largest change was in the atomic mass of iron. The new version of this table can be found at Downloadable Periodic Table – Circle Tiles 2015. This downloadable color periodic table has that 70’s futuristic look with circular […]

Downloadable Periodic Table – Circle Tiles

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EDIT: This table has been updated to include corrections in the atomic masses of iron and gallium. The corrected table can be found here. This printable periodic table contains the number, symbol, name, atomic mass and oxidation states of each element. The most common oxidation states are in bold text and predicted […]

Printable Periodic Table – Oxidation States

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EDIT: This table has been updated to include corrections in the atomic masses of iron and gallium. The corrected table can be found here. This color periodic table contains the number, symbol, name, atomic mass and oxidation states of each element. The most common oxidation states are in bold text and predicted […]

Downloadable Periodic Table – Oxidation States

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EDIT : This periodic table with element charges has been updated to include corrections to include corrections to the atomic masses of iron and gallium. The improved table can be found at Black and White Printable Periodic Table Chart with Oxidation States. This periodic table contains the number, symbol, name, […]

Printable Periodic Table – Element Charges

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