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New research shows that some ants perform limb amputations on injured comrades to improve their survival chances. The behavior was documented in Florida carpenter ants - scientific name Camponotus ...
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Among children older than 2 years, the most frequent initial presentation is a painful event of generalized or variable type, and a slightly less common version appears as an event of acute chest pain. Dactylitis rarely or never occurs in children older than 2 years. Sickle cell crisis
Medical condition Alcoholism Other names Alcohol addiction, alcohol dependence syndrome, alcohol use disorder (AUD) A French temperance organisation poster depicting the effects of alcoholism in a family, c. 1915: "Ah! When will we be rid of alcohol?" Specialty Psychiatry, clinical psychology, toxicology, addiction medicine Symptoms Drinking large amounts of alcohol over a long period ...
June 20, 2024 at 1:04 AM. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unlikely to participate in 2024's first U.S. presidential debate after missing a ...
Freshman 15. The term " Freshman 15 " is an expression commonly used in the United States and Canada to refer to weight gain during a student's first year in college. Although the 15 refers to a 15 lb (6.8 kg) weight gain, the expression can apply more generally. In Australia and New Zealand, it is sometimes referred to as " First Year Fatties ...
Ursus lotor Linnaeus, 1758. The raccoon ( / rəˈkuːn / or US: / ræˈkuːn / ⓘ, Procyon lotor ), also spelled racoon [3] and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 ...
List of U.S. states. The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution.