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Lost in Space is an American science fiction television series created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. [1] Lightly dramatic, sometimes comedic in tone, the series was inspired by the 1812 Johann David Wyss novel The Swiss Family Robinson.
The narwhal was scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 Systema Naturae. [5] The word "narwhal" comes from the Old Norse nárhval, meaning 'corpse-whale', which possibly refers to the animal's grey, mottled skin [6] [7] and its habit of remaining motionless when at the water's surface, a behaviour known as "logging" that usually happens in the summer. [6]
The raccoon(/rəˈkuːn/or US: /ræˈkuːn/ ⓘ, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon[3]and sometimes called the common raccoonor northern raccoonto distinguish it from the other species, is a mammalnative to North America. It is the largest of the procyonidfamily, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 ...
Sha’Carri Richardson won silver in the women’s 100 meters on Saturday at the Paris Olympics, bested by Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred.
Individually, the underwing coverts can range from all dark to off-whitish (most often more heavily streaked with brown) which contrasts with a distinctive black patagium marking. The wing coloring of adults and immatures is similar but for typical pale morph immatures having somewhat heavier brownish markings. [3] [28] A western juvenile in flight
Down syndrome (United States) or Down's syndrome (United Kingdom and other English-speaking nations), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. [ 3] It is usually associated with developmental delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic ...
Acetic acid can never be truly water-free in an atmosphere that contains water, so the presence of 0.1% water in glacial acetic acid lowers its melting point by 0.2 °C. [ 9 ] A common symbol for acetic acid is AcOH (or HOAc), where Ac is the pseudoelement symbol representing the acetyl group CH 3 −C(=O)− ; the conjugate base , acetate ( CH ...
A 2019 Canadian survey of 2,873 trans and non-binary people found that 51% described their sexual orientation as queer, 13% as asexual, 28% as bisexual, 13% as gay, 15% as lesbian, 31% as pansexual, 8% as straight or heterosexual, 4% as two-spirit, and 9% as unsure or questioning. [84]