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Chromatography is a practical laboratory technique for separating components in a mixture. Over time, this process has proven indispensable in science and industrial applications. A quick revision on its founding principles can help elucidate its value and how it works. This post covers the basics of chromatography, its types, and its applications.
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Ridgewood NJ, Antarctica is gaining ice — not losing it — and the latest peer-reviewed research confirms it. A new study published in Science China Earth Sciences reveals that between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica’s massive ice sheet experienced record-breaking mass gains driven largely by increased snowfall in four major glacier basins.
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Gladstone NJ, a minor earthquake struck Somerset County early Friday morning, though officials confirm no damage was reported.
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Ridgewood NJ, a new study estimated that a staggering 2.5 billion Tyrannosaurus rex lived and died in the roughly 2.4 million years that the species roamed the planet. The species had a population density of around one individual per 40 square miles. Around 20,000 individuals were alive at any given time. The scientists note that the precision of the analysis was low due to uncertainty about the accuracy of the relationship between the animal’s body mass and population density.
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