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Infographic: Great Disasters of the United States

  Nearly 140 Joplin, MO residents lost their lives in the May 23, 2011 tornado that devastated the city. How does this tragedy compare to other natural disasters in US history? This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

Cloning is Not Simple

  “Mary had a little lamb; its fleece was slightly gray It didn't have a father, just some borrowed DNA It sort of had a mother, though the ovum was on loan, It was not so much a lambkin, as a little lamby clone.” ----Julian Rubin (juliantrubin.com) The famous sheep named Dolly...

Arsenic Life Discovered?

A new life form has been discovered on planet Earth or a sample of bacteria has been misidentified. NASA-funded scientists  claim that they have discovered a new life form that uses the toxic element arsenic to sustain life. However, many other people in the scientific community disagree. This story got a large amount of press coverage back...

Infographic: How Fat is Your Food?

A survey of popular fast food entrees, focusing on calories and size of the meal. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

Infographic: Missouri Tornadoes 2000-2009

  Which months are tornadoes most likely to form in Missouri? The icons indicate the percentage of tornadoes for that particular year that occurred in that month. Ten years of data show that tornadoes can form at any time, but May appears particularly bad (see years 2003, 2004, 2009).  This work is licensed...

Infographic: Survey of High School Students’ Sleeping Habits

  A survey of students at Pattonville High School in Maryland Heights, MO.     This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

Muscular Dystrophy

"He couldn't run,” says his mother, Marcia Vaughn. “We thought he was playing, but, he was serious about the fact that his legs just wouldn't run. He tried to skip, gallop, hop, etc ., to no avail. He started having trouble walking up the stairs. He had to hold onto the rail with one hand, take the other hand and pull...

Infographic: Physics and Ballet

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Killer Gaming Systems: Which One do Teens Prefer?

There are many game consoles or systems that people like and companies profit off of. Of the different styles of game play, none of gaming companies made a bigger impact than Microsoft Inc. and Sony Entertainment. According to September, 2008, issue of Every Game Magazine, these two are companies have sold the most gaming consoles, but now the question...

Infographic: AIDS Around the World

                                        Numbers of people living with AIDS by country.   This work is licensed...