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- 1. the action or process of adapting or being adapted: "the adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students' needs" Similar
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1 day ago · Space colonization is the use of outer space for colonization, such as permanent habitation, exploitation or territorial claims. Extraterrestrial colonization is its broader form, including the use of celestial bodies, other than Earth, for interplanetary colonization . The inhabitation and territorial use of extraterrestrial space has been ...
1 day ago · Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time when menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of reproduction. [1] [6] It typically occurs between the ages of 45 and 55, although the exact timing can vary. [7] Menopause is usually a natural change. [3] It can occur earlier in those who smoke tobacco.
1 day ago · The apex predator concept is applied in wildlife management, conservation, and ecotourism . Apex predators have a long evolutionary history, dating at least to the Cambrian period when animals such as Anomalocaris and Timorebestia dominated the seas. Humans have for many centuries interacted with apex predators including the wolf, birds of prey ...
1 day ago · Renewable energy (or green energy) is energy from renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also significant in some countries. Some also consider nuclear power a renewable power source ...
1 day ago · Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its 16 constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of 357,569 km 2 (138,058 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.
1 day ago · The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway 's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan .
