Circadian rhythm

By Richard Chasey, posted on December 3rd, 2008 in Biodiversity

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Originally Published by Newly Published Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth

A circadian rhythm is a periodic pattern of behavior that repeats after approximately one day has passed. Read Full Article…

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Panorama of the East Coast

This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA