Sentences with phrase «other circum»

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The worlds are aptly named «circumbinary planets» («circum» meaning around, and «binary» referring to two objects), and in this type of binary system, the two stars orbit each other while the planet orbits the two stars (pictured above).

Scientists conducting the first circum - global assessment of mitochondrial DNA variation in the Southern Hemisphere's humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have found that whales faithfully returning to calving grounds year after year play a major role in how populations form, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), the American Museum of Natural History, and a number of other contributing organizations.