Sentences with phrase «which for eons»

A perfectly preserved amber fossil from Myanmar has been found that provides evidence of the earliest grass specimen ever discovered — about 100 million years old — and even then it was topped by a fungus similar to ergot, which for eons has been intertwined with animals and humans.

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Unlike Eon Sports VR's Sidekiq, which uses 3D video game - style graphics to teach players, StriVR focuses on 360 - degree video for a reason.

But, claimed McKibben, we have effectively killed off this independent sphere — that wondrous, self - sustaining, life - generating realm which existed for eons before us.

Because it absorbs sunlight better, which is required for the processing of vitamin D. Genetic differences that are advantageous to the survival of the species have a higher rate of survival and reproduction, and over eons of time, through geographic isolation and genetic draft, new species arise from the old.

But now, Oxlade has that power which our teams have lacked for eons, and now he has a positional awareness that tops one of the most highly rated / potentially fullbacks around.

You will find humidifiers with nano or silver eon technology which is perfect for inhibiting bacterial growth in the tank.

For eons, the mineral iron, which once saturated oceans, likely bonded with phosphorus, and sank it down to dark ocean depths, far away from those shallows — also called continental margins — where cyanobacteria would have needed it to thrive and make oxygen.

So, desires for those masculine characteristics, which are thought to have been markers of high genetic quality in our male ancestors, don't last all month — just the few days in a woman's cycle when she is most likely to pass on genes that, eons ago, might have increased the odds of her offspring surviving and reproducing.

This alternate view of Earth's first geologic eon, called the Hadean, has gained substantial new support from the first detailed comparison of zircon crystals that formed more than 4 billion years ago with those formed contemporaneously in Iceland, which has been proposed as a possible geological analog for early Earth.

For eons, bacteria have battled particularly tiny viruses called bacteriophages, or phages for short, which infect and kill bacteria but leave humans and other animals aloFor eons, bacteria have battled particularly tiny viruses called bacteriophages, or phages for short, which infect and kill bacteria but leave humans and other animals alofor short, which infect and kill bacteria but leave humans and other animals alone.

1) the atmosphere (which can also be subdivided into northern and southern hemispheres, and even into Hadley Cells) all with fairly short time constants 2) the upper ocean — time constant on the order of years to decades 2a) the biosphere — time scale from 1 year to decades and even centuries and millennia for some processes 3) abyssal ocean (timescale of many decades to ~ a century or more) 5) the geosphere — timescale of millennia to eons.

These seed oils are only a recent addition to the human diet — they're extracted via chemical processing (a fairly new technology), as opposed to fats that have been consumed for eons, like olive oil and butter, which are extracted via pressing or natural separation.

Symbolically, there are endless eons of time that pass during which the apes live in eternal boredom - and cope with the struggle for survival.

Sony, MGM and Eon Productions have released a new video featurette for Spectre, which focusses on the characters of Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux) and Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci).

With Skyfall and Spectre helmer Sam Mendes opting against a return for Bond 25, EON Productions has a vacancy in the director's chair for Daniel Craig's final outing as 007, which is slated for release late next year.

And it is true, since he has owned many of his positions for over 20 years, which is eons in the investing world.

As Arkansas» leader in the Spay / Neuter effort, HSPC has begun and extended a campaign to end the mass extermination of those species which have loved and served us for eons.

Make sure you pop into the Beer Garden, which has been there for eons, for a coldie or two on your retro journey.

Microsoft, which passed the 40th anniversary of its founding in April, is an easy target for critics because its golden era, the 1990s, was eons ago on the digital calendar.

Using an axe to smash through ancient stone, which has stood for eons, is a little weird and used a few too many times.

But Sony says it will support Vita for 10 years — which, considered beside your average smartphone or even laptop lifespan, is a veritable eon of usage.

Julie Mehretu, in conversation with curator Gary Garrels, looks back at the multiyear process during which she produced HOWL, eon (I, II), a large - scale painting across two canvases commissioned for the atrium, which is freely accessible to the public.

There are of course other causes for other changes that have occurred, including suspected asteroid impacts, changes in volcanism over the eons which can lead to the buildup or reduction of greenhouse gases over long time scales, etc..

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There have been major disruptions in biological ranges and the world's ecological communities — communities which had previously remained intact for eons, but are now dispersing.

MGM and Eon Productions, which co-own the film rights, but don't distribute, have been hearing pitches from studios for more than two years, according to THR.

MGM and Eon are also only offering a one - film deal, The New York Times reports, but the possibility of distribution, even for a limited time, would be a big win for Apple or Amazon, both of which have been trying to distinguish themselves from their competitors in a crowded streaming market.

I just happen to have a red and white piece quilt that my Grandmother made, eons ago, which is perfect for this Christmas tablescape idea.