Papua New Guinea language diversity conflict Tok Pisin

Papua New Guinea’s conflicts are not usually language-based

Conflicts have occurred even between communities that speak the same language. Regional identities span several language groups, while Tok Pisin and English are generally seen as neutral. So Papua New Guinea’s many languages have not usually become lines of conflict.

Young sea slugs can regrow a body from the head

Young Elysia sea slugs can shed a body infected with internal parasites, then regrow a new one from the detached head. The head keeps chloroplasts—parts taken from algae—that let it use sunlight to make food and survive without its digestive system.

The Moon pulls Earth's tides more strongly than the Sun

The Sun's overall gravitational pull on Earth is much stronger than the Moon's. But tides depend on how much gravity changes across Earth, and that change is more sensitive to distance. Because the Moon is so much closer, its tidal effect is more than twice the Sun's.

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Papua New Guinea language diversity conflict Tok Pisin

Papua New Guinea’s conflicts are not usually language-based

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