Science Articles

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Wednesday, 24th September 2008 @ 8:40 AM

There are many benefits to buying telescopes for backyard astronomy. Buying a telescope literally opens up the universe to you. And now, you have many options to take part in practical science and astronomy. You don't have to settle for the Hubble pictures, but can take action, and see for yourself the beauty of the universe. Astronomy is a fascinating subject. You only have to look in an astronomy book or online on NASA's website, and now you have a lot of images of the Univers... more...

Science | By Patrick Omari @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 11:03 AM

Growth in computer speeds and capabilities has accelerated at an almost exponential rate since the 1960s. The changes show no signs of slowing down as the 21st Century continues. Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted the growth in computing technology in 1965 stating that processor speeds and memory sizes would continue to double every two years. His predictions have proved to be entirely accurate and all progression in computing has followed the trends he laid out. The Internet and mob... more...

Science | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 10:28 AM

Criminals will go to almost any lengths to cover their tracks when they commit a crime that will send them to jail. Starting a fire deliberately will send them to jail also, but sometimes the act they committed will be worse than a fire. People have been using fire to destroy evidence and cover up crimes for hundreds of years or longer and probably at the top of the list is murder. These days some criminals have learned the hard way that using fire to cover up a crime might not be as easy... more...

Science | By Rachel Yoshida @ Monday, 22nd September 2008 @ 9:56 AM

When we look at satellite pictures that are sent to earth from space, it is wondrous to see how vividly blue our planet is. It is, of course, the vast amount of water that we are seeing. It can give us a better idea of just how little land masses there are compared to the water content. We know that without the water that we have here on earth it would be impossible for mankind and other species on our planet to survive. Ever since man came up with the idea to travel to our moon we have b... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Sunday, 21st September 2008 @ 5:44 PM

There is nothing more important than home. But, what home? You live somewhere, but where? You live on Earth, and as we stretch out, we realize that home becomes a little bigger. Now we find that we are actually living in an amazing place. As you read every word of this article, you will discover more about our Solar System. We stand on Earth, which is our home. The Earth is a green and blue planet. The blue aspect being our sky, which occurs when light hits Earth and is reflected. ... more...

Science | By Thomas Pretty @ Friday, 19th September 2008 @ 12:54 AM

Without the modern water purification process we as a race would be susceptible to far more endemics and illnesses. The fact that we have such a dedicated water purification system is testament to the modern world we live in. Its development has allowed civilisations to grow while today it provides us with cheap and clean drinking water. The process however is not made up of one component however; it is a multi stage practice that utilises a number of different water purification methods. It is ... more...

Science | By Anna Stenning @ Tuesday, 16th September 2008 @ 11:12 PM

Pipettes are commonly used by people in long white coats, thick goggles to protect the eyes and within clean controlled vicinity known as a laboratory. They are usually used for experiments in molecular biology or chemistry. The most common problem with using a pipette is the risk of collecting inaccurate measurements of substances or solutions; this is more evident in glass pipettes. There are different types of pipettes, one of which is the micropipette that releases a small amount of ... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Tuesday, 16th September 2008 @ 8:39 AM

When you want to buy a telescope, you may come across used telescopes for sale. From classifieds to online auctions used telescopes are available on mass. But, is buying used telescopes for sale a great option? In this article, you will learn the truth about buying a used telescope. Telescopes come in many shapes and sizes. Buying a used telescope will often bring you the opportunity to buy a much larger telescope for much less money, than if you purchased the telescope as new. Tel... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Tuesday, 16th September 2008 @ 4:55 AM

We have many options to finding telescopes for sale. You can buy new and you also can buy used telescopes for sale. Which is the best option to go with? Whether you are buying new or buying used telescopes for sale, there are benefits and negatives to both. You may have stumbled upon a used telescope for sale. The price looks good, and it looks like you can get a much bigger telescope, than if you found telescopes for sale in a retail telescope shop. So, is it a good idea to find used tel... more...

Science | By Samantha Gilmartin @ Monday, 15th September 2008 @ 6:58 PM

In the pleasantly safe and sterile modern world it is easy to assume that monsters only exist in the movies. We think that terrifying beasties are just the products of overactive Hollywood imaginations. Giant sharks, enormous predatory insects, these are the things nightmares are made of. They appear in our nightmares for good reason, once upon a time they stalked, scuttled, swam and buzzed around the planet. Fossil records show that millions of years ago earth was home to some r... more...

Science | By Russ Miller @ Sunday, 14th September 2008 @ 12:09 AM

To his credit, Charles Darwin was a blunt realist. He fully realized that if his theory of evolution was true there should be abundant proof to back him up. But the application of real science, which means stringent observation and examination of the visible evidence, has uncovered no such proof. The complete lack of transitional fossils refutes Darwinian evolution. Had everything evolved from bacteria, the fossil record would contain millions of missing links. But the links are... more...

Science | By Thomas Pretty @ Saturday, 13th September 2008 @ 11:45 AM

Titration fundamentally has two distinct meanings in both the scientific and medical spheres. In science it is a method used in the laboratory to analyse samples while in medicine titration can refer to the process of reducing a patient's dose gradually until they are healed. In the scientific world, and particularly in chemistry it is the process of finding a concentration of certain reactants in solutions. Because of this functionality, titration is also known as volumetric analysis, due ... more...

Science | By Patrick Omari @ Saturday, 13th September 2008 @ 1:15 AM

The extinction of the dinosaurs and the end of the Cretaceous period saw the start of the Tertiary period. This time leads right up until around 1.8 million years ago and the evolution of humans. The Tertiary is split into two main eras, the Paleogene and the Neogene, both of which are split into smaller time periods. These times would see the evolution and eventual domination of mammals, birds and insects as life re-evolved to fill the niches left by the departure of the dinosaurs. Over ... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Friday, 12th September 2008 @ 12:45 PM

Finding telescopes for sale, is not always the easiest thing to do. It is not as if a telescope store offering telescopes for sale can be found on every street. Instead, a bit of research will be needed, so you can find a telescope for sale. If you are lucky enough to have a telescope store near you, then you likely wouldn't be reading this! In most cases, we don't have easy access to telescope shops. These stores are great when they can be found. They likely have a good range o... more...

Science | By Samantha Gilmartin @ Friday, 12th September 2008 @ 1:56 AM

You may be forgiven for thinking that LHC is a new type of drug designed to be smoked in a pipe, but It is in fact the a piece of scientific equipment which will hopefully explain how we got here today. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the biggest, most expensive science experiment the world has ever seen. Two years late and four times over budget, the LHC can be found 100 metres below the ground at Geneva. The LHC is a product of the biggest collaboration of scientists in rece... more...

Science | By Russ Miller @ Friday, 12th September 2008 @ 12:36 AM

This is one of those questions that could cause a philosopher to suffocate under the sheer stress of pondering the incredible odds that would have to be overcome for such an event to happen. I will tell you how great those odds are later in this article. Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins and must be in an exact order for a protein to operate. The scientific facts are that virtually all living things require all left-handed amino acids with all right-handed nucleotide suga... more...

Science | By Robert Webb @ Thursday, 11th September 2008 @ 10:25 PM

Neuronetics had tried last year (Jan 2007) to get FDA approval for its transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device, but failed spectacularly. Transcanial magnetic stimulation is a way of non-invasively stimulating the brain with electromagnetism. So what the heck happened with the trial? Neuronetics showed the results of a clinical trial of TMS for major depression to a board of FDA advisors. The primary efficacy outcome in the clinical trial was the reduction in the Montgomery-Asber... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Thursday, 11th September 2008 @ 1:12 PM

Often we will think that to get into astronomy, you need a telescope. However, this is not true; you also don't need a telescope to get the most out of astronomy. Though a telescope is great, there is a lot you can do without a telescope. In this article, you will discover how you can get into astronomy now! The biggest way to get into astronomy, without the need for an expensive telescope, is to look at the stars naturally, with the naked eye. Though this may not seem appealing, esp... more...

Science | By Koz Huseyin @ Thursday, 11th September 2008 @ 1:09 PM

Are you looking to do backyard astronomy? You maybe stuck in a problem. No telescope and you still want to do backyard astronomy! In this article, you will discover some astronomy experiments you can do without the need for a telescope. The first thing we see, when we look up at the sky, is lots of shinning points of light. These points of light seem to make up patterns, and these patterns are what we call constellations. There are 88 in total that are visible from the Earth. These... more...

Science | By Patrick Omari @ Wednesday, 10th September 2008 @ 11:01 PM

Primates are thought to have evolved alongside other placental mammals after the K-T extinction event. They would continue to divide into numerous species over the next several million years. Around 30 million years ago monkeys had prehensile tails and eyes on the front of their head. Most are thought to have lived in Africa with some migrating to South America, possibly on a raft of vegetation. Five million years later primates would split into apes and monkeys, apes being notable for a ... more...