The 1970’s Viking mission to Mars provided much of our information about the geology and weather of the red planet. Viking had two orbiters which remotely mapped the surface of Mars, and two landers which analyzed rocks and soils. The Viking mission did not return a Mars rock sample to Earth. Further crucial information about …
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Native Americans called it “Trickster.” The coyote has a knack for adapting and surviving almost anywhere. People have been persecuting the coyote for more than a hundred years — but it just won’t die out. In the past 50 years, some four million coyotes have been either poisoned, trapped, snared or shot. And not just …
Deep inside the planet Jupiter, pressures reach millions of times those on Earth’s surface. There, the element hydrogen undergoes a radical transformation. I have read several science articles about there being metallic hydrogen at Jupiter’s core. If we could create this sort of metal here on Earth, what could it be used for? The element …
People with autism show three types of symptoms: Problems with social interaction. Problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and imagination. Unusual or severely limited interests and activities. Autism affects between two and 10 of every 10,000 people, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. It strikes boys four times as often as …
Nanotechnology involves working with extremely small things — things that can be measured in nanometers. A nanometer is one millionth the size of a pinhead. That’s also about the width of ten hydrogen atoms laid out side by side. Scientists in many fields — from medicine to computing to materials science — are attempting to …
About nanotechnology with Ralph Merkle – What exactly is it? Read More »
Ronald Blakey at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Blakey, a geologist, creates paleogeographic maps of Earth’s ancient landscapes. Ronald Blakey: I’m actually an artist. . . and so I understand colors and how colors blend and how you can overlay serveral colors or blend several colors together to get an effect and so forth. Now …
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If a substance is biodegradable, it means it can be broken down into its basic chemical building blocks in soil or water. The prefix “bio” means that the job is done by living things — primarily microorganisms such as bacteria. Everything natural — from rocks to paper — will biodegrade eventually. Crude oil, for example, …
If you like African Violets and you want to grow them, there are a few things you might consider: When the hot weather and vacations are here, your African violets may need extra help to make it through. If high temperatures are getting the best of your plants a fan can help disperse heat generated …
After suffering poor health for many years, I embarked on some extensive personal research into potential causes of my condition. I tried all kinds of remedies but ended up confused and frustrated, not realizing that I was treating the symptom, rather than the cause. Further research lead to the conclusion that the root of the problem …
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