February 26, 2014 Earth Science
Marble is a highly valued rock known for its strength, aesthetics, ability to be polished and resistance to most weathering. It has a variety of uses and has been used by current or ancient civilizations for building applications and statues….
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February 26, 2014 Physical Science
Salt map mixture is used to make hills and valleys on a topographical map or 3D map. It’s an excellent mixture to use for school science projects. You can also use this salt map mixture for making box dioramas. Below…
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The United States Navy is testing new technology that brings a new twist to a timeless tool: the catapult. Used throughout history in warfare, modern catapults have been used on aircraft carriers for decades to accelerate airplanes across short flight…
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February 26, 2014 Social Science
When Jonah Lehrer’s third book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works,” imploded and took its author down with it, it had already sold hundreds of thousands of copies during the first half of 2012. The book has some merits despite Lehrer’s admitted partial fabrication…
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February 26, 2014 Earth Science
Granite is a very common type of rock that has been, and is still used for a variety of purposes. Its strength makes it an excellent building material used in the past and in the present, and it isn’t very…
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A thousand years ago the knowledge of how to make gunpowder was a closely guarded secret. The secret though would finally leak out of China, through the Middle East and into Europe, and as it spread westwards it would revolutionise…
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Robot scientists from the future could win Nobel Prizes for autonomous scientific discoveries. With robot science, scientific questions can be investigated more efficiently, outer space can be explored and studied faster, and human scientists may be asked to pick up…
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February 26, 2014 Earth Science
Most people hate severe winters; the long, cold, grey days do not encourage outdoor activities. Travel difficulties and delays make commuters late for work and late home. Elderly people worry about falling in the icy, snowy weather. Winter fuel bills…
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When the factors that affect intelligence are debated, heredity and environment come up immediately. Factors that affect intelligence are either heredity or environment, and, except for spiritual or supernatural intervention, those are the only available factors. Many people say there…
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Bacteria are microscopic prokaryotes – small single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus. Various types of bacteria exist – they can be spherical, rod-shaped or spiral-shaped, require oxygen or die in the presence of oxygen, and some even require another living…
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