February 25, 2014 Earth Science
Silicon Valley is a popular name for what is really Santa Clara Valley in Santa Clara County. The size, according to Wikipedia (search on Santa Clara Valley), is about 30 miles long by 15 miles wide. Its northernmost point is…
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February 25, 2014 Physical Science
For as long as humankind has existed, people have marveled at the nighttime wonder of a star-filled sky. Even when they had nothing but cave walls to scrawl upon, ancient humans strove to capture those starry skies in a permanent…
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February 25, 2014 Earth Science
The word geography literally means “to study the earth” and this is exactly what it entails-collecting and analyzing data pertaining to the essential workings of the earth and using this data to produce ideas and philosophies related to these workings. …
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February 25, 2014 Medical Science
The decomposition of the human body has been recognized to undergo five distinct stages until the only remaining component is its bones. These stages will have its own time periods and many factors including the circumstances of death, the moisture…
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February 25, 2014 Physical Science
SOLUTION FOUND IN BATHTUB! Archimedes, son of an astronomer, was one of the ancient world’s main men of science. Just about the most famous story about him is that of his running, wet and naked, through the streets of Syracuse…
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February 25, 2014 Medical Science
The Hong Kong flu in 1968 was a category 2 pandemic of H3N2 influenza, a new flu strain at the time that is estimated to have killed a million people worldwide during the pandemic. Sino Biological traces the origin of…
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February 25, 2014 Earth Science
To a Desolate Shore While flight to Mars and possible settlement present dangers for individual men and women, the prospect of all humankind simply remaining on Earth presents a danger as well, a danger of eventual physical and spiritual extinction. …
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February 25, 2014 Earth Science
Seasonal Chemical Composition of Saltbush in Semiarid Grasslands of Jordan In Jordan, Saltbrush (Atriplex spp.) are considered to be a viable solution to the country’s feed shortages when it suffers from drought or experiences dormant seasons. As the gain maturity,…
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February 25, 2014 Social Science
The anthropology of religion is the empirical study of religious institutions in relation to other social institutions, comparing religious beliefs and practices across culture. The point of view is one of cultural relativity, not evaluating one kind of religion as…
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February 25, 2014 Earth Science
There are many theories as to the beginning of the universe, but as of yet no agreed upon answer. The problem is a classic catch-22. Cosmologists can agree that the big bang started everything off, but what about before the big…
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