January 24, 2015 Physical Science
Science in general advances in a helical way. Namely each discovery made poses new questions that need to be answered. This is true for natural sciences and in particular physics. Physics is defined as the science of nature. It has…
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January 24, 2015 Earth Science
The Amazon River is one of nature’s wonders; the world’s second longest river in terms of length, the greatest though in terms of volume and a river that is vital to the global ecosystem. Some of the facts associated with…
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January 24, 2015 Physical Science
Astronomers study the light from objects in space to determine their size, location, and composition. They can do this most effectively when the only light entering their telescopic instruments comes from those targeted bodies. Increasingly, this is becoming more difficult…
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The life cycle of a frog is easy to understand if you can follow the basic morphological development of amphibians. Frogs and toads alike will mate in a position known as amplexus. In this position, the male can fertilize the eggs…
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January 24, 2015 Physical Science
A neutron star is formed following the violence of a supernova, with the caveat that the original star’s mass was between eight and 30 times the mass of Sol (Earth’s star). The supernova, in which a massive star blows off…
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January 24, 2015 Physical Science
It is theorized that neutron stars are the collapsed cores of massive suns. If you imagine a collapsed version of the Earth’s sun, this sun would punch itself down into a ball that could cover the city of Chicago. This video by FabioTheItalianOne is a…
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Earth is full of many amazing things. Among those are the living beings that occupy it. While humans in their own right can be quite talented, animals often sport skills no human can imagine ever being able to have. These abilities…
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January 24, 2015 Physical Science
From January until April each year the night sky lacks any significant meteor activity. A strong meteor shower can be a spectacular sight in which numerous shooting stars appear to fall to Earth. The Lyrid meteor shower is an erratic…
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January 23, 2015 Physical Science
There seems to be a perception in the community that the Earth would somehow be better off being struck by an icy comet rather than by a similar sized rocky or metal object. This is, generally, not the case. Let’s…
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Many people are aware of the fact that many animal species are in danger of becoming extinct. Mostly this is due to human activity, from shrinking habitats to pollution. It is very important to know what animals are endangered so…
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