January 11, 2015 Earth Science
For most people visiting Mexico, they wish to go to a warm, sunny, coastal location. Most will enjoy a nice week of consistently warm temperatures and plenty of sunlight. However, some times of the year could present weather issues. If…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
On September 21, 2007, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer met for the nineteenth time at a United Nations sponsored summit. Two hundred countries met to revise a treaty first signed in 1987 to phase out…
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January 11, 2015 Earth Science
Understanding the Fundamentals of Hurricanes – Hurricanes don’t just occur out of the blue, but require specific conditions to exist. These conditions must all be met in order for a hurricane to form. The conditions are: 1. The water temperature…
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DNA is often referred to as the “Blueprints of Life”. If we expand on this analogy, it would be quite reasonable to say that RNA is the construction crew. Just like the construction crew for a house would be varied,…
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There are two main categories of mutation based on the type of cell that the genetic change occurs in. These alterations to a person’s DNA can be inherited or acquired after fertilization. Here is a summary of the difference between…
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January 10, 2015 Earth Science
The Beaufort Wind Force Scale is a scale of nautical wind force with twelve steps, plus five added solely for use with hurricane-force winds. The original standardised measure was based upon the amount and type of sail a well-conditioned man…
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DNA is nature’s finest fingerprint and can be used to identify individuals, to identify how individuals of a species are related to other individuals, and to identify how species are related to each other. WHAT IS DNA?DNA is found in…
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January 10, 2015 Earth Science
Have you ever noticed how something beautiful to be found in nature can be often very dangerous even lethal? The term “killer cloud” is a generic name given to the often stunning Cumulonimbus clouds associated with the devastation and death…
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January 10, 2015 Earth Science
From it’s start as a tropical disturbance, hurricanes feature heavy rain, thunderstorms, and wind gusts. Storms aren’t only dangerous when the storm reaches category 5 status with winds above 155 mph. Every stage of a hurricane’s life cycle presents a…
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Carbohydrates get their name from the elements that compose their molecular structure, namely carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Complex carbohydrates generally consist of long chains of glucose molecules, unlike simple carbohydrates (commonly referred to as sugars) which are formed from only…
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