There is really no place to be completely safe in an earthquake. Inside, things fall, walls and roofs can cave in and there can be gas leaks and electrical shorts, resulting in an explosion or fire. Outside, walls or trees can…
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This has been puzzling scientists for many years and has still not been satisfactorily answered even with all our advance technologies we currently have. Many different ideas have been suggested, ranging from the hand of God to the ‘Big Bang…
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Pegmatites are intrusive igneous rock formations characterized by having large crystals of 5 cms up to several meters in size and are often composed predominately of quartz, feldspar and muscovite mica. Frequently pegmatites are elongated tabular dykes near vertically inclined…
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Recent earthquakes in Chile, Taiwan, Haiti, and now Turkey and other areas raise the concerns of many across the globe. What is happening to our world? Does this herald the end of this planet and life as we know it?…
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January 7, 2015 Medical Science
Viruses are the smallest of the infectious disease causing agents. They contain either RNA or DNA (but not both) within a protein coat or virion. The viral nucleic acid encodes the make up of this virion as well as some…
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Uniformitarian geologists have made the erroneous assertion that the present is the key to the past. They seem somewhat clueless as how weather can change from calm to terrifying. A guest speaker at our church once commented on how the…
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January 7, 2015 Medical Science
Obesity is currently defined by the body mass index (BMI). Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) consider anyone with a BMI of 30 or greater to be obese. Those with a BMI less than this but greater than 25…
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January 7, 2015 Medical Science
Since its beginning in the mid-1800’s, the science of stem cell research has been debated over. Some say that stem cell research goes against human morals – that scientists are attempting to “play God”. Others see this research as the…
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January 7, 2015 Medical Science
Viruses change rapidly. They evolve so quickly that some vaccines must be reformulated every year to remain effective. Two main factors, combined with fast growth in successful viral populations, cause viral change to be rapid. One factor is antigenic drift…
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The question “How much does the Earth weigh?” may seem like a perfectly logical one to ask, but when the answer comes back as about 100g, then it is obvious that either the question or the answer is wrong. The…
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