A hygrometer (a device for measuring relative humidity) can be easily constructed from ordinary household devices and materials. It can be used in conjunction with other weather instruments to gauge and predict weather patterns. This is a fun, yet very scientific, device that…
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Winter brings many things. Colder weather chills you to the bone. Icy roads cause you to slip and slid. And winter storms bring a halt to travel. Colder air descends from the north, collides with warmer air from the south,…
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What right do mere men have to play at being a creator? What is it that makes them feel that the intricate beauty and workings of life forms that have existed since the beginning of time need to be improved…
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The man often called the father of modern genetic theory was born Johann Mendel into the poor farming family of Anton and Rosine Mendel in Heizendorf, Austria on July 22, 1822. This former part of Austria is now in the…
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Amazingly it has only been in the last half of the twentieth century that people have been naming hurricanes. They had to devise a system for how hurricanes are named. With so many of these storms circling the earth along…
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Some twenty years ago the science community reported they could replace a lost limb by growing a new one from a piece of the victims skin. The problem was, it would require an absolute vacuum for the replication to grow…
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To be honest, we really should not be screwing around with nature. One could ask this question: “What is a super-human?” The obvious answer would be to watch “X-Men,” “Heroes,” “Dragon Ball Z,” or “The 4400.” A super-human would be…
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All winter snow storms except lake-effect snow storms are low pressure systems, with a warm front in front and a cold front trailing. All the precipitation from a winter storm falls as snow or ice. Lake-effect snow storms have a…
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Genetic Engineering, right or wrong, ethical or playing god? Why is this final leap forward hard for some people. If taken the correct procautions, it will only help us evolve further and help better our lives. If you could make…
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Winds that blow from the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea bring monsoons to countries such as India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. One of the main facts about these winds is that they are prevailing winds that last for several months…
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