Heat lightning represents a lightning that is seen near the horizon without the sound of thunder, because the thunder associated with the lightning is too far to be heard. In simple language, heat lightning is a lightning without thunder. It…
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Energy Audits and Energy Management: What’s In It For You? Keeping one’s home comfortable year-round is a top priority for most homeowners, as is maintaining its livability and usefulness. The last thing an owner should have to worry about is…
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Can you imagine another you? Lab created or otherwise? I’ve tried to imagine a clone of myself, would she have a soul? Would she share my beliefs? My opinions? My tastes and personality characteristics? Would she fall in love with…
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An anemometer, first invented in 1450 by Italian architect Leon Battista Alberti, is an instrument that measures wind force, calculating the speed and direction of the wind. There are two types of anemometers: velocity anemometers which determine the velocity of…
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An El Nino may begin with a high pressure area in the Indian Ocean. Air pressure falls over the eastern Pacific. The steady Trade Winds of the Pacific die away or move east. Warm air lifts over the Peruvian deserts,…
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Genetic mutation has a significant influence in how evolution occurs. Essentially for genetic mutation to happen there has to be some kind of change in DNA. Mutation is in itself a change in the DNA and this directly impacts evolution….
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Personally, I find the idea of cloning just a little bit unsettling. I mean, its just fine when it comes to crops and fruits. Livestock, on the other hand, should not be changed and used to testing for testing to…
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When fighting fires there are many different techniques for each variety, from house fire, to grass fire, to forest fire, yet what doesn’t change are the essentials. These essentials range from the behavior of fire itself, the way it moves,…
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Arguably, no other field of scientific research has generated as much debate as genetic research. On one side, genetic research could potentially lead to the prevention and treatment of many health conditions such as cancer, asthma, hereditary disease, and even…
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Biomes are the ecosystems in which animals live and can be they separated into several categories. The animals living in those biomes adapt for maximum survival, both physically and behaviorally. They adapt by a wide range of mechanism and how…
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