Solar Cells
If you live in a larger home, chances are you’re paying quite the sum on a monthly basis to keep the current flowing to your home. In some parts of the country, it’s not uncommon to pay $100 a month…
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Monthly Archive: May 2015
Collecting or hoarding: Which is it?
Examining the psychology of hoarding can provide insight and answers to the question, “What makes an individual hoard objects?” Understanding the thoughts and behaviors of a hoarder helps researchers to understand that this behavior is a coping mechanism that is a…
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The Mating Habits and Life Cycle of the Lemon Shark
The Lemon Shark is one of the larger shark species, and gets its name from the browny yellow coloring of its skin. It grows to between 8 and 13 feet in size, and is a nocturnal shark. Unlike many other…
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Fish Fish School Schooling Fish why do Fish Swim in Schools
Almost 80% of adults of the known species of fish swim in schools, at least during part of their life cycle, and they do this mainly because of two simple facts of nature: 1. Big fish eat little fish, and…
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Ufos a Decade of Contact
I was about 8 or so when I had my first ride in a UFO. Really. My family and I took off from Jacksonville and arrived in Detroit one horrible winter night with my Dad stuck in Florida with the…
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A Guide to Famous Zoologists
Zoology was recognized as a science after Aristotle wrote “History of animals” around 350 BC. He was the first person (the first documented anyway) to classify animals. He studied 500 animals and placed them into two groups. Animals with blood…
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Basic Stoichiometry and Calculations
Stoichiometry: Basics and Calculations Stoichiometry can seem daunting to the beginning chemistry student, but is perhaps one of the most basic and simple concepts in any chemistry course. Stoichiometry refers to the fixed ratios in which substances react, and the…
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What is Niobium
Niobium is an element that in its pure form is a dull grey ductile metal. In the periodic table, niobium has the symbol Nb and the atomic number 41, and is considered a paramagnetic metal in group 5 of table….
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Plant Profiles Stinging Nettle Urtica Dioica
Introduction Urtica dioica is native across the countryside in the continents of Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Aptly called the “Stinging nettle”, contact with this plant can cause stinging and rashes. The many hollow trichomes, or stinging hairs on…
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An Overview about the Chemical Element Darmstadtium
Darmstadtium Symbol: Ds Atomic Number: 110 Atomic Mass: 281 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: Unknown Boiling Point: Unknown Number of Protons: 110 Number of Electrons: 110 Number of Neutrons: 171 Classification: Transition Metal (Man made) Crystal Structure: Unknown Density…
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