Of all the planets of our solar system, Mercury remains the most mysterious of the nine due to little space exploration, with only one satellite has ever flown by it. However, knowledge of this planet has greatly increased since the…
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Helium is the second most abundant element in our universe, and as such plays an important role not only on Earth, but also in sciences such as astronomy and astrophysics concerned with our whole universe. Helium-7 is different to the…
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Most organisms need complex substances such as carbohydrates and sugars. Those that cannot make them take them in in the form of oils, fats, sugars, proteins. These they obtain from their diet.Plants can only take nutrients in solution. So they…
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I would like to take a different spin on this subject. If we wish to talk about the “possibility” of other “intelligent life” in this universe, sure, it is possible. There is no need to debate on or discuss the…
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Still waters are said to run deep. It is clear that something is causing it to stay still, since the more “normal” waters surrounding it are swaying and heaving in every manner. It may also be appreciated that the cause…
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The importance of calcium to the health of our bones and teeth is well known, but it also plays an important role in other parts of the body. Over ninety-nine per cent of a body’s calcium is stored in our…
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Ninety-nine percent of the human body is made up of only six elements. Calcium comes in fifth, at 1.5 percent of the total by mass. The vast majority of calcium in the human body is bound into a calcium phosphate…
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Chemistry experiments can be a fun, colorful, and enlightening way to learn about the chemistry of the world around you. Everything is made of chemicals, after all – the word “chemical” doesn’t just refer to “artificial” substances. Chemistry is involved…
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Nothing captures a child’s imagination like combining two substances that when apart seem boring and plain, yet create a reaction when put together. Nothing, however, is more frustrating to them than having to watch their teacher handle all the materials…
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Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius for the very good reason that we said that it does. (No joke!) Water’s boiling and freezing points were used to define the Celsius temperature scale. It was an entirely arbitrary decision, of…
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