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May 18th 2008
Your baby is born with most of the brain cells she will ever have but during her first months in the world her brain will become increasingly complex By the time she reaches the age of two her brain will already be percent of its adult weight By the age of three it will have reached percent of its adult weight Almost percent of the brain cells your baby is born with will wither and...read more May 14th 2008
Perhaps nowhere is the great boom in clean energy and renewables as visible as in biofuels Ethanol and biodiesel refineries have popped up like mushrooms across the farm belt of the United States and the rapeseed fields of Europe Flexible fuel vehicles are flying out of showrooms and into the cities and motorways of Brazil on the power of sugarcane And in labs across the world scientists and engineers believe that they are closer than...read more May 14th 2008
Except for the Sun our Moon is the brightest celestial body in the heavens and has been a topic of discussion and myth for thousands of years Regularly visible to the naked eye the Moon is our closest neighbor and Orbits around us even to the naked eye it reveals shaded areas that under further investigation with your Apochromatic telescope or x BCR Compact Leica Binoculars reveals craters seas and mountain ranges as interesting as...read more May 14th 2008
Looking at astronomical objects with your binoculars is a big difference from seeing those objects with your own eyes You can observe astronomical details that would normally not be visible with the naked eye Buying binoculars is a more affordable and easier alternative to viewing the sky with a telescope In many ways binoculars are better than telescopes Starting to look at astronomy with binoculars is a much cheaper way to get started with sky...read more May 14th 2008
Techniques pioneered by the European Space Agency ESA for use on Mars are set to have a very down to earth use here on planet Earth and beyond to the Icy moon Europa circling the Gas Giant Planet Jupiter As well as Europa another Ice moon Titan the biggest of Saturn's Moons is also a target for study ESA's Mars Express has aboard some pioneering radar experiment currently investigating the Red Planet and searching for...read more May 8th 2008
The missing link for understanding the future of world oil supply - a solidly based view of oil field decline rates - has now been filled by a new field-by-field analysis of production data by Cambridge Energy Research Associates CERA and IHS Inc The aggregate global decline rate is percent rather than the eight percent cited in many studies based upon CERA's analysis of the production characteristics of separate oil fields Some of the more...read more May 6th 2008
Trying to find the best telescope for your needs is not always easy Perhaps you are buying a telescope online or you have suddenly seen a telescope locally that you must simply buy There are some tips that you need to know to get the best experience out of your first telescope In this article you will discover What kind of telescope to buy that meets your needs Some important points overlooked when buying a...read more Apr 28th 2008
A group of Swiss researchers may be sending some pretty mixed messages when it comes to AIDS prevention It seems that this group of researchers has concluded that patients that are using retroviral drugs do not need to worry about using a condom because they cannot pass on the AIDS virus to their partners As you may imagine this has many AIDS prevention groups quite upset Therefore in response to this new research the World...read more Apr 28th 2008
Botany has taken a new twist in the chasing fame category A famous space botanist has indicated that he believes a botanist will be the first to set foot on Mars The reason for this is the need to have someone who understands micrscopic microbes This has unsettled the rockologists who felt they would be amonst the first to be chosen Plant life and the way in which plants can be cultivated and manipulated has...read more Apr 27th 2008
Brad and I launched the website on Sunday evening and emailed it to a few of our friends said Mr Petrovic who added We certainly didn't expect this site to get more than a few visitors in the first few days The flash movie on Giant Stars website compares the size of our home planet to our closest star the Sun and places our tiny red dwarf among some of the biggest giant stars in...read more Apr 16th 2008
Spain's Tenerife is one of the seven Canary Islands off the coast of Africa and a favourite destination in the winter for European holidays and the island is now looking at how it can improve it's environmental record in both the public and private sectors Tenerife and Tourism The island of Tenerife is almost completely dependent on tourism and is a particular favourite for British tourists Known among many in the UK as 'Paradise Island'...read more Apr 10th 2008
Do you have the right tools for the job How about materials Here are a few tips on practical projecteering Supervision is required for experiments involving animals If your tools are inadequate for building a project check your high school shop Chances are they will have everything you need including power tools and special equipment to make the job easier Contrary to popular belief you don't automatically become a carpenter when you buy a power...read more Apr 9th 2008
You've gone to the store and seen a telescope It is the only telescope available and says you can see the entire universe It looks so good that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope doesn't look like it can compare to this 'best telescope in the world' There are some things to consider before buying your first telescope Buying Telescope Myths There are some myths about telescopes which can make getting into astronomy in the right way...read more Apr 8th 2008
Let's suppose you have finished polishing a satisfying piece of scientific work Or it might be more realistic to suppose that you have reached a natural stopping point where it becomes evident that new thinking planning and equipment may be necessary before you can go any further You may have carried out this project to pin down an answer that eluded you If you had fun looking for that answer or if you actually produced...read more Apr 7th 2008
After all the buzz about the new water for fuel technology which actually is a concept that was first discovered more than two centuries ago way back in as a matter of fact I wanted to take a close look at some important facts With all the ads and websites talking about using hydrogen Fuel abstracted from water and ethanol which was the poster boy for alternative fuels not even a year ago now not...read more |
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