What Causes Global Warming?
What are causes of Global Warming? What is Green House effect? Is it really that destructive? Read on for information on Global Warming Causes. What Causes Global Warming?.
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Is bamboo really an environmentally friendly alternative to wood for making paper?
If so, why are we still cutting down trees to keep our copiers and printers humming? Is bamboo really an environmentally friendly alternative to wood for making paper?.
Do fireworks celebrations cause any significant pollution?
Perhaps it should come as no surprise that fireworks displays that go on around U.S. every Fourth of July are still typically propelled by ignition of gunpowder--a technological innovation that pre-dates American Revolution itself. Do fireworks celebrations cause any significant pollution?.
Should You Take A Lie Detector Test?
Do you think lie detector test works? Think you should take it if you are innocent? You might be surprised by what you don’t know. Should You Take A Lie Detector Test?.
Crystal symmetries: Base of crystallography
The external form of crystals is governed by their atomic structure, which can be described in terms of geometrical rules called symmetry. The symmetry of a crystal is reflected by its external shapes. A brief history regarding discovery of crystal structures is presented here. Crystal symmetries: Base of crystallography.
Bear Facts Point to Global Warming in Arctic
Mild winter sets record for higher than normal temperatures, and leaves nature confused. Bear Facts Point to Global Warming in Arctic.
Global Warming ‘will Leave Arctic Ice-free’
Global warming is causing Arctic ice-cap to melt at such an unprecedented rate that by summer of 2070 it may have no ice at all. Global Warming ‘will Leave Arctic Ice-free’.
India and Space Research
Just take a look, how a developing country like India changed its reputation in International scenario by its consistent efforts. You can find here chronology of Indian Space Programme. India and Space Research.
Could Archimedes have lifted the earth?
Archimedes, great mathematician, made a claim to King Hiero of Syracuse that he could move earth if given a place to stand. But was this really possible? Imagining that he had another planet to stand on and a lever large enough to do so, could he really have moved earth? Scientifically speaking, yes and no. Could Archimedes have lifted earth?.
Scientists Say Watching Tv Hastens Puberty
It is a simple matter of light and radiation, say researchers. Does watching television bring on early puberty? Many parents would not doubt that repeated exposure to Sex and City or kind of sensual variety shows common on Italian TV could as easily turn their daughters into Lolitas as stir up latent testosterone in their sons. Scientists Say Watching Tv Hastens Puberty.
Time Travel”. Impossible!!
Logic would suggest that if time travel were ever to exist, then it already does. If time travel is possible, then methods required will eventually be devised. Maybe it will take another 10 thousand years to discover secrets of time travel, but if it’s possible, then it’s inevitable. Which suggests that time travelers are already visiting us... and visiting our past. What does that mean?
Why is ice slippery?
It is assumed that a smooth surface is slippery while a rough surface is not. However this is not true with ice. Ice is slippery not due to its being smooth but because its melting point decreases when pressure increases. An explanation. Why is ice slippery?.
Atom Bomb: Technique and theory used to make one
America used it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Millions died instantly and generations were crippled. What makes atom bomb tick? What is theory behind nuclear fission and fusion? A brief educational description on how an atom bomb works and its various components like altimeter, air pressure detonator, detonating head, Conventional Explosive Charge(s), Neutron Deflector, Uranium & Plutonium, Lead shield and fuses. Atom Bomb: Technique and theory
Japanese scientists take first step towards cloning ice age beast
After a six-year search Japanese scientists are preparing to clone prehistoric woolly mammoths from frozen DNA samples found in Siberia. Japanese scientists take first step towards cloning ice age beast.
GM Damages Environment But Not Pests, Says Study
Scientists were yesterday embroiled in an international row over genetically modified cotton after a study in China suggested for first time that crop was permanently damaging environment and that insects were building up resistance to it. GM Damages Environment But Not Pests, Says Study.
Decades of Devastation Ahead As Global Warming Melts the Alps
A mountain of trouble as Matterhorn is rocked by avalanches. Mountain guide Victor Saunders and his companion Craig Higgins had reached Solvay bivouac hut on Matterhorn’s Hornli ridge last week when their balmy morning climb turned into a nightmare. Decades of Devastation Ahead As Global Warming Melts Alps.
Lack of Cash Puts Gene Banks in Jeopardy
The world’s ability to feed itself as human population expands is in jeopardy because gene banks where seed and plant varieties of food crops are stored are underfunded. Lack of Cash Puts Gene Banks in Jeopardy.
India Limbers Up for Space Race As Prime Minister Asks for the Moon
Shuttle astronaut inspires New Delhi to challenge China’s lofty ambitions. It is more than thirty years since American astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt wandered around surface of moon, scooped up several large chunks of rock and flew home. Since their last epic Apollo mission in December 1972, no one has been back. India Limbers Up for Space Race As Prime Minister Asks for Moon.