Physical Science
By: Michael Axtman
Buying your family's first astronomical telescope is one of the best small investments you can make. And, buying an inexpensive astronomical telescope at your local superstore may improve your golf game or bowling score.Why? Because that scope may soon oust clubs or ball from...
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Explanation of the Big Bang
By: Charlie Smith - 464908
The universe is defined as everything that exists, including all matter and energy. While there are many theories about how it began, the one that has gained credibility among scientists is called the Big Bang. The Big Bang Theory states that the universe began as...
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The possibility of other intelligent life forms in the universe
By: Ira Herbold
I am not going to attempt to prove my point by citing un-provable sightings of UFOs or alien landings. I am going to use simple reason and logic. In 1961 a professor at Cornell by the name of Frank Drake worked out an equation designed...
Explanation of the Big Bang
By: Ira Herbold
How do you create a universe? This is a very complex question, and one many scientists have devoted their lives to finding the answer to. Their current theory is one that is widely accepted to be the right one. This is known as the Big...
An overview about the chemical element Copper
By: Melanie Grimes
Copper, known as cuprum was named after the island of Cyprus, where it has been mined since ancient times. Copper and gold are the two most ancient metals known to man. They are unique in that both of them are the only the only colored...
An overview about the chemical element Arsenic
By: Melanie Grimes
The element Arsenic was name for the Greek word assenikos, which means male. It was discovered in 1250. Its use through the ages was mostly as a rat poison and also a nerve gas. It is not a metal, as it is classified as a...
By: Janet Grischy
Something floats because it is less dense than whatever it is floating on. A denser substance displaces something less dense, responds more strongly to gravity, and sinks right through the less dense substance like a basketball through a hoop. Generally gaseous forms of a substance...
An overview about the chemical element Plutonium
By: Melanie Grimes
Plutonium is named after the Greek god Pluto, the god of the underworld. He was the god of ghosts and spirits. The planet was named for the planet Pluto, now thought to not be a planet after all.The element was discovered in 1930 and...
An overview about the chemical element Tungsten
By: Melanie Grimes
The name of tungsten is derived Swedish words tung meaning heavy and sten meaning stone. Tungsten was discovered in 1783. Because it is often referred to as Wolfram, it has the chemical symbol W. Wolfram is named after the mineral wolframite, because that is where...
Is there a correct interpretation of quantum mechanics?
By: Rodney Bartlett
AN INTERPRETATION OF QUANTUM MECHANICS THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION "WHAT ARE MAGNETISM, GRAVITY, LIFE AND CONSCIOUSNESS?"After reading Bruno Maddox's article "Blinded by Science" in the May 2008 issue of the science magazine "Discover", I just can't resist writing down some ideas that flow on...
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