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Science & Nature Essays and Term Papers
Nature Vs. NurtureThe question of whether nature or nurture has more influence on
gender characteristics has been explored for many years. Anatomically and
physiologically speaking, there are more similarities than differences,
between the sexes. There are also more psychological similarities ...
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AluminiumThe history of use
is now one of the most widely used metals, but one of the hardest to
refine due to it's reactivity with other elements. Even as late as the turn of
the century, was considered very valuable and in turn expensive, even
more expensive than gold. In some cultures, when a ...
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Transmission Of AidsAs we all know, AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a fatal infection caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The virus attacks the body's immune system and, over a period of time, destroys it. This disables the body's ability to fight off infections by other germs and the ...
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Cold FusionAbstract
was first discovered in 1988 two weeks before easter.
Fusion is the combination of two atoms. The sun fuses hydrogen and helium.
For many years mankind has been experimenting in the field of fusion in
order to harness its energy efficie ntly. Cold fusion is made in a test
tube at room ...
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ChemistryRobert Boyle is considered both the founder of modern and the greatest
English scientist to live during the first thirty years of the existence of the Royal Society.
He was not only a chemist and a physicist as we know him to be, but also
an avid theologian, a philanthropist, an essayist, and a ...
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Cloud Formationshave always been observed by people, many centuries before our time. People were always fond of clouds. They always wondered why some clouds were dark and others were white and fluffy, and why some clouds are so up high and others were so low that they looked reachable by the human hands.
The ...
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The Downy WoodpeckerHabitat
Downies take home in the United States and southern Canada. They have been
recorded at elevations of up to 9,000 feet. The downies are not deep-forested
birds, preferring deciduous trees. Open woodlands, river groves, orchards,
swamps, farmland, and suburban backyards are all favorite ...
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Photochemical SmogGifted Chemistry IB
Alternative Assessment
Historically, the term smog referred to a mixture of smoke and fog, hence the
name smog. The industrial revolution has been the central cause for the increase
in pollutants in the atmosphere over the last three centuries. Before 1950, the
majority of this ...
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The Depletion Of The Ozone LayerFrom far off in space, you can see our home surrounded by a blue
ribbon with a faint tint. The ribbon is almost transparent and is used as
a filter to protect all living organisms from the sun's hazardous radiation.
It lets just the right amount of light through to supply everything with
energy. ...
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Our Radiant Planet- Depletion Of The Ozone LayerOzone is a relatively unstable form of molecular oxygen containing three oxygen
atoms produced when upper-atmosphere oxygen molecules are split by ultra violet
light. Stratospheric ozone is found in a broad band, extending generally from 15
to 35km above the earth. Although the ozone layer is ...
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Mercury ReportThe magnificent planet Mercury is the planet I have chosen to research. I this report I have explained all there is to know about Mercury and its aura.
The Romans gave Mercury its name after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods because it seemed to move quicker than any other planet. It is the ...
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The Promise Of Genetic EngineeringA girl is born without Tay-Sachs disease, a devasting genetic
disorder that has decimated a lot of babies worldwide. A leukemia patient
has defective bone marrow replaced with healthy bone marrow that was cloned
from tissue from her own cells. These futuristic scenarios are not part of
the ...
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The PrairieAn ecoysystem is all the biotic and abiotic components of an environment.
is located in North America. The tempaturevaries greatly and the
environment doesn't get enough rainfall to support trees.
One organism in the ecoysystem that adapts well is grass which
withstands grazing animals and ...
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Organ Cloning: The Future Of Our Lives…On February 23, 1997 the world itself was changed forever. Whether or not you believe that it was for the good is an entirely different question. You can not argue the fact that a major breakthrough in cloning technology had been made. With a lot of time and effort, scientists were able to ...
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Genetic Engineering 4The rapid development of the technology for cloning has led to moral debates around the world on whether or not to ban creating human clones. With the advancement of clone technology two states, California and Michigan have already banned the cloning of humans. "Everybody who thought it would ...
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Solar Cellstoday are mostly made of silicon, one of the most common
elements on Earth. The crystalline silicon solar cell was one of the first types
to be developed and it is still the most common type in use today. They do not
pollute the atmosphere and they leave behind no harmful waste ...
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Dangers Of SteriodsIn the past three decades, steroids has been becoming a
serious problem more than ever in the athletic field. Steroids are
anabolic drug "to build" growth hormones that include the androgens
(male sex hormones) principally testosterone and estrogen and
progestogens (female sex hormones). ...
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How To Grow Venus Fly TrapsTo many people's surprise, the Venus flytrap is not native to some tropical, exotic country or steamy rainforest. The Venus flytrap is native only to the coast of North and South Carolina, in a radius roughly 100 miles around Wilmington.
It is a small rosette plant, generally six to eight inches ...
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Leprosyor Hansen's Disease, is a disease that affects primarily the skin and nerves. It was discovered in 1874 by a Norwegian physician Gerhard Henrik Armauer Hansen.The disease was thought to have started somewhere in India and then was past on to Africa and Europe. In the late 1800's was very common ...
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Stop PollutionWe should all care. Our future is strongly linked with the state of the world's oceans. Without the ocean our Earth would be a big desert, like the moon and planet Mars. The ocean is Earth's life support which has taken billions of years to form. Without water there cannot be life. Without the ...
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Nuclear Waste ManagementNuclear energy harnesses the energy released during the splitting or
fusing of atomic nuclei. This heat energy is most often used to convert water
to steam, turning turbines, and generating electricity.
However, nuclear energy also has many disadvantages. An event that
demonstrated this was the ...
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Interstellar Travel: Sooner Or Later??
Though interstellar travel is theoretically possible, colonizing Alpha Centauri in the next millennium may be far-fetched. Modern Quantum physics gives many new openings into the world of plus-light-speed travel, but Einstein’s theory of relativity maintains the fact that light speed is an ...
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Do Cleaning Chemicals Clean As Well After They Have Been FrozenProblem:
The researcher is trying to determine whether or not cleaning materials
will clean as well if they have been frozen solid and subsequently thawed out
until they have returned to a liquid state of matter.
The researcher will use Dial Antibacterial Kitchen Cleaner, Clorox
Bleach, and ...
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Dreams RemDreams are a form of cognitive activity that occur during sleep. Like vivid memories and daytime fantasies, dreams involve visual images in the absence of external visual stimulation. Some dreams are so realistic and well organized that we feel as though they must be real-- that we simply cannot ...
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A Brief History Of Clocks: From Thales To PtolemyThe clock is one of the most influential discoveries in the history of western science. The division of time into regular, predictable units is fundamental to the operation of society. Even in ancient times, humanity recognized the necessity of an orderly system of chronology. Hesiod, writing in ...
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