The Snuffed Out Candles - A Science Inquiry Demonstration of Density

With an empty aquarium, a few candles, and some simple chemicals, an intriguing science demonstration can be created that is sure to get kids thinking.

Who Was Nikola Tesla?

You may think that Edison was the inventor of Electricity, however he only invented Direct Current. Another man by the Name of Nikola Tesla invented the Alternating Current you use every day. Who was Nikola Tesla and why have I never heard of him.

Battery Voltage

What is battery voltage? I think we talk around the real definition so much we actually begin to believe that we understand what it means when in reality we do not. For my benefit as well as yours let us go back to the basics of what battery voltage really means and how the work it conducts inside your battery affects the other technical factors of your battery.

Galactic Mystery - Matter - On the Dark Side

Scientific inquiry can be described as a sequence of observations leading to a hypothesis which must be tested by experimentation. The results either validate or invalidate the hypothesis which was under test. Unfortunately, the interpretation of the data sometimes does not elucidate some new truth but rather eclipses our thoughts into a new era of ignorance.

Global Warming – A Threat To Mankind

The world is currently witnessing an ecological threat called global warming. It is mainly caused due to the overall imbalance in nature. Global warming is most commonly referred to as the rise in temperature that is occurring everywhere around us and it is drastically causing changes in the climatic conditions. Almost every organism on the earth will be affected by the abnormal weather conditions.

Concentrating Sunlight for Energy

One of the consistent problems with solar platforms has been the inefficient conversion of sunlight to electricity. New technology and strategies are dealing with this issue.

Statistics of Probability Should Not Be Used to Prove Something Does Not Exist

Have you ever heard someone say; the chances of that happening are one million to one, it is just not possible. Yet, we know for a fact that the chances of winning the lottery are indeed one million to one. But we know someone will win, they always do, that is how it works.

Ancient Meteor Impact May Hold Key to Uranium Exploration Success at Cluff

Meteor's crater may offer a clue for a new uranium discovery in Canada's Athabasca region. Previous mining at Cluff Lake, in that area, yielded the equivalent of $2.6 billion of uranium, in today's dollars.

Breaking The Silence - Forensic Nursing

It was in 1992 when the term Forensic nursing was first heard. But what is it exactly? Forensic nursing is a specialty field that deals with the care of crime victims, collecting evidences and providing health care services in the prison system...

Using Water As a Power Source

Water is used as a significant power source in many parts of the world. In fact, Norway uses it to produce 99 percent of its electricity. So, how does it work?

It Might Not Have Turned You To Stone, But It Would Have Petrified You

Article describes the scientific view of a newly discovered fossil of a creature that existed before the dinasours and is thought to be a link between reptiles and mammals.

Biotechnology: Zimbabwe Must Learn From China

The article urges Zimbabwe to emulate China and embrace genetically modified food to as a way of alleviating hunger.