Human Growth Hormone (HGH) or Somatotrophin is a protein which helps in growth and cell production in animals and humans. It is the hormone which is made naturally in the pituitary glands of humans. The pituitary gland is deep inside the brain just behind the eye…
Information On Dinosaur Bones
Posted by on November 18th, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsDinosaurs, of all known animals, are quite popular mystifying creatures and are well identified by children of all ages. Dinosaurs were real and live animals that lived in most regions of the world and were completely wiped out 65 million years ago…
Geometry Formulas Made Easy
Posted by on November 16th, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsGeometry, the only mention of it can bring an itch to the fingers of many who love the subject. However it can also bring spasms to the stomachs who dislike it. Whatever is the case, but in fact, Geometry is one subject that equally fascinating and practical…
Harnessing The Suns Energy
Posted by on November 14th, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsSolar power technologies, the harnessing of the renewable energy of the sun for our electrical power, include the use of either photovoltaics or implementation of passive solar heating. Lets take a look at each.
Photovoltaics PV for solar power are solar cells whose purpose is to convert the light from the sun directly into electricity…
The Magnificent Planet We Call Home
Posted by on November 2nd, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsOur home planet Earth is the third planet out from the Sun and is the largest and densest of the four inner planets. Earth is also the first planet out from the Sun that has a Moon and is the only planet in our Solar System where liquid waters exists in large quantities on the surface…
The Second Planet from the Sun
Posted by on October 31st, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsVenus is the second planet from the Sun and is the sixth largest. It is the brightest object in the night sky except for the Moon. Venus orbits the Sun once every 224.7 Earth days and gets as close to the Sun as 107.476 million kilometers and as far away from the Sun as 108.942 million kilometers…
A History of Science Fairs
Posted by on October 31st, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsBack in October, 1828, The American Institute of the City of New York, "incorporated for the purpose of encouraging and promoting domestic industry in this State and the United States in Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures and the Arts", held its first industrial fair…
How to Begin A Scientific Career
Posted by on October 31st, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsIf your inclination is towards a scientific career, naturally the place to begin building your future is in the place where you are right now.
If you are in junior or senior high school, for instance, you can take a second look at the courses you plan to schedule…
A Fossils Formidable Years
Posted by on October 24th, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsEver wonder exactly what a fossil is or where they came from? Fossils are actually the remains of plants or animals that lived millions of years ago. While that is what they are, fossils still to this day serve a very important purpose. They are able to provide some very important information about what life was like millions of years ago…
Johnston’s Contribution To Calligraphy
Posted by on October 22nd, 2007 in Science · 0 CommentsCalligrapher Edward Johnston contributed a lot to the modern world of calligraphy. Looking back through the ages it can be seen that calligraphy has played an important part in the development of civilization, and that it has manifested itself in many ways and through many agents…