If you are reading this, you might be working on a science fair project. Don't wait until the last minute to figure out what science project you want to do. Maybe it's hard for you to decide what to do for your science fair project, or maybe you...
In March 2005, the University of Minnesota-Morris was the first public university in the United States to install a large wind turbine to help power the school. Since it was put in, the generator has provided about 60% of the power for the...
The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu was so hard to get to that the Spanish conquerors never found it. It was built on a mountain that was more than 7,500 feet (2,300 metres) high. But Yale historian Hiram Bingham found it again in 1911. From 1912 to...
A flea is a small insect that doesn't have wings. Fleas are external parasites that get their food from the blood of mammals and birds. There are many kinds of fleas, but the most well-known ones are:
- Flea Cat
- Dog...
A biology blog said that engravings from the Tiwanaku civilization in Bolivia are unlikely to show an ancient astronaut because, even with an aquatic tail, the creature still looks too much like a human. The main point of the argument was that...
Prof. Florence Wambugu, a well-known agricultural biotechnologist and the founder of Africa Harvest Biotech Foundation International, is in a fight with the South African government over her plan to build a multimillion-dollar research lab and...
The three laws of determinism were discovered by Sir Isaac Newton.
Sir Isaac Newton, a famous physicist, wrote in the introduction to the first edition of "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" that the harmonious principles of...
Stress and your immune system are very important to your life and health as a whole. Stressful things that happen every day can change how your body fights off illness. Stressful events that only last a short time can temporarily change how your...
Nikola Tesla was born on July 9, 1856, in a small village in the Croatian province of Lika called Smiljan. You might not know who this man is, but he came up with the ideas we use today about electricity.
Tesla went to elementary school in...
What is malaria?
Plasmodium protozoan parasites cause malaria, which is a very dangerous disease. The disease is caused by four types of parasites, and it is spread by the female anopheline mosquito. P. falciparum is the most dangerous....