The importance of mining is definitely significant to Canada. Mining, is an important industry, and Canadians are very advanced in their mining technology, but during the mining process, there is certain level of pollution produced. The Canadian government and the mining companies have very good plans...
Human Origins For years, the evolution of human beings has been researched and studied. In today's society, there are many different interpretations on creation and how humans came to be what they are today. Through much scientific evidence and studies, there is now physical proof that human beings may have evolved from ape-like creatures. E...
Coronary Heart disease is a disease where the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart become blocked. The blockage is in the form of a blood clot that can block a percentage of all five arteries. Cholesterol deposits cause this blockage. This fact has allowed doctors to determine that diet has a significant role in who develops this di...
Ebola-Pronunciation: E-'bO-l&, i-, e- Function: noun Etymology: Ebola River, Zaire, site of an outbreak of the virus in 1976 Date: 1977 : An RNA-containing virus of African origin that causes an often fatal Hemorrhagic fever -- called also Ebola. Zaire, 1976 A strange virus kills 340 of Zaire's natives. This virus has never been...
There are two classes of fishlike creatures in the Chordate Phylum. The first is Chondrichthyes Class, which comprises mainly of Sharks and Rays. The seconds is the common Bony fishes of the class Ostechithyes. The apparent similarities between each speech are only skin deep. They have similar dapperly solely because of convergent evolution and...
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Monarch Butterflies and Butterfly Weed, a type of milkweed, have coevolved as plant and pollinator. This means that they both rely on one another to survive. Milkweed is the primary source of nutrition for monarchs. Monarchs only eat Asclepias tuberosa a partic...
Computer Illiteracy There is a problem out there that haunts many troubled souls in our society. It is powerful. It can strip the pimple-faced class whiz of all his sickening pride. It can make the intelligent person feel like a complete idiot. It can make the confident doubt themselves. To those who have this problem, it seeks to make...
Every year, nearly one hundred million animals die in research laboratories at the hands of curious scientists who perform outdated and inaccurate tests that prove no benefit to humans or animals. I believe vivisection, medical testing on animals, should be banned. Before these animals die they are routinely burned, scalded, poisoned, starv...
Mitochondria Mitochondria are tiny organelles found in nearly all eukaryotic cells. They are rather large organelles ranging from 0.5'm to 10'm in length and 1'm in diameter. The mitochondria are the energy factories of the cell and are located in the cytoplasm. They are the sites of cellular respiration. The mitochondria are responsible f...
Muscular dystrophy refers to, not one, but a group of muscle diseases. These diseases have three features in common: they are hereditary; they are progressive; and each causes a characteristic and selective pattern of weakness. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most prevalent and severe childhood form of this group of diseases. Eac...
The net is an interesting and mysterious planet. It is often referred to as the 'Red Planet.' The rocks, soil, and sky all have a red hue on account of rust. is the fourth planet from the sun at about 141 million miles (228 million kilometers) and the last terrestrial planet from the Sun. follows closely behind Earth but is comparatively...
Many psychologists worldwide are trying to find a cure for psychological problems faced by multiple personalities. Some personality disorders may vary. Adults may act like children, children may act out in violence, and some individuals just have split personalities. Multiple personality disorder is not easily defined, leads to social proble...
Mass is the amount of matter in an object. When you record mass the unit you use is grams. A medium sized leaf is about 1 gram, a potato chip 2 grams. A larger unit of mass is a kilogram. A kilogram is about the mass of a medium sized textbook. You need a balance to find mass. There are many kinds of balances. The gram is the unit used to...
Plant Evolution A long 3000 million years ago the earth was not suitable for life as the atmosphere contained little to no oxygen and without this, deadly ultra violet rays from the sun bombarded the unprotected surface. This lead to life beginning in the ocean where it was safe from the sun's rays. It was here that life began with bacteri...