Animals show many of the same preferences, traits, and hardwired instincts that humans do. They know to eat, make a home, and how to raise their family. Scientists have discovered another one of these traits, homosexuality. Many animals, such as the graylag goose, the bonobo, and even fruit flies, can be homosexual. They may participate … Continue reading Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom
What makes an object sparkle and shine? How can that be measured? Why does a mirror reflect imaged? There is one simple answer to all those questions. Emissivity. Emissivity is defined as the ability of a surface to emit radiant energy compared to that of a black body at the same temperature and with the … Continue reading Sparkle and Shine
A dream is a thought in our mind seen in our unconscious a projected as a memory. Most people think dreaming is just a natural thing that happens but others want to know why and what the dream is all about. The dream happens during sleep and can mean many different things. Dreams are more … Continue reading Dreams and what they mean/are
Dolly the Sheep will go down in History. She has brought up a lot of concern in this world on whether or not cloning is religiously and ethically right. Cloning is something not a lot of people expected would happen before 1996, so it came as a pretty big surprise when the news was released … Continue reading Cloning Dolly the Sheep
Most people think that video games are bad for you, but in reality video is just another way to learn or improve skills. It’s just like problem solving by making the gamers think of hypotheses. Then if it doesn’t work make a new one which makes you have fun, while learning because it’s a goal … Continue reading Video Games: a useful learning tool?
I like to learn about animals. I decided to start looking on the websites to find some interesting animal trivia. I found out about frogs that have pseudo thumbs. One article I read spoke about how certain species of frogs which had bones covered by skin similar to a thumb. Another site mentioned tree frogs … Continue reading Wolverine Frogs
Many people stay up late for work, school work and many different things. He or she gives up countless sleep hours to get things done. But is getting these things done actually help you? Sleep is just as important for a person’s body and mind just like food and liquids are. Different aged people all … Continue reading Who Needs Sleep?
The flying car has been in cartoons and science fiction movies for a very long time, but now they are actually being sold by car companies. With this, a modern day model of flying cars has been really complicated. The history goes back to more than a century and modifications are still being made. In … Continue reading On the Air or On the Road