Science & Technology Essays and Term Papers

The meaning of the word is generally not questioned in ordinary conversation and we do not have to look it up in a dictionary. But no one really knows what happens when we sleep. Once we get beyond the simple level of recognizing sleep as a time…

National Forest, the Laguna Mountain Recreation area provides visitors over 70 miles of hiking trails through a forest of contrasts. To reach the recreation area, travel East from downtown San Diego on Interstate 8, exit at Sunrise Highway. Continue…

- containing organisms - such as green plants, algae, and some bacteria - capture energy from light and convert it to chemical energy. For the process of photosynthesis to take place the organism must contain chloroplasts. Chlorophyll is responsible…

about 1% of the population (Menniger Clinic 64). Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic-depression, is a mood disorder whose main symptoms is an abnormality in mood. Mood is defined as a conscious state of mind or preominan feeling, which includes…

to everyone. However, with that freedom also comes danger. The advent of the Internet has given once reclusive and hard to find criminals a wide-open playground. The crimes perpetrated on the Internet range from “victimless” white-collar crime…

of a ‘group’ is broken down into 7 categories: 1. Interaction – a group is a collection of individuals who are interacting with one another. 2. Perception of belonging – a group consists of 2 or more persons who perceive themselves to belong…

on earth, the fungi certainly contain some of the most bizarre and fascinating species. Mycology is the study of fungi, and much of the current research in this field is at the molecular level. There are about 100,000 known species of mushrooms, rusts,…

facing humanity today. It will also propose one of the first ideas which could more effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen as one of the first steps in the development of an ecosociety. The notion of a viable…

upon the generation and consumption of energy. We use wood and fossil fuels to supply our vast cities with energy but do not consider the environmental implications that are involved. We are depleting the earth of these fuels faster than they will be…

powerful nuclear reactors in the former Soviet Union. It was used to power the part of the U.S.S.R now known as Ukraine. Also it was thought of as one of the safest nuclear reactors in the world. But on April 26, 1986 something went terribly wrong…