Science & Technology Essays and Term Papers

is one of scientists biggest concerns. Global Warming is caused by the Greenhouse effect. There are 4 steps in the Greenhouse effect process. The first is, sunlight radiates from the sun, through space, to the Earth’s atmosphere. The second is,…

CO2 per day. That’s 850 billions tons per century. The number of cars will double by the year 2030. The U.S. releases about 40,000 pounds of carbon dioxide per person each year. Think about a constant heat wave. Always having to be cautious about having…

are involved in the metabolism of glucose: one anaerobic and one aerobic. The anaerobic process occurs in the cytoplasm and is only moderately efficient. The aerobic cycle takes place in the mitochondria and is results in the greatest release…

Thursday, March 16, 2000 This article was about becoming, and keeping a vegetarian diet, but doing it healthily. Vegetarians are people who don’t eat meat, poultry or fish. Their diet is plant-based foods. Vegans don’t eat any animal products…

a resource used by human and marine life. This natural resource is under threat by the abuse of inappropriate measures in the environment. We can still preserve the reef and continue to use it by taking the appropriate precautions. The Great Barrier…

Warming Ozone Depletion The Ozone Layer is a region of the atmosphere from 19 to 48 km (12 to 30 mi) above the Earth’s surface. Scientists were concerned when they discovered in the 1970s that chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs—long…

at a very rapid rate during the first year of life. They grow physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. However, through this portfolio, I intend to discuss the physical growth and development patterns of the infant through their first year. To…

generator. It stands for High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. It is a massive antennae array up in Alaska on the Copper River Basin. It’s altitude fluctuates between 1000 and 3000 feet above sea level. It is operated by the US military,…

the last 150 years salmon populations have been continuously dropping, originally because of the rampant overfishing of the late 19th century, and currently because of habitat loss due to hydropower dams and poor logging practices. The primary…

When a person has hemophilia, the blood does not clot properly and bleeding persists. The people who have hemophilia are called hemophiliacs or bleeders. Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia, result from a disruption of the body's process…