Genetic engineering is a phrase we’re hearing more and more often today, but what exactly does it mean? Why are average people reading about it, seeing it on the news, and talking about it, and what are the pros and cons of genetic engineering? First, we need to define what it is and what the pros
Solar Panel Guide: Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline
To use the energy from the sun, you need solar panels and you have a choice: Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline. We'll help you figure out which is best for your situation. But first: Solar energy works by capturing the sun’s energy and converting it to useable electricity. Photons travel 93
First Space Hurricane Confirmed Above Earth, More Likely To Come
For years, researchers have wondered if plasma hurricanes in space, dubbed a space hurricane, were real. Now, scientists using a decade of data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) revealed space hurricanes are real. In a new study, the researchers discovered a space
How to Become an Ecologist
Taking care of the environment should be the responsibility of every person on Earth. After all, if we don't look after the environment, then who will? While some people do their bit by picking up papers off the ground, others want to take it a step further by studying the environment. It's a
How Personal Choices Can Affect the Earth
You’re on your way to work and see some poor guy in the street getting pummeled by a group of his peers. What do you do? Turn your head and keep walking Attempt to stop them Throw a few punches yourself In many ways, the earth is like that guy. It’s getting pummeled by trash,
Satellite Pollution: An Overview
In the 1950s, the world was a very different place. Radio and television signals could only be received by those who lived near the transmitters, and phone signals could only travel by wire. Weather reports were often unreliable. There were few sources of news or information. Then the Soviet Union
What is Geodetic Surveying
Geodetic surveying, or surveying for short, is the second oldest profession in civilization. Geodetic surveying is the science of measuring the Earth. The Pharaohs of Egypt employed surveyors called harpedonapata to measure and divide the land using simple geometry. These surveyors tied knots in
Ozone Layer Depletion – Causes, Effects and Solutions
The decrease in ozone concentration in the middle layers of the atmosphere - mainly in the stratosphere - is extremely damaging to life on earth, and is largely caused by emissions of halogenated hydrocarbons produced by man, CFCs, HCFCs, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl bromide. For this
The arc Lamp, the First Electric Lighting
The electrification of cities and public lighting has been a challenge and an improvement for all societies. We are going to talk today is the coal or arc lamp. It was very important in the nineteenth century , since they were the first streetlights used on public roads. The arc lamp was