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Fall is the time to start feeding the wild birds. That is the time that their population is the greatest–including the fledglings of migrating birds and of year-round habitants. The birds that migrate, especially, are …
The Schumann Resonance is sometimes referred to as the Earth’s Heartbeat. As such, it is probable that people expect somehow to hear it, quietly thumping away.
It feels as if it should be audible. But you …
Lichens
Lichens are a symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga. Effectively, some of these associations are so close that the lichen can be considered as a single organism.
How Lichens Work
In a lichen, the visible …
The New York Times (April 2008) reported on a study out of Ohio State University suggesting that using concrete, real world examples and manipulatives to teach math do not enable students to transfer their knowledge …
Everyone knows what bamboo is, a round, brown plant that usually comes from Asia, seen quite often in Asian art and used to make some real cool ornaments. What most people do not know is …
In a time and age where searching for information online is faster than scanning a book, computer-aided education has long been available for people who are looking for more convenient learning options. Electronic learning, as …
Last year I came across a CNN press release featured in YouTube that blew me away. It was about the Green School in Bali. The School opened its doors to the public in September, 2008 …
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania unveiled the world’s first solar-powered circuit in a January edition of ACS Nano. The technology shows particular promise for touchscreen devices, which could use the circuits as a direct …
The near future may have the scientists studying the Earth’s twin in details and this could be very much possible by end of 2010. Professor Michael Mayor, the astronomer who discovered the first exoplanet is …
