Fascinating Revelations On Expeditions to Mars
Mars came so close to our planet, Earth, up to a distance of 56million kilometers, in August 2003. Scientists estimate that this distance is the…
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11 Amazing Facts About the Human Body You Never Knew
The human body is an assemblage of diverse atoms and molecules configured in a complex stream of organizational mechanisms from the microscopic and cellular levels…
Concise Explanations of the Phenomenon called ‘Black Body’
What is a black body? A black body is one which absorbs all the radiation that falls upon it, and reflects and transmits none. A…
Bioremediation As An Alternative in Cleaning Up The Niger Delta
Bioremediation is the use of a micro-organism’s metabolic activities to eliminate and clean up pollutants. Bioremediation would therefore serve as an environmentally friendly alternative in…
Uses of Radioactive Materials and Electromagnetic Radiation
Senior students of chemistry and physics in secondary schools(high schools) and colleges have been taught the different types radioactive elements and materials such as plutonium,…
Steel Manufacturing Processes and Procedures
The production of steel has become increasingly efficient especially with emerging technologies. Countries with iron ore and steel companies have an edge in technological advancement…
Continental Drift, Pangaea and Plate Tectonics
The shape of the modern world is strikingly similar when you look at individual continent especially Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia and perceive them…
Synapse, Acetylcholine and the Action of Drugs and Poisons
A synapse is a precise point where one nerve cell connects with another. A typical motor nerve cell in the spinal cord of a vertebrate…
Digestion and Enzymatic Actions of Gastric juice and Pepsin in the Stomach
When food gets down to the stomach as a result of the peristaltic action of the oesophagus, it is acted upon by gastric juice which…
Significance of the Laws of Thermodynamics in Metabolic Reactions
Energy conversions whether it is in a physical, chemical or biological system are all dependent on the Laws of Thermodynamics. These laws can, in a…