Urea is a waste compound; in fact, it’s part of urine and even sweat. The body produces it each time the liver breaks down amino acids and protein. The urea helps excrete the excess nitrogen. It is highly efficient at this, being very soluble. The typical human being produces an average of 30 grams...
Chupacabras have been killed in Texas with sightings elsewhere. Frank Hackett, a Hood County Animal Control Officer found one chupacabra in a barn the week of July 5th, 2010. Hackett found the animal in a barn and shot it to death when it growled at him. 10 miles away, rancher...
The major organs of the body are simply the most well known organs but may not be important if they work alone, as they need to work in co-ordination with all other organs in the body. Starting at the top of the human body, the brain processes information and is the body’s control center. It...
The brain has two hemispheres known as the right brain and the left brain. These two divisions are based on functions and helps in determining the nature of an individual. The left brain controls the functions on the right side of the body. The left hemisphere acts as the store house for...
A pomelo is a citrus fruit that is grown all throughout Asia, Malaysia, Tahiti, New Guinea and Fiji. It is considered the largest member of the citrus family. Other names for the pomelo include pummelo, pommelo, and jabong. Another name for the pomelo – shaddock – is not an Asian word, but is based...
A non-Newtonian fluid is one of the more intriguing substances in science. It is a fluid that has a changing viscosity depending on the kind of stress that is applied to it. This is different from a Newtonian fluid (like water), where its behavior can be described just by looking at the temperature...
An allotrope is a kind of matter that is made of only one kind of atom. Some examples are carbon, sulfur, and phosphorous. This unique molecular configuration tends to display very particular physical properties. Some substances have different kinds of allotropes, which will reflect different...
When people talk about flora and fauna, they are actually referring to plants and wildlife. The plants and the wildlife that are native to a particular geographical region is also called as that particular region’s flora and fauna. Both flora and fauna are collective terms because these words always...
The word “sleet” is generally associated with winter, but its exact meaning varies. For Europeans, sleet means half-melted snow that has not yet reached the ground. For Americans, however, it’s wet snow that’s already accumulated (to their dismay) on streets, driveways and fields. In other words,...
Vinegar has many uses. Aside from being a common cooking ingredient, it can be used as a cleanser, and has medicinal qualities. It is sometimes used in agriculture. Vinegar is the byproduct when ethanel goes through a fermentation process. One of its main ingredients is acetic acid, which is...
