What comes to your mind when you think of the Milky Way? Well, the Milky Way is a galaxy among the billions of galaxies in the universe. A galaxy refers to a cluster of billions of stars and other heavenly bodies, including solar systems like ours. Galaxies are classified on the basis of the arrangement of stars - they form a shape like a spira

You may have heard of Moon signs, which like Sun signs and star signs are all parts of astrology and determining someone's personality and future by examining celestial bodies. A star sign, sometimes called a sun sign, is the position of the sun viewed from Earth in respect to one of the 12 zodiac signs. Your sun sign is the position of the Sun w

Neptune is a blue planet like our own earth. Its inner two third is rocky and the outer one third is gaseous. The gases on Neptune are mainly hydrogen, helium and methane. From the outside it is, therefore, like Jupiter which is a gigantic gaseous ball. It is much smaller than Jupiter though and much further too. It is, therefore, not visible t

Brain stimulation by using non-invasive technology is a branch of the neurotechnology field Researchers have increasingly used a variety of techniques to modulate the brain without the need for drugs. A relatively new technology that scientists have been testing is called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). This is a method of non-in

Creation Science made the front page of the New York Times on recently. Oh . . . did I say Creation Science? Actually the article on the front page of the New York Times was about the Intelligent Design Movement. Many scientists, academics and intellectuals from a variety of religious backgrounds (or no religious background) have seen that the

Although maybe not one of the most "glamorous" of trades, mechanical engineering is definitely one of the most important, and also frequently used, though you may not realize just how frequent and common. Take the chair you're currently sitting on reading this article - you can bet there's at least some kind of mechanical engineering process in its

The world's reliance on oil is staggering, and it seems that new predictions for when we will run out of petroleum are popping up every day. World governments are moving to start drilling in new places, in a desperate attempt to secure more black gold. Oil is used for a variety of products, including fuel, which is the number one commodity that peo

The pheromones are used by different organisms for different reasons. For alerting the group from threat, for sexual attraction etc. but there are other uses of pheromones which are discovered by our scientists. These pheromones can be effectively used for the control of pests in the fields. In 1995, in United Stated, a group of insects known as

We have seen hundreds of peacocks dancing with its beautiful feathers wide open. It's not just because it's raining or the peacock is happy; it is actually trying to attract its partner for mating. There are different kinds of actions, different modes of attraction in each kind of species to attract its partner. One such is PHERMONES. These are

When you start researching for phermones, one of the more popular searches is "Do Phermones work?." Despite the disbelief of many as that this doesn't work, there have been many experiments done in the past 20 years to test its effectiveness. Here are some of them: Unlike animals, human beings do not have the ability to smell or detect phermone

The only planet in our so far system which has not been visited by any space craft is Pluto. Even if trying to see through a very powerful telescope from the Earth, it remains a tiny spec in space. Astronomers have been able to see the planet with the very powerful Hubble Space Telescope. Pluto is the farther planet from the Sun, but due to the

Several times during the course of the day expecting parents giggle and glow as they stare in awe at the ultrasound images of the baby. The image of the growing child in the womb brings an array of emotions and questions. What will he look like? How tall will she get? What do I need to do to protect him/her during this pregnancy? Healthy d

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is actually a major cause of disability and death in the world. It is a leading killer of people who are beneath the age of 45. The major causes of TBI include violence, falls, sports injuries and motor vehicle accidents. People can often prevent accidents when the proper safety precautions are taken. Traumatic brai

To see beyond what astronomers can see using traditional telescopes, which count on visible light for their viewing, a radio telescope is designed to hear the sounds from outer space as opposed to the sights. Most designed as a parabolic antenna, a radio telescope allows the user to listen to sounds emanating from sources in space. Most people w

The physical law under which rockets operate was first set down almost three hundred years ago by Sir Isaac Newton, an English mathematician, without whose work our exciting space explorations of today would be impossible. This law states that to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The recoil of a gun when it is fired is an examp