Essays and Research Papers on Mixed Issues in Science

A 12 page overview of extra-solar planets, those planets outside our own solar system which orbit around suns other than our Sun. Discusses the history of extra-solar planetary research providing the names and particulars of discoveries. Emphasizes the technological changes which are occurring which allow a constant refinement of astronomical theory regarding planet ...

A 7 page overview of the environmental factors affecting the Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in regard to their feeding patterns and development. Emphasizes that life history varies in accordance with a number of factors including the habitat in which the fish live and the prey species which are desirable, or at the very least available. ...

5 pages. Thomas Laqueur in his book poses the argument that in the course of medical history there has been a shift from one gender to the current two genders. Prior to the seventeenth century, many scientists believed that there was only one human body and that men and women were the same. ...

A 7 page research paper that examines the characteristics, history, and uses of lead. The writer concludes this investigation by discussing the social and economic ramifications caused by environmental lead contamination. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page consideration of the theory of evolution and our current knowledge regarding the origin of life. Outlines Darwin's theories and the natural history information which led to those theories and provides a brief outline of the chemical basis for the origin of life. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper addresses the topic through a look at quantum mechanics. Several aspects about the divide between "Aryan" and "Jewish " science are discussed. History is provided to support the reasons why Nazi science probably failed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page summation of an article by Mark E. Eberhart entitled 'Why Things Break.' In this article, Eberhart argues that all of technology is contingent on how things fail‹either by being brittle or ductile. After a discussion that places this topic in historical perspective, he discusses the latest developments in new alloy production and ...

This five-page-paper reviews and discusses an article in which experiments with mice showed that manipulation of a brain receptor can increase the ability to learn and remember things. This points to exciting possibilities in the field of dementia. Bibliography lists one source.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of 4 lesson plans of specific elements relative to Earth sciences. These lesson plans include plans on air and the weather; water, surface, & subsurface; origin, composition, & structure of soil & rocks; and concepts of life related to environmental science. Each lesson plan includes a ...

14 pages in length. As with most things in the twenty-first century, the production of lactic acid has become the latest victim of progress. The natural process that produces the fermented composition of lactose (milk sugar) is no longer considered economically feasible in its current state, inasmuch as it can be reproduced at a ...

5 pages in length. People may be living longer these days; however, that has not stopped the scientific community from pursuing other avenues of extended life. The concept of body part cloning has a tremendous potential of sustaining life where it otherwise would not have existed, particularly in the form of cell regrowth and ...

11 pages in length. It was at 5:04 P.M. on Tuesday, October 17, 1989, and more than sixty-two thousand fans were inside Candlestick Park for the third game of the World Series. At the same time the San Francisco Bay Area commute started into its heaviest flow. It was exactly at this time that a Richter magnitude ...

A 5 page paper which examines the innermost thoughts of the famed French physicist, imagining how she might have recorded them in a journal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper uses the definition essay to determine whether or not the bald eagle is an endangered species. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page essay that summarizes and analyzes two essays by Thomas S. Kuhn, "Nature and Necessity of Scientific Revolutions" and "Objectivity, Value Judgement and Theory Choice." The writer discusses how these essays express Kuhn's views pertaining to the manner in which science periodically undergoes paradigm shifts. No additional sources cited.

This 6 page paper dicusses Anne Sayre's essay, "The Making of a Discovery". This paper has 2 cited sources

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of forensic chemistry. Issues of ethics are addressed through the summary of an article. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 20 page paper that provides an overview of chemistry. All the important concepts of chemistry are broken down. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 8 page description of water and the chemical properties that make it so unique. The author details the chemical structure of water and how this structure determines its behavior in response to temperature and in response to other substances. A brief history on temperature measurement with specifics of the distinction between the Fahrenheit scale, ...

A 6 page description of water. The author details the chemical structure of water and how this structure determines its behavior in response to temperature and in response to other substances. A brief history on temperature measurement with specifics of the distinction between the Fahrenheit scale, the Celsius scale, and the Kelvin scale is provided ...

This 5 page paper focuses on the biochemistry of this disease but also discusses treatment, etiology and symptoms. How insulin therapy works is also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

11 pages in length. Exercise, along with proper nutrition and an otherwise healthful lifestyle, helps make the body and mind a sound working relationship. Not many people stop to consider the physiological implications of exercise beyond their muscular appearance and heart performance, yet there are myriad considerations to be made when it comes ...

A 4 page overview of the relation of drug ionization, specifically of whether the drug is a weak acid or a weak base, to its absorption into the body and consequent excretion from the body. Notes a differential absorption and excretion, according to physiological pH, as to where the drug is absorbed and when ...

4 pages in length. The basic composition of carbenes is such that as electron deficient molecular species, their uncharged state plays an integral role in containing a sextet of electrons that surround a divalent carbon atom. By comparison, nitrenes - uncharged electron deficient molecular species as well - harbor a sextet of electrons ...

This 3 page paper provides many scientific details bout ordinary cosmetics like moisturizer, cold cream and many other types. Bibliography lists 5 sources.