Blast Furnaces
Iron ore, coke, and limestone are added at the top of the furnace, and air is blown in at the bottom. The oxygen of the … Read more
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Antoine Laurent Lavoisier
Lavoisier was the son of a wealthy Parisian lawyer, who hoped that his son would follow him in that profession. Although Lavoisier qualified as a … Read more
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Scientific Heresy
There are a lot of ideas in science that persist, even in the face of little or no experimental support. For instance, the famous chemist … Read more
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Life On Mars
Ron Hughes: Recently, I’ve been seeing some interesting articles in magazines about water existing on Mars. Some people, some secular scientists are looking at water … Read more
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Scientists Are All Too Human
It’s important to remember that scientists are human beings who display all the same weaknesses as the rest of us. Take, for example, the famous … Read more
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Where Did that Itch Come From?
Much of what goes on in our brains happens without our awareness. The cells in our brain constantly exchange messages with various parts of our … Read more
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Can Lightning Strike Twice?
Lightning is caused by an electrical charge, which builds up between a cloud and an elevated object on the ground. Since there is a strong … Read more
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Just Where Am I?
I reflected recently on how technology has changed map making. In ancient times map makers had to face innumerable dangers, disease and shipwreck, in their … Read more
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Effective Chemical Defence Systems
The most numerous species on Earth are the insects. They outnumber humans by several hundred million to one. For beetles alone, we’ve identified over 300,000 … Read more
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