January 2013
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Answers To Questions You Never Thought About: How... →
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Most organisms are diploid, that is, their genetic material contains 2 sets of chromosomes. The Gametes carry single set of chromosomes i.e. they are haploid.
Sexual reproduction involves the formation and fusion of 2 types of gametes , that is male and female.
Male gamete brings one set of…
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Fossils are the remains or impressions of dead ancient organisms buried deep inside the earth found in different layers. They help us in establishing evolutionary relationships between the organisms. The remains found deeper are of organisms that lived earlier than those whose remains are found…
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By saying ‘a better body design’ we probably refer to the one that has more complexity, more elaborations and more controls that gives the organism a better competitive edge over others. Out of all organisms, there is no doubt that mammals have the most complex body but every organisms’ bodies are…
December 2012
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Some Quiz: Quiz on Google →
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Who were the founders of Google?
What was the search engine’s first name?
Who was its first employee?
From which term is the name ‘google’ coined?
What was the name for the algorithm that Google used for ranking web pages?
Who was the first female employee of Google (hint- She left the…
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Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was a deaf person. He was removed from school by his teacher as his mind always kept wandering. He was taught at home by his mother and according to him, he learnt the most from a book by RG Parker, ‘School of Natural Philosophy’.
He is known for inventing the first commercially practical light bulb. He failed a thousand times before inventing it but he never said...
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Google Science Fair Project Ideas
The Google Science Fair is a competition for students of age 13-18 where they can submit their research projects online. It was started in 2011. Below are some good topics for you to research on if you wish to participate in it. These topics are common to all age groups. You can pickup any topic and choose what you want to research on.
Generating electricity from new sources
Concentrated solar...
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Gregor Mendel & his experiments on pea plants
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian scientist who gained fame only after his death when other scientists verified his findings. Mendel showed that inheritance in an individual follows certain patterns of traits from its previous generations. This is now called ‘Laws of Mendelian Inheritance. He did his experiments on pea plants and found the two laws-
Law of Segregation- It states that every...
June 2012
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Five awesome ways they bent Physics in The... →
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April 2012
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Grand Factbook: Eiffel tower was not supposed to... →
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The Eiffel Tower was intended only as a temporary structure, not a permanent one. It was the tallest man-made thing in the world when it was built. It is 324 metre high. The previous tallest building was the 170 metre high Washington Monument.
The Eiffel Tower was made in 1889 and named after…
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Grand Factbook: Plants absorb about 100 terawatts... →
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Image-Chloroplasts
Photosynthesis is the process by which plants make their food ( simple and complex sugars) by water, Carbon Dioxide, minerals and sunlight. Chlorophyll is responsible for photosynthesis.
It is a complex process involving several photochemical and enzymatic…
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