Geomagnetism refers to the study of earth's magnetism. Generation of the magnetic field appears to be related to the motion of fluid upon the earth. "It electrically conducts the material within the earth, and the planet acts as a self-exciting dynamo" [Encarta Encyclopedia 1998]. The conducting ...

"Understanding Wicca By Its Principles." "To me, the word 'Witch' is delicious, filled with the most ancient memories that go back to our earliest ancestors, who lived close to natural cycles and who understood and appreciated the power and energy that we share with ...

Every year, hundreds of people are killed by natural disasters. Whether it be a flash flood in Kansas, a mudslide in Ecuador, or a sandstorm in Libya, mother nature sometimes throws whatever she has in her arsenal at mankind. However, which natural disaster poses the worst threat. Two prominent e...

A momentous occasion has been bestowed upon us. The Mars Polar Lander will try to reach its destination of Mars' southern polar ice cap. The Lander was presumed to touch down on Friday December 3, 1999. It was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17 on January 3...

Oceanography as Viewed from Space Introduction At first thought, studying the oceans from space seems to be a bizarre idea. Space observation helps oceanographers do research with manned and unmanned space systems. The space systems can be satellites and/or space shuttles that observe various f...

3. A Desert plants have evolved ways of conserving and efficiently using the water available to them. Some flowering desert plants are ephemeral; they live for a few days at most. Their seeds lie dormant in the soil, sometimes for years, until a soaking rain enables them to germinate and ...