What are Antibodies

Antibodies, also called immunoglobulins are large y-shaped proteins which function to identify and help remove foreign antigens such as viruses and bacteria.

Specifying Delay Lines

Delay lines

Hartmann's Mountain Zebras - Equus Zebra Hartmanni

Hartmann's mountain zebras are the largest of the mountain zebras. They look whiter than the Cape mountain zebras because their black stripes are narrower and more widely spaced.

Tough Competitors? Just Hex Them

Article tells about the numerous tablets with a purpose of setting hexes found in England and throughout the Mediterranean area by archaeologists.

Man Builds Inventing Machine

John Koza has made a serious breakthrough when it comes to the computing power of today and our hopes for it in the future. Studying computers since his high school tutelage in the 1950s, Koza was a man who yearned to make advancements in the world around him.

Satellite Mapping Protocol

The age and detail of the images can vary from one region to another, and many shots can be several years old. Microsoft was criticized for showing a view of New York City that still had the T win T owers of the World Trade Center. And the Louisville images lack a few recent additions, such as 4 th Street Live and The Courier-Journal's new press building.

Index of Microscopes and Accessories for the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1878-1907

This article describes an index to the microscopes and accessories that were described in the Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society during the years 1878-1907. It will be of interest to collectors and historians of antique microscopes.

World's Longest and Widest Box Girder Expressway Bridge

Bangna-Bangphli-Bangpakong Expressway, Thailand (BBBE) dubbed as the world's longest elevated expressway bridge (about 55-kilometre) and also the widest (27.2 meters) carrying 6 lanes traffic 3 in each direction, was built along the median of highway 34 from Bangna to Chonburi.

The Semantic Properties of Animal Vocalizations

It is well-known and widely accepted, that the main attribute which distinguishes human kind from other living creatures is language. But animal vocalizations also do contain semantic properties. Let’s consider several examples.

It's Official! Pluto Is Not A Planet!

Astronomers voted on August 24, 2006, to demote Pluto from planetary status. Our Solar System now officially only contains eight planets, not nine!

Did Birds evolve from Dinosaurs?

Despite all the evidence, nowadays there are still many paleontologists that disagree with the theory that birds evolved from threpod dinosaurs.

Pluto Is Out -- A Homeschool Science Lesson in Astronomy

Anyone who has ever been through grade school has heard about the planet Pluto. But Ceres? Or Zena? Find out about these new players in space, and... what happened to Pluto?

Ozone Generator

We all know that ozone is one of the most important gases present in the earth's atmosphere performing the very critical functions of blocking the harmful ultraviolet rays from reaching the earth's surface as well as helping keep the temperature of the earth's surface warm enough. But aside from these functions, ozone gas also plays a lesser task though no less important. Ozone is used as a disinfectant for air and drinking water and is used by many utilities for water and air treatment.

Mars Coming To Large View – Is This Hoax Amnesia Or Ignorance

It is unbelievable how many people believe all the nonsense that is circulating the Internet these days. Last year, 30 October 2005, we had the occurrence of Mars being close enough to Earth so that you could be spot it with the naked eye. But many people complained the next day that they saw nothing. The reason was that they have been hoaxed to believe that Mars will be as big is the moon, while it was in fact a bright star in the sky. This year we again have an e-mail circulating the Net, propagating the same lies again and the best of all, the e-mail states that this will only happen again in the year 2287, but according to NASA, this happens every two years.

Space Search - Man's Fascination With Outer Space

The idea of Space Search is vitally important, for space search has fascinated humans for as long as there has been understanding about outer space.