Discusses the disease schizophrenia. Describes its symptoms. References the book, A Beautful Mind, by Michael Waters.

Personifies the Earth. Takes the stance that the Earth is "sick." Discribes its symptoms and offers suggestions to improve its health.

The life story of Archie Alexander, a poor black Iowan who battled long odds to become one of the most celebrated engineers of the 20th century.

A brief biography of the life of Charles Darwin, including events in his childhood, his influences, and his travels that led to his theory of the origin of species.

The life story of Jules Antoine Lissajous, the 19th century French physicist who did pioneering work on the properties of sound waves. Lissajous also created the first harmonograph, which allowed vibration patterns to be recorded on paper.

Explores the life of George Boole, the accomplished British mathematician. Describes his early education and influences. Considers how Boole's discoveries have greatly influenced modern mathematics.

All about becoming a career as a pharmacist: the training and schooling requires is described as well as typical saleries.

Compares and contrasts American and Japanese cars. Discusses the pros and cons of each and outlines factors car buyers should consider before purchasing an automobile.

Information on the Coniferous Forest

This essay has a general backround on cremation as well as primary source statistics from interviews.

Discusses some of the diferences between men and women.

Essay provides a discussion about the alternative choices available for heart transplants.

Describes the lifecycle of the Ebola virus. Explains where the first outbreaks were and its infection rate. Also describes symptoms and ways of prevention.

Essay provides a description regarding the AIDS virus.

Drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge

The existence of chronic pain, in both terminal and non-terminal patients, forces doctors and laymen to look at opiods and other traditionally avoided medicines. While this is a controversial position, such treatment should be considered more often due to the advancing age of our population and the horrors of having to live with pain.

Essay presents a proposal to end obesity.

Alfred's Wegener's theory of continental drift and how he proved it.

Review of the book "Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease" by Paul W. Ewald. Includes interesting facts about related issues.

A summary of a project intended to solve the problem of cars exiting parking garages as pedestrians, bicycles, or other objects travel across the garage exits. The intent of the project is to avoid deadly collisions between the exiting cars and oncoming pedestrian traffic, thus saving lives.

An experiment in stoichiometry, the branch of chemistry and chemical engineering pertaining to quantities of substances that enter into, and are produced by, chemical reactions. Divided into two parts, the experiment is intended to identify accurately the identity of an unknown substance as well as to account correctly for the percent composition of potassium chlorate in a mixture.

A review of a June 2005 "Discovery" magazine article about a study in which scientists try to determine the function of brain cells using tiny electrodes.

This essay discusses how certain brain abnormalities can develop and what chemicals add to it.

Although nuclear power plants provide us with an abundant source of energy, it's dangerous and unstable, and it's not regulated and maintained up to the legal standards and has harmful effects on its surrounding environment. The process of how nuclear engery is produced is described as well as the effects power plant leaks would have on humans and the environment.

Reasons for abolishing nuclear energy in our society and the affect of it on our environment.

Acid Rain is an extensive term used to describe the way acid falls out of the atmosphere. In a much more precise term, it is Acid Deposition, which has two different parts, wet or dry.

Describes the environmental problem of acid rain. Examines how harmful it is on a global level. Offers possible solutions.

Experiment to distinguish the difference of acids and bases and to found out what substances are acids and which are bases.

Details an experiment investigating the reactions of a typical acid (dilute hydrochloric acid) with metals, metal oxides, carbonates and bases. Concludes that acids and metal oxides form salt and hydrogen gas, while acids and carbonates form salts, water and carbon dioxide.

Acids and bases in household products give them their cleaning power, but have dangerous chemical properties that can physical harm.

Details an experiment conducted to observe the various aqueous solutions of acids, bases and amphiprotic substances on a number of indicators, and to record the approximate pH.

Essay examines how energy is acquired.

This is the Chapter One Challenge for the textbook Active Physics.

The Mt. Keira mountain rainforest in Australia contains a unique vegetation and animal arrangement, as shown through studying how the leeches and the Moreton Bay Fig trees have adapted to the environment. Human impacts, in the form of logging, agriculture, urbanization, industrialization, and tourism, have reduced such rainforests throughout Australia, which threatens both the plants and the animals of the region.

New theories have come about with regard to the causes of addiction and how it affects us. Everyone has some sort of addictive behavior, but some addictions are obviously more harmful than others. Regardless of why people have addictions, whether it is a lack of self-control or genetic programming, we need to look at this problem with a feeling of hope and to help each other with this problem.

Describes the disease adrenoleukodystrophy, and gives a brief summary of resources where you can go to get more information.

Stem cell research in general can save the lives of many people. Adult stem cell research in particular should be pursued because it can save lives without posing the ethical problems that embryonic stem cell research does.

The advantages and disadvantages of cloning including the topic of cloning in literature, particularly "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.

As the polar ice caps melt, the climate change will produce advantages and disadvantages. The Artic will be more open to exploring for natural resources, but global warming is dangerous for the Earth.

The proliferation of Internet technologies has both advantages and disadvantages. The capabilities for information retreival and communication are infinite, but children can be exposed to illicit material, individual privacy is threatened and it's a virtual medium rather than a physical one.

The tabacco industry's reduced influenced in advertising,a nd what businesses are doing to promote the cessation of smoking.

If a terminally ill forty year old man does not create a clone, he would not be tempted to take another life to extend his own. If the infertile couple does not create a cloned child, then they could have a living human child and there would be one less child without a family and food. Cloning only adds to the problem of mankind.

Essay describes aging as a result of telomeric shortening and damage.

Describes the problem of world hunger and malnutrition. Debates the promise of agro genetics as one means to alleviate the issue. Maintains the process ensures better yield from crops, produces nutrient rich foods and it will utilize available land to its maximum advantage.

Explains the AIDS virus. Describes the various stages of infection. Explores the effects of AIDS on the American culture. Debunks common myths about the disease.

Explores the disease AIDS. Describes how it is spread and how it can be prevented. Examines current research on the disease and details the results of a survey of young people.

AIDS is considered one of the highest health threats in the world today. Depending on where one stands relative to the poverty line, where one lives and what one's sexual orientation is, this threat is greater or lesser. Though where AIDS came from, the exact patient zero2, and many other questions about this virus's origin are still unanswered, the risk is blatantly obvious. The only way to protect one self is to be aware of the threat and to habitually use practices which lessen the risk of infection. There is no cure for AIDS, only prevention.

An synopsis of the engineering behind air conditioning, arguably the most important machinery to many people around the world.

A summary of Alaska's geography: its main rivers, mountains, climate, and coastal regions.

Essay discusses the life of Albert Einstein and his accomplishments to chemistry.