Astronomy
The Atmosphere and Multipolar Magnetic Fields Of Uranus
Uranus’s atmosphere is about 83% hydrogen, 15% helium, and 2% methane. It’s this 2% of methane that gives the planet its bluish hue. […]
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Astronomy
The Structure and Strange Seasons of the Ice Giant Uranus
While Uranus was forming, it suffered a glancing blow from an Earth-sized protoplanet. Such an impact could have torqued the planet, changing its rotation vector. […]
Biology
Darwin on Change and How It Challenged the Church’s Beliefs
Darwin’s studies showed that organisms did not develop according to any fixed plans. According to him, species change their properties with time, as per the selection methods. […]
Science
The 95% Confidence Limit: Statistical Lies in the Media
People assume that the 95 percent confidence limit means that it is 95 percent likely that the thing you’re testing is the cause of the thing the outcome being tested. However, that is not true. […]
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Probabilities and Percentages: Coin Flipping and Poll Predictions
The probability of getting heads or tails for a fair coin is 50 percent. But what happens if you flip it 1000 times?
Probabilities and polling results are things that are statistically complex, requiring a lot of analysis and a lot of data to be right. […]
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Statistics and Averages: How Numbers Can Mislead
Statistics can be pretty tricky. The most common thing that is reported is the average, and averages can sometimes be quite misleading. […]
Biology
The Implications of Genetic Science on the Perception of Existence
Genetic science and its applications have opened a plethora of doors for scientists, but also challenged people’s understanding of existence. Find out how. […]
Biology
Understanding the Gene and Its Applications to Genetics
Find out about the developments that took place in the world of genetics after it was discovered that the gene was the seat of heredity. […]
Biology
Chromosome Theory and the Discovery of the Gene
Read about how the chromosome theory was formulated, and how it led to the discovery of the gene. […]
Astronomy
Small Saturnian Moons Orbiting Close to the Planet
Saturn has at least 62 moons, and even though the second-largest moon in the solar system belongs to Saturn, the rest of them are quite small. These small Saturnian moons each have a unique world, ranging from the “Death Star” to a potential place to host life. […]