Category: Discovery

Human beings have explored the universe for decades, hoping to stumble upon unique components and extraordinary elements with the potential to alter the face of the earth. However, the discovery that the human race is desperately anticipating is the revelation of life beyond earth as these answers will change societal perceptions and answer numerous questions…

Table of Contents Introduction John B. Gurdons Discovery Shinya Yamanakas Discovery Effects on Theory and Practice Conclusion References Introduction In 2012, John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Their discovery lies in the fact that mature cells can turn back into their stem cell form and then…

Table of Contents Introduction Biography of Andrew Z. Fire Biography of Craig C. Mello Impact of the discovery Explanation of gene silencing and RNAi Conclusion Introduction Genes play important roles in physiological processes in the human body. Advancements in the field of biology have resulted in discoveries of essential processes with regard to genes. An…

Neanderthals have interested researchers since this species of ancient people was closest to Homo Sapiens in a genetic and behavioral sense. This mysterious species of man inhabited Europe and southern Siberia during the Ice Age. However, for some reason, representatives of the Neanderthal genus died out, yielding dominance in this territory to modern man. For…

The famous Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher and lived about 2.5 thousand years ago. Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the squared hypotenuse  the largest side opposite the right angle  is equal to the sum of the squared legs  two smaller sides. Knowing the values of…

Evolution History Evolution is the theory that stipulates how changes occur among living organisms through the method that proves that all life is connected. From the time evolution was proposed, it has since been accepted, not as a theory, but as a fact. However, various theories are used to prove this fact and they have…

In recent years astronomers are becoming more interested in studying the space objects situated relatively close to Earth. While the cosmos is still not fully discovered and has potentially numerous unknown aspects, it represents both the field of scientific research and potential danger. Therefore, this paper aims to identify two main reasons astronomers started to…

Wegeners hypothesis, known as the theory of continental drift, was based on a wide range of data from geological expeditions worldwide. He was intrigued by the division of the American continents and worked to explain their non-standard shape. In addition, Wegener studied animal and plant fossils on the coastlines of Africa and South America. This…

In 1948, William Albright, who is one of the popular archaeologists claimed that the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls was one of the chief breakthroughs in the 20th century (Berg, 2009). The scrolls were found in a cave in the neighborhood of Khirbet Qumran. There were a number of artifacts in the cave, which…

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a renowned professor of psychology and the author of the book Flow and Psychology of Discovery and Invention and is the latest book by the professor. In this book, creativity is closely examined by the author and clearly brought out in the chapters though some people believe that Mihaly has relied too…