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Mar 14 2008
Large lumps of copper are found in the ground in the form of nuggets. Copper, which has an important commercial use as an electrical conductor, heat conductor and building material, has been used by humans for various purposes for thousands of years. In recent years, Chile has been the top producer of copper followed by [...]
Mar 14 2008
Zinc can be found in many places including the air, soil, water and in the food we eat. It is found most abundantly in the crust of the earth. Zinc is important as we need zinc in our diets.  The shiny, blue/white metal also has many commercial and industrial uses such as being mixed with other [...]
Mar 14 2008
Uranium was first discovered in silver mines in what is now the Czech Republic by a German chemist named Martin Klaproth.  Uranium, a dense silver-white metal, is found abundantly in the crust of the earth. It’s also found in soil, rivers, the ocean, in the food we eat and even - in trace amounts - in human [...]
If you remember a few months ago, we answered a question on “where do wolves live.” That answer led to more questions about the life of wolves and we thought we would answer one of those questions today. If you do have more questions about wolves, feel free to email us your question or to [...]
If you are looking for a specific breed for the dog Laika, you won’t find one. For those of you who are aware of the dog, you’ll know that she was the first living creature to be sent into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2. The momentous flight was launched November 3, 1957 with [...]
Growing up in British Columbia, I always had an interest in Haida art and that spark was nurtured during a school visit to the UBC Museum where I saw many different examples of Haida art that was absolutely breathtaking. For me, that art represented what it meant to be from the Northwest coast and there [...]
Although it is often a big mystery as to what an antioxidant is specifically, it may be surprising to know that we consume antioxidants in many of the foods that we eat, especially if we are following a balanced diet.
With this knowledge, it is important to understand that antioxidants are vitamins, phytochemicals and some nutrients [...]
If you have even been a child, you have probably held a snail in your hand as you tried to figure out if there was some way to smuggle the snail into your house without your mom finding out. I know I did and I loved the designs that I could find on the shells [...]