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18 July Science: What is the Periodic Table?

 Hello! Afetr a week of polls, we have seen a result never seen before in sciencefordummies history - a landslide win of TWO thirds of the whole voters, and the one that won? "What is the Periodic Table?". At its simplest, is a sorted list that sorts elements. However, it is much more complex than that. First, what is an element in chemistry? An element is a chemical substance of one atom that cannot be broken down further. An atom is a basic body of matter with protons, neutrons, and electrons. An element is a type of atom acoording to how much protons, neutrons and electrons.  There are one hundred and eighteen discovered elements in the periodic table. How does the periodic table sorts elements? It increases in number, acoording to the number of protons. There are also groups of different elements yet with some similar attributes. An example of an element is oxygen (8). The Periodic Table has gotten many expansions throughout history, as many new elements has been found. T...

Week 4 - How do Stars Form?

 Hello! Today's week's winning subject on science is: How do Stars Form? This was second place last seek, so this is impressive how much you really wanted to answer this question! The process of star creation begins with clouds of dust called molecular dust in space. These clouds are heavy, and eventually gravity attracts them and clumps them into one central location. This central location becomes the core of the star. This begins a small star, and it begins to fuse hydrogen, and then the heat (heat is the denseness of atoms) lets the star's outer layers expand, growing the star. Some stars stay quite small (Brown Dwarfs) and some expand larger and larger, but actually the bigger the star, the lower its lifespan. At the end of a star life cycle, it collapses and turns intp either these things: a white dwarf, neutron star, and a black hole.  Usually star deaths also creates the molecular clouds that begin more stars.  That's basically how! This is the link for 28 July:...

Week 3 - How Does The Immune System Work?

 Hello guys! After a 1-week poll of fourteen votes, the results are....., A TIE! 5 people wanted an Immune System explanation, 5 on how stars form, and 4 on how does colors work (from the last poll). I did a 50/50 wheel, and the immune system one won, so we will do that. Let's go! The Immune System is a vital biological system in our body. A biological system is a group of organs that together work for one common purpose. For example, The Digestive System is the easiest example of one. There are many organs in the digestive system (e.g Intestines, Liver, Stomach, etc) but they all have one goal: to turn food into nutrients and energy. The Immune System's goal as a biological system is to protect the body from illness, disease, and other inconveniences. It is one of the most complex ones, but this will be a more easy to understand version of it. The Immune System is composed of several organs, and millions of cells. Let's go through a story to see how the Immune System works...

Week 2 - What is a Black Hole?

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 Hello! It's been a week since our last science blog about plane flight, and now after a 19-participant poll, we have concluded with the winning question discussed today: What is a Black Hole?, with an astonishing 47% votes, and 9 votes. These are the exact results: 9 responses, 47.4%: What are Black Holes? 6 responses, 31.6%: What is color? 4 responses, 21.1%: What is temperature? Ok, let's study the question: What are Black Holes? Basically, black holes are astronomical objects in space which has so strong gravity that light cannot escape it (that's why its called a black hole). Black holes are invisible (since light can't escape it). Black holes are extremely heavy, and their huge gravitational strength means things can be sucked by it. Black holes form generally at the end of stars' lives (obviously stars aren't living organisms, lives here means timespan of existence for stars). Stars don't last forever (especially the larger ones), and how a star  ends...