The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - The Worlds Largest Garbage Dump

Discovered in 1997, by an American oceanographer named Charles Moore, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is composed largely of a combination of different types of plastic, and other articles of trash floating in the ocean. There is an Eastern and Western Pacific Garbage Patch. Large circular ocean currents called a gyre hold the trash accumulations.

Legitimate Online Work Through oDesk

Looking for work online, or online jobs, can get pretty discouraging. Many people eventually give up. I know I have at one time or another. There is just so much propaganda out there these days about "work at home jobs" that it is very time...

Education Games for Medical Students

If you are student training in the medical professions, there is a lot to learn before you take your finals and state's exam. The given curriculum at the school you attend will show you what you need to know, but it is up to you to retain this...

Ramshorn Snails

Rams-horn snails are a wonderful addition to any aquarium. Their shell is a beautiful natural, ancient shape and they come in a variety of colors and sizes. I have seen varieties of blue, red, brown, golden, purple, and more. Rams-horn snails do not eat live plants but dead plants or plant decay. This is very beneficial for keeping your water quality in your fish tank at its optimum levels.

Common Medical Abbreviations

Squamous Cell Carcinoma on Foot

It is commonly believed by doctors that skin cancer in usually not found on the feet because they covered by shoes most of the time. This is what I was told by several doctors, over the years, that I had made appointments with to see about a mole...

Squamous Cell Skin Cancer on Feet

It is widely thought that skin cancer appears only on certain areas of the body like the back, shoulders, face and arms. These are areas that get the most sun exposure, or exposure to cancer causing materials....

Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

Squamous cell cancer is the second most common skin cancer, as there are over 200,000 new cases diagnosed yearly. People who have light skin and green or blue eyes have a greater risk of getting squamous cell skin cancer and the tendency to get it...

Guppy Fish

Million fish is a common nick-name of the Guppy because of its ability to breed and give birth so fast and frequently. The Guppy fish originated from Central America and has been bred into many different body shapes, colors, and even temperaments. This has to, in some part, be due to the biological fact that they are so prolific.

The California Native American Emeryville Shellmound

The Emeryville Shellmound was located in the town of Emeryville, which is in the Bay Area of the state of California, of the United States of America. The Emeryville Shellmound was, and still in many ways is, one of the most important archeological...