Mycoplasmas are a specific and unique species of bacteria – the smallest free-living organism known on the planet. The primary differences between mycoplasmas and other bacteria is that bacteria have a solid cell-wall structure and they can grow in the simplest culture media. Mycoplasmas […]
The term ‘Ozone Layer’ is misleading because there isn’t one. Ozone is one of the many gasses in the stratosphere, and without it there wouldn’t be life on earth. The stratosphere lies 15 – 30 miles above the earth, and it protects us by absorbing the harmful […]
The world is now hotter than it has ever been since scientists started recording temperature. As the world gets hotter there will be more droughts in Africa and America leading to shortages of food.
The slightest rise in the average yearly temperatures causes the polar ice […]