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Category Archives: Sciences
History articles and history books: How to research the history of humankind
Pop quiz time! For all you history buffs, plowing through your history books and articles, let’s delve into a short history of the human race and see where you stack up! How far back does the oldest human (hominid) date …
Science articles and science books: Free science research using Questia
Science articles and science books fill many of the libraries in our universities and colleges but scoring easy access to them is not always so simple. This is a problem that happened to Varvara Trachana, a biologist with a PhD …
Posted in Research Paper Help, Sciences, Student resources
Tagged free reading, free research, science books, science research
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Free reading on today’s top environmental issues — From climate change to hazardous waste
Climate change is something the Earth has experienced since its creation. Scientists first started theorizing about the reasons for these changes in the 19th century. Over the past 200 years, studies have highlighted the negative causes and effects of changes …
Celebrate National Nutrition Month with free reading on top nutrition books on Questia
Welcome to National Nutrition Month 2013! Never celebrated before? This year is the perfect time to begin, being the 40th anniversary celebration of National Nutrition Month. According to EatRight.org, “The National Nutrition Month 2013 theme, “Eat Right, Your Way, Every …
Posted in Medicine and Health Sciences, Psychology, Research Paper Help, Sciences
Tagged Footnotes, free reading, health, nutrition
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How to conduct Quantitative Research in the social sciences
In our ongoing series of “how-to” posts, we wanted to alert those students studying the social sciences how they can take advantage of Questia’s large database of content to conduct quantitative research. We at Questia continue to pursue our goal …
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Liberal arts colleges: Core requirements teach basic skills
Most liberal arts colleges, but not all, have core requirements — classes that you’re required to take before graduation. These requirements typically include a little bit of everything (English, math, science) to give you a well-rounded foundation of academic knowledge …
Dump the bad science, and research reputable sources
There’s so much information out there, how do you know what to believe? On the Internet, anyone can say anything about any subject. So consulting reputable sources is the best course of action when you’re conducting research for a science …
Cracking the kraken mystery: Japanese scientists film giant squid in its natural habitat
It was once thought to be impossible, but the giant squid video released January 7, 2012 by the Discovery Channel and Japan’s National Science Museum showed that humans could actually capture film of the elusive creature in its natural habitat. …
Posted in History, Sciences, Student resources
Tagged giant squid, marine biology, research topics, science, trending news
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Free reading on famous conspiracy theories: Top five most researched conspiracies
Historical events have long been debated or explained as having secret plots and covert operations, but do these conspiracy theories have academic merit? Questia is home to a wealth of information and studies on a wide range of conspiracy theories …
Posted in Literature, Psychology, Research Paper Help, Sciences, Student resources
Tagged conspiracy theories, free books, free reading, moon landing, september 11, UFOs
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Counseling psychology and development: Providing therapeutic treatments to treat a wide variety of symptoms
In life, there are no guarantees. While you can control much of what goes on in your life, there are instances when issues can arise, overwhelming our abilities to manage and control our responses to them. Counseling psychology is one …