Earth is bombarded every year by rocky debris, but the rate of incoming meteorites can change over time. …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Time travel is something that is often presented as a fantasy. The idea that a human being can …
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The opener to Matthew Walker’s TED Talk is not exactly what you’d expect to hear in a lecture …
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Think you have never come in contact with dark matter? You couldn’t be more wrong. The average human …
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When University of Kansas professor John James Kennedy began working in rural China, he was introduced to villagers …
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Space
Meteor Magnets in Outer Space: Astronomers Find Elusive Giant Planets
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAstronomers believe planets like Jupiter shield us from space objects that would otherwise slam into Earth. Now, they’re …
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HumansArchaeologyScience
Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found in Ancient Chewing Gum
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe first humans who settled in Scandinavia more than 10,000 years ago left their DNA behind in ancient …
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MysteriesArchaeology
Archaeological Discovery Rewrites a Piece of Barbados History
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhich came first, the pigs or the pioneers? In Barbados, that has been a historical mystery ever since …
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A lunar lander named for the Chinese Goddess of the Moon may have lessened the mystery of the …
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Space
New Horizons Team Publishes First Kuiper Belt Flyby Science Results
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNASA’s New Horizons mission team has published the first profile of the farthest world ever explored, a planetary …