Even thousands of years ago people wore clothing with colorful patterns made from plant- and animal-based dyes. Chemists …
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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Humans settled in southwestern Amazonia and even experimented with agriculture much earlier than previously thought, according to an …
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Astronomers have discovered rapidly swinging jets coming from a black hole almost 8,000 light-years from Earth. Published today …
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History can tell us a lot about the Crusades, the series of religious wars fought between 1095 and …
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As fascinating as it is mysterious, dark matter is one of the greatest enigmas of astrophysics and cosmology. …
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New analysis by academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) predicts the dead may outnumber the living on …
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Observers watching January’s total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite …
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Environment
New Fallout Found From ‘The Collision That Changed the World’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the …
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The idea of the heat island — that densely built-up urban areas are considerably hotter than the rural …
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It has only been within the past few centuries that Western scientists started proposing there might be water …