Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Earth stopped spinning? Well, the speed of the Earth’s rotation is 1,037 mph at the equator, so everything that is not embedded into the bedrock would simply keep moving if the Earth stopped spinning — animals, people, trees, buildings, etc. The oceans would continue to rotate by ...
Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), a team of astronomers has obtained the sharpest and most detailed images yet of the Kleopatra asteroid. The observations have allowed the team to constrain the 3D shape and mass of this peculiar dog-bone asteroid to a higher accuracy than ever before. Their research provides ...
I’m sure most people have heard of the Big Bang Theory, and how that was the very beginning of the universe. Physicists Ahmed Farag Ali and Saurya Das are not so convinced. With their new model that has quantum correction terms that complement Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, it shows that the universe has existed forever. The model also takes into ...
Have you ever wondered why you can’t tickle yourself? Do you hate being tickled? Well, an expert in molecular biology and genetics has the answers. There are thousands of nerve endings under your skin, and when a person’s touch stimulates these, the nerves send a message to your brain. The effect of a light tickling touch is the ...
Every year, an entire lake just disappears. Native Americans in the Cascades region call this place Kwoneksamach, or “unknown.” Up in the mountains of Oregon approximately two hours southeast of Portland is where this mysterious lake sits. The first documented accounts by European Americans said that they had found it difficult to find their way, so they named the lake “Lost Lake” ...
With our lives getting busier and busier every day, we tend to put our health on the back burner. It isn’t until you are too sick to work that you really start to pay attention to your state of health. Your body can and does tell you when something is wrong; you just need to look for the signs. This can ...
With other nations now wanting their own space stations, the U.S. is ramping up its anti-satellite testing. One general is saying there is a need to prepare to win a possible war in space. The United States needs disruptive new technologies, new ways of acquiring equipment and bandwidth, and closer ties with global allies to stay ...
Most of us who buy a “biodegradable” plastic product expect it to break down, thus making it better for the environment. But some of these plastic products are not living up to their claims, according to new US research. With rising concerns over the amount of plastic pollution, some manufacturers of plastic have been advertising that their products ...
A renowned museum director and historian, Julian Spalding, has a new Stonehenge theory. It has been long believed that it was a semi-circle. But after a remarkable discovery that numerous stones had been removed, we now know that it was a full circle. Spalding now believes he knows what the 5,000-year-old mysterious stone circle was used for. It does make ...
It is hard to believe that we have to talk about the plastic waste that is still going into the world’s oceans. Researchers from the University of California have found that more than 4.8 million metric tons of plastic waste end up in the oceans each year. A metric ton is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms, or 2,205 ...
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