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You may have seen the pictures. It’s night-time in an impossibly exotic location. Waves are breaking on the beach. The water is sparkling with electric blue lights. The internet loves an image of a magical-looking bioluminescent bay. You may also have seen travel bloggers bemoaning the real event as not […]

A fascinating article explaining, some of the reasons why the ...

19 Nov, 2017 in Science tagged Bioluminescence / ocean by admin

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Scientists taking on the deep questions of whether cats are liquid or solid, how holding a crocodile influences gambling and whether playing the didgeridoo can help cure snoring were honored Thursday at the Ig Nobel Prize spoof awards. Read Article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ignobel/liquid-cats-crocodile-bets-and-didgeridoos-win-ig-nobel-science-prizes-idUSKCN1BP37X

Liquid cats, crocodile bets and didgeridoos win Ig Nobel science ...

16 Oct, 2017 in Science tagged IgNoble awards by admin

This is a snapshot of a computer simulation of two (relatively small) planets colliding with each other. The colours show how the rock of the impacting body (dark grey, in centre of impact area) accretes to the target body (rock; light grey), while some of the rock in the impact […]

How planets, in particular, Earth and Mars were formed.

28 Sep, 2017 in astronomy / Science by admin

A new study has found that songs from around the world tend to share features, including a strong rhythm, that enable coordination in social situations and encourage group bonding. Read Article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150629162221.htm

Fascinating research into the music from around the world.

19 Sep, 2017 in music / Science tagged world music by admin

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Watch NASA’s video about flight research, it is fascinating!

26 Jul, 2017 in Science tagged #flight research / nasa by admin

SYNESTIA \SIN-ES-TI-Ə \ N. A large spinning hunk of hot, vaporized rock that forms when rocky, planet-sized objects collide Earth may have taken on a jelly doughnut shape early in its history. The rocky planet was spinning through space about 4.5 billion years ago when it smacked into a Mars-sized […]

A fascinating article regarding a new theory about the formation ...

24 Jul, 2017 in Science tagged geology / planet Earth / synestia by admin

That’s the year man first set foot on the moon. It’s really difficult to imagine the technical challenges of landing on the moon more than five decades ago if you’re not a rocket scientist, but what’s certain is that computers played a fundamental role – even back then. Despite the […]

A fascinating article about how today’s smartphone has far greater ...

7 Jul, 2017 in Computers / Science tagged #technology / computing power / nasa / smartphones by admin

Maggie Lau works in a gold mine. But what she seeks here, more than a kilometer and a half (a mile) below the South African surface, may be more precious than gold. She’s looking for life. It’s not easy work, lit only by headlamps. At times, it can feel as […]

World’s deepest zoo harbors clues to extraterrestrial life

28 Jun, 2017 in biology / Science tagged animals / geomicrobiology by admin

When your spouse falls asleep early while you’re still looking to extend the evening, don’t get too annoyed: Your partner may just be yielding to his or her body’s innate clock. Everyone has his or her own sleep chronotype, the personal biological clock that controls the body’s rhythms and dictates […]

An intriguing article about how sleep patterns may be inborn ...

23 Jun, 2017 in biology / Science by admin