A giant meteorite that fell in Somalia in 2020 contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. The minerals have been identified by researchers at the University of Alberta, according to a press release. Tons of space material enters the Earth’s atmosphere every day but very few actually survive the […]
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you’ll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit.Using data from a global lightning detection network, my colleagues
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“Every centimeter of sea level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet.”When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.Over the past 20 years, glaciers worldwide have lost 273 billion tonnes of ice to a warming world, and this ice loss has
For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn’t always that way – and scientists have predicted that, in the future, the atmosphere will revert back to one that’s rich in methane and low in oxygen. This probably won’t happen for another billion years or so. But when the change comes, it’s
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Every 200,000 to 300,000 years, Earth’s magnetic North and South poles swap places, an event that opens the planet up to solar radiation and coincides with major extinction events.We’re long over due for such an adventure, with the last pole reversal occurring 780,000 years ago.Earlier this year, NASA warned that the magnetic “north pole” is racing 30 miles-per-year
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How would you feel if you were on your way home proudly clutching your hard-earned food, when all of a sudden somebody jumps you, snatches away your sandwich and does a runner? You’d be furious wouldn’t you?. Spare a thought then for this poor red fox, whose rabbit was dramatically stolen by a cheeky bald
30-ton meteorite uncovered in Argentina A 30,800-kilogram meteorite has been unearthed in Argentina, and experts have declared it to be one of the largest meteorites ever found on Earth. The discovery, made on the border of Chaco, about 1,078 km (670 miles) northwest of the Buenos Aires, has been attributed to a meteor shower that
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This man never ceases to amaze the world, when it is not with his incredible talent as an actor, his struggle for the care of the planet is also highlighted and now he had his ranch of more than 50 hectares in Mississippi for the creation of a sanctuary that would harbor millions of bees,
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In recent years, polyamory—relationships involving multiple consensual partners—has gained increasing visibility and acceptance. While once considered a niche or even taboo lifestyle, new research suggests that polyamory is on the rise, and society may need to adapt to accommodate this shift. The Growth of Polyamory According to recent studies, a growing number of people are
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In a galaxy far far away (Germany) Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences and known for Star Trek and Star Wars lectures, along with a small team, transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into a giant R2-D2 – and it is out of this world. The sci-fi professor completed the project in
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