Exploring From Quarks To Quasars
David Vetter, the Bubble Boy, lived in a unique plastic bubble, designed for him by NASA because he had a rare genetic disease. Before we learn about the unlucky boy, let me introduce you to …
The Tragic Story of the Bubble Boy Who Lived in a Plastic Bubble For 12 Years. Read More »
Satellites, residues of collisions, pieces of space rockets – almost 170 million space objects that weigh more than 180 tonnes, are orbiting above our heads. Some of them fell, but most are just creating a …
There is an area in the South Pacific where three plate tectonics regularly interact, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Commonly known as the Ring of Fire, it goes through the coasts of South and North …
What Is The Ring of Fire And Why Is It So Dangerous? Read More »
The man hidden in the ice One day, during the Copper Age, ages before Stonehenge and the pyramids, the so-called Otzi with a valuable copper axe was traveling across Val Senales Valley in South Tyrol. …
What Did Scientists Learn From the Corpse of Otzi, the Iceman Hidden in the Alps? Read More »
The Discovery of Rubber Although the discovery of usable rubber, the type appropriate for commercialization, only dates back to about two centuries ago, the first apparitions of rubber were seen within native American populations where …
Recently, I wrote an article on how the wreck of the Titanic will disappear within the next two decades. Today is the thirty-fifth anniversary of founding the ship underneath the sea. Therefore, it took scientists …
Recently, I wrote an entire series of ‘History of Life‘ where I wrote some articles on the dinosaurs as well. Dinosaurs were one of the most diverse groups that ever walked the Earth. One of …
Some Mind-Boggling Techniques That Dinosaurs Used To Protect Themselves From Predators. Read More »
Microbes are everywhere. In our kitchen, on our skin, deep in the sea, even in the coldest and hottest environments on Earth. They play a key role in the circulation of elements in every ecosystem. …
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, which makes it one of the most important trade routes in the world. The construction started in 1881, and everything went well until 85% …
How 22,000 People Died While Building The Most Important Trade Route Of The World? Read More »
What Is Mummification? In ancient Egypt, people glorified the dead through a process known as mummification, a ritual that reached its peak around 1000 B.C. The main aim was to preserve human remains as best …
Preserving The Dead Bodies: The Chemistry Behind Mummification. Read More »
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