The construction of the Alqueva dam opened a unique opportunity for hundreds of trees to be felled and to test a dating method for the ancient olive trees. A mixture of respect and perplexity are inevitable when you observe one of the oldest living beings in Portugal. It was recently dated as having the astonishing […]
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Asteroid as wide as football field could hit earth in September
The earth is at risk of being hit by an asteroid as wide as a football field in September this year. The rock has a one in 7,000 chance of hitting the planet on September 9 at 7.03am, according to the European Space Agency’s list of the most concerning space objects. Known as asteroid 2006QV89, it has a diameter of 40m […]
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Has Officially Moved
Earth’s magnetic North Pole has drifted so fast that authorities have had to officially redefine the location of the magnetic North Pole. The extreme wandering of the North Pole caused increasing concerns over navigation, especially in high latitudes. Earth’s magnetic field is known to have wandered and flipped in the geologic past. Earth’s magnetic field […]
Meet the Toraja people, who treat their dead as if they were alive
The Toraja, or Toraya, are a group of peoples that inhabit the Cebeles islands, in Indonesia. Although they mostly profess the Christian faith, they still retain some of their ancient traditions, especially when it comes to honoring their dead. The Toraja believe that death is not a sudden event, but that the soul of the […]
NASA probe photographs crater on Mars reminiscent of "work of art"
The image was artificially colored by astronomers after NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed a beautiful image of a crater located on the Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars. The geographic depression is one of the largest ever photographed by the probe, measuring 15 to 16 meters deep and was captured in […]
Meteorite that was used as weight of door can be worth more than R $ 385 thousand
The owner of the precious artifact, who lives on a farm in the US state of Michigan, used the meteorite to hold doors 30 years ago A door weight or a treasure for science? A man living on a farm in the US state of Michigan acquired an interesting-looking meteorite in 1988 but did not […]
Scientists: "We are going to raise babies in artificial wombs' in a decade"
Science has come a long way. It is now estimated that, in less than 10 years, scientists will develop human embryos in the laboratory using high-tech artificial wombs. This research will change indefinitely the way we view pregnancy, childbirth and our evolution as the human race. Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are working […]
Translation of 5,500-Year-Old Babel Text from China Reveals Oldest Known Map of Inner Solar System
It is obvious to any astronomer that some of the brightest objects in the night sky are the planets. It is thus mysterious that there are so few references to the planets in ancient literature. Prior to decoding the Babel Text , which is an archaic geometric text that is based on astronomy, the oldest representation of […]
ASTRONAUTAS FINISHED TO DISCOVER LIFE IN SPACE, BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM
Russian cosmonauts have discovered bacteria living outside the International Space Station (ISS). As these bacteria were not in the outer hull when the liveable satellite was launched in 1998, this is particularly strange. The ISS hull samples were collected with a cotton swab during a spacewalk by the Russian space program. Cotton swabs were collected […]
Billionaire uses fortune to build yacht that will collect 5 tons of plastic a day from the oceans
Unlike most of his peers, the Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke was not born rich nor came from a wealthy family. Before becoming the owner of almost the entire fleet of the financial conglomerate Aker ASA and reaching an estimated fortune of almost $ 3 billion, Kjell was a fisherman. So, all his work and […]