Time is something we can’t escape. From the moment we first understand the concept as a youngster to the second we draw our last breath, it’s always on our mind. But how do we know that a minute is truly a minute or an hour is actually an hour? We have to assume that the…
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For as long as anyone can remember, scientists have studied the origins of our planet. They want to know all they can about how Pangaea split into the continents we see today. But parts of Southeast Asia and Australia have always puzzled researchers. How did they fit together? We finally have the answer, as scientists…
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Did you catch 60 Minutes last week? They did a fascinating story on mass extinction. Scientists claim that we have officially entered the sixth extinction period in our planet’s lifecycle. The last era goes back to the time of the dinosaurs. Because of overbuilding and overpopulation, our wildlife has nowhere to live. And it’s just…
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I was reading an article about ants the other day. It mentioned that scientists think that 20 quadrillion of them populates the earth. I’d heard of a quadrillion before but couldn’t fathom how significant the number was. I looked it up, and it came out to one million billion. That number itself is massive. Then…
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Climate change is affecting so much in our world. Scientists even think that the Earth’s rotation is speeding up, and climate change is likely part of the reason. In late June, we had a day that was less than 24 hours. The difference was less than two milliseconds, but experts are alarmed…
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Pardon the pun, but climate change has been a hot topic for many years. Many are worried about the future of our planet. Thankfully, MIT researchers have been hard at work trying to find a solution. And while they haven’t been able to stop global warming, they think they have a way to slow it…
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