A Mysterious Gene Shift in Ancient Europe?!?!
For about 200,000 years humanity has been making its way from Africa to just about every corner of this planet. The study of our past helps explain the evolution of life here on Earth.
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Voyager 1 is finally about to leave the solar system!
Our lovely and comfortable home here on Earth is a long ways away from the end of our solar system. Don’t forget, there’s a lot of space in space. Here on Earth concepts of boundaries involve rivers, lakes, mountains, human imposed borders, and so on. However, this is not how the limits of our solar system are established. There is no one thing at one point that defines the end, but there is definitely an end and it’s really far from here.
New Music and Your Brain!
Why do we like the music we like?
Wecycle Project!
Tired of opening bottles the old fashioned way?
Say goodbye to busted teeth and those awkward stares from strangers by making your own recycled bike chain bottle opener!!
For this project you'll need an old bike chain, a bike chain cutter, a bike chain link set, and your favorite tasty bottled beverage!
Step 1: Get an old bike chain (be sure to clean it very well by using the right cleaners and let it soak for a few hours!!)
What came first the chicken or the egg?
Science is the process by which we can ask and answer questions about our natural world.
A skyscraper made out of wood?!?
There are currently over seven billion humans on this planet. As this population grows we'll need more and more homes for all these people. With limited resources and a constant watch over our impact on the environment, a big question gets brought up frequently for future of residential construction…can we make housing mo
Cloaked Nano-particles
Everyone’s familiar with the old fable about the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In this story a wolf dresses up like a sheep and sneaks past the farmer to go straight to his fluffy targets. Well, a similar story is currently unfolding in the medical field and it could have a huge impact on cancer patients.
Pi
Science and math fans around the world have been celebrating Pi day for a while now.
A Sweet Way to Fuel the Future
What’s the future of fuel? Well, there are many ideas that have been presented ranging from solar to wind to hydropower. The growing energy needs of our planet will require some creative thinking and likely some ideas that don’t reside in the standard energy toolbox that we are accustom to today. With that said, a sweet new idea has been brought to the table that involves using sugar to help fuel the world of tomorrow.
What does a loom have in common with your laptop?
If you’re reading this you must be using some sort of computer. Most of us have an idea about the origins of our modern computer units, but sometimes explaining the lineage of these machines leads only up to the first design. The big question is - how did we get all the way to a computing machine? We could not have gone from fire or the wheel straight to iTunes, right? What’s responsible for the giant leaps and bounds in technology that make our life what it is today? The process of science, that’s how!
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