Below is everything (newest at top) with "culture OR quotes OR science" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereSCIENTISTS FIND LIQUID WATER ON MARSfrom 2024 in ( education / science / astronomy / planets )
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Scientists say they've discovered vast oceans of liquid water below the surface of Mars, which could hold the answer to whether life exists there. It may also make the planet more habitable for humans. ... you know, for when we do like Douglas Adams suggested in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gala... read more
NEW PHYSICS DISCOVERY COULD LEVITATE ANY DEVICE VIA AMBIENT PRESSURE MAGNETICSfrom 2023 in ( education / science / physics )
Wow, cool!
If a new discovery published by South Korean physicists on a pre-print server is proven through replication, it could be one of the most important discoveries in applicable physics. That's because the team believes they have discovered materials that act as room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductors. That&... read more
MARCH 25TH ASTEROID FLY-BYfrom 2023 in ( education / science / astronomy )
earthsky.org/space/200-ft-asteroid-2023-dz2-will-pass-by-earth-closer-than-the-moon/Asteroid Fly-By ... read more
STEPHEN HAWKING QUOTEfrom 2022 in ( culture / quotes / science / aliens )
If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans. topsecretwriters.com/2020/10/was-stephen-hawkings-right-about-nasty-aliens/... read more
ELECTRIC CAR FACTSfrom 2022 in ( education / science / energy )
Interesting factoids This machine image lost is required to move 500 tons of earth/ ore which will be refined into one lithium car battery. It burns 900-1000 gallons of fuel in a 12 hour shift.Lithium is refined from ore using sulfuric acid. The proposed lithium mine at Thacker Pass is estimated to require up to 75 semi-t... read more
THE PYRAMIDS WERE GIANT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSfrom 2022 in ( education / research / science / sound )
Cool! /images/wallpapers/ancient-sphynx-pyramid.webp Ancient people used sound power. It's less power than what we are used to, but ten thousand years ago this would've been revolutio... read more
THOMAS EDISON QUOTESfrom 2022 in ( culture / quotes / science / health )
The doctor of the future will give little medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease. -- Thomas Edison... read more
DON'T MISS CELESTIAL SHOW AS 5 PLANETS ALIGN WITH THE MOON FOR ALL TO SEEfrom 2022 in ( education / science / astronomy / planets )
It's been a long time coming, but this June stargazers are finally getting the chance to see five planets align in the night skies. For the rest of the monthlook east towards the pre-dawn sky with the naked eye, or even better, with a telescope or binoculars to see a five-long string... h... read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT GLOBAL COOLINGfrom 2021 in ( education / science / environment / weather )
As Al Gore said (in Democrat reverse speak).With serious indications of global cooling, it is time to have another mini-ice age conversation with David DuByne of Adapt 2030. David and I go through some of the recent weather changes -- flooding, cooling, etc. -- the decline of the global food supply, fertilizer shortages, and more.... read more
JUPITER, I THINKfrom 2021 in ( education / science / astronomy )
Last night, there was a huge star to the southwest of me (in middle Tennessee) just after dark. It was so big, I first thought it was a plane or jet, but it never moved. Then I had a hunch (because I was suddenly jovial?) it might be Jupiter, and skymania.com/wp/your-night-sky-this-month/this page see... read more
SCIENTISTS EXPLAIN ODD SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HUMAN BRAIN AND ENTIRE UNIVERSEfrom 2021 in ( education / science / astronomy / biology )
Cool!A research duo made up of an astrophysicist from the University of Bologna and a neurosurgeon from the University of Verona have joined forces to share their claims that the...Two Scientists Explain The Odd Similarities Between The Human Brain And The Entire Universe... htt... read more
ONE INDONESIAN MAN MANAGES TO STOP DROUGHT, BRING FORTUNE TO VILLAGE BY PLANTING 11,000 TREESfrom 2021 in ( education / science / trees )
A rural countryside in Indonesia has one man to thank for saving their drought-prone village. 65-year old Pak Sadiman is a local farmer and father of two who lives in...One Indonesian Man Manages To Stop Drought And Bring Fortune To His Village By Planting 11,000 Trees... s24990.pcdn.co/one-indone... read more
A VOLCANO IN ICELAND FURIOUSLY ERUPTED AFTER THOUSANDS OF SMALL EARTHQUAKES IN THE AREAfrom 2021 in ( education / science / geology )
Residents near and around the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, were privy to a violent volcanic eruption that took place last Friday evening, March 19. A giant red cloud managed to...A Volcano In Iceland Furiously Erupted After Thousands Of Small Earthquakes In The Area... s24990.pcdn.co/a-volcano-i... read more
SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE DETECTED NEW UNKNOWN STRUCTURE DEEP IN THE EARTH'S COREfrom 2021 in ( education / science / geology )
We've all been taught the same thing in school: the earth is made up of four layers the crust, the mantle, the inner core, and the outer core. We've known this all along, and we probably haven't given it much thought the moment we left school.In reality, the ground beneath us tells of tales before man walked the ear... read more
PHYSICISTS DISCOVER NEW SUBATOMIC PARTICLES THAT MAY BRING IN NEW IDEAS FOR THE LAWS OF NATUREfrom 2021 in ( education / science / physics )
It may now be the time to cheer and give a large shoutout to all the physicists who have worked tirelessly to discover more about the laws of nature. CERN...Physicists Discover New Subatomic Particles That May Bring In New Ideas For The Laws Of Nature ... s24990.pcdn.co/physicists-discover-new-sub... read more
HUMANITY IS IN CONTROL OF MAJORITY OF THE EARTH'S FRESHWATER, AND IT'S A DAUNTING THOUGHTfrom 2021 in ( education / science / water )
In what many believe is an incredibly surprising fact, something has shifted in the natural world, and in an almost unimaginable scale at that. And what that is, is the...Humanity Is In Control Of Majority Of The Earths Freshwater, And Its A Daunting Thought appeared first... s24990.pcdn.co/humani... read more
ADORABLE ECHIDNAS ARE DOING THEIR PART WITHOUT REALIZING ITfrom 2021 in ( education / science / animals )
Australian echidnas are one of the only two types of mammals that lay eggs for babies, and despite their spiky appearance, they're rather adorable.Thankfully, the native Australian echidna has become part of the solution because of its very own animal instincts. This particular animal love to dig furrows, pits, a... read more
METEORITE THAT COULD HOLD SECRETS OF SOLAR SYSTEM HITS FAMILY DRIVEWAY. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS CHARCOAL FROM GRILLfrom 2021 in ( education / science / astronomy )
An English family has been astounded to find themselves at the center of a major scientific discovery that's had scientists weak at the kneesas their driveway has been hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on Britain. goodnewsnetwork.org/expensive-meteorite-wilcock-... read more
GENETIC MATERIAL FROM 6.7 MILLION EARTH SPECIES MAY BE SENT TO THE MOONfrom 2021 in ( education / science / animals )
Extinction insurance for planet earth is envisioned by sending sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million species to the moon for safekeeping. How could earth species be destroyed to require a backup? Genetic modification gone... technocracy.news/to-the-moon-genetic-material-on-6-7-million-earth-s... read more
NEW SUPER EARTH DISCOVERED NEAR ONE OF OUR GALAXY'S OLDEST STARSfrom 2021 in ( education / science / astronomy )
A hot, rocky super Earth, near one of the oldest stars in the galaxy has taken a team of planet-hunting scientists by surprise. The planet is about 50 percent larger than Earth but requires less than half a day to orbit its star. For every day youre on Earth,... goodnewsnetwork.or... read more
WIND POWER AT ITS FINEST -- EMPIRE STATE AND OTHER BUILDINGS ARE NOW POWERED BY WINDfrom 2021 in ( education / science / energy )
The world just got greener. The Empire State Building, New York's legendary building and the city's number one tourist attraction, is now powered by wind. The structure flickered back to life... s24990.pcdn.co/wind-power-at-its-finest-empire-state-and-other-buildings-are-now-p... read more
SCIENTISTS ARE RETHINKING ANIMAL COGNITION AS MORE EVOLUTIONARY BEHAVIORS EMERGEfrom 2021 in ( education / science / animals )
Humans have always considered ourselves much different animals, and we look at our apparent superior intellect, analytical mind, self-awareness, and expanded consciousness as the dividing line between us and them. Primates for example, have always been considered our closest cousins, and while we do credit them with being intelligen... read more
WHOOPS, HUMANS MADE A SPACE BARRIER AROUND EARTHfrom 2021 in ( education / science / astronomy )
I just found this article while researching the Van Allen belts.The kicker? It's actually saving us. Forget the Karman line, there's a human-made space barrier to wonder about, first observed by NASA in 2017. The mysterious zone of anthropogenic space weather is caused by specific kinds of radio waves t... read more
MICROBIOME PROJECT DEFINES NORMAL BACTERIAL MAKEUP OF THE BODYfrom 2021 in ( education / science / biology )
HMP researchers also reported that this plethora of microbes contribute more genes responsible for human survival than humans contribute. Where the human genome carries some 22,000 protein-coding genes, researchers estimate that the human microbiome contributes some 8 million unique protein-coding genes or 360 times more bacterial g... read more
THE HEALTHY HUMAN MICROBIOMEfrom 2021 in ( education / science / biology )
Researchers have mapped the normal bacteria that live in and on the healthy human body. The accomplishment sets the stage for better understanding how bacterial communities affect human health and disease... The scientists found that more than 10,000 microbial species occupy the human body. They estimated that the microbiome provide... read more
THE NASAL CAVITY MICROBIOTA OF HEALTHY ADULTSfrom 2021 in ( education / science / biology )
Bacterial communities play important roles in the health of their hosts, including roles in immune system development1, nutrition2, and resistance to infection3.: microbiomejournal.biom... read more
21ST CENTURY NIKOLA TESLA: MAXWELL CHIKUMBUTSOfrom 2021 in ( education / science / energy )
activistpost.com/2021/02/maxwell-chikumbutsos-game-changing-free-energy-devices.htmlMaxwell Chikumbutso's Game-Changing Free Energy Devices! shows that when Foster Gamble and Kimberly Carter Gamble released the 2011 documentary vimeo.com/41028165Th... read more
ARTHUR C. CLARKE QUOTEfrom 2020 in ( culture / quotes / science )
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -- search.brave.com/search?qarthur-c-clarke-quote&iawebArthur C. Clarke ... read more
PHYSICISTS BUILD CIRCUIT THAT GENERATES CLEAN, LIMITLESS POWER FROM GRAPHENEfrom 2020 in ( education / science / physics )
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.: phys.org/news... read more
SUNLIGHT CAN TURN SEAWATER INTO CLEAN DRINKING WATER IN MINUTESfrom 2020 in ( education / science / water )
New technology purifies water using sunlight using a metal-organic framework. These so-called MOFs separate the salty solute found in brackish and seawater. The concept could provide potable water for millions of people across the world...Read, listen or watch the r... read more
EARTH'S NEAREST DWARF PLANET CERES IS A WATERWORLD THAT HARBOURS A SALTY OCEANfrom 2020 in ( education / science / astronomy / water )
The reservoir on the minor planet, which orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, lies beneath a 20 million year old crater known as Occator -- and could harbour...: dailymail.co.uk/scienc... read more
STELLAR EXPLOSIONS CREATED CALCIUM FOUND IN OUR TEETH AND BONESfrom 2020 in ( education / science / astronomy / biology )
Rare stellar explosions, called 'calcium-rich supernovae,' produced half of the universe's calcium and what is found in our teeth and bones, as it can create massive amounts in just...: h... read more
BOILING WATERfrom 2020 in ( education / science / water )
A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into t... read more
CHILDREN PREFER STORYBOOKS THAT EXPLAIN WHY AND HOW THINGS HAPPENfrom 2020 in ( education / science / research / stories )
Children have a never-ending curiosity about the world around them and frequently question how and why it works the way it does. Researchers have previously demonstrated that children are interested in causal information, but had not yet linked this to a real-world activity, such as reading. A new study finds that children prefer ca... read more
HUNDREDS OF MINOR PLANETS FOUND BEYOND NEPTUNE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEMfrom 2020 in ( education / science / astronomy )
Researchers have successfully identified 316 minor planets beyond Neptune, 139 of which are completely new, in a discovery which could bring us... read more
DOLPHINS SPEAK IN HOLOGRAPHIC LANGUAGEfrom 2015 in ( education / science / animals / language )
Very cool! : newspunch.com/scientists-reveal-that-dolphins-speak-in-a-holographic-language/scientists-reveal-that-dolphins-speak-in-a-holographic-language/ UPDATE: The commenters are mostly unconvinced.... read more
POSSIBLE CURE FOR HAIR LOSSfrom 2015 in ( education / science / research )
There may be hope yet! Inhibiting a family of enzymes inside hair follicles that are suspended in a resting state restores hair growth, a new study has found. In experiments with mouse and human hair follicles, researchers found that drugs that inhibit the Janus kinase (JAK) family of enzymes promote rapid and rob... read more
EXPOSING KIDS TO 10 HOURS OF SCIENCE A YEAR MAKES THEM SMARTERfrom 2012 in ( education / science )
A lot of students say things like, 'I didn't know science was fun,' said Samantha Gizerian, now a clinical assistant professor at Washington State University.: popsci.com/scie... read more
GMO FOODSfrom 2010 in ( life / health / food / science )
Genetically-modified cotton is poisoning people in India. In this country, non-organic soybeans, corn and canola (most non-organic of these are GMO) are poisoning people. It's in corn chips and other products. They are making soybeans and corn that are Round-up ready, which means, they have pesticide IN THE FOOD, which infects and GROWS in... read more
SCIENCE PAGEfrom 2008 in ( education / science )
/pages/education/science/All science-related posts youtube.com/watch?v-pjwlhPjcakUnscientific cosmogony: Gravity, quantum physics mashable.com/publishers/innovationnewsdaily/Innovation News Daily href... read more