Science
The Story Of The Sea Floor
On the sea floor, over 10,000 feet below us, lies a world very different from ours. The sheer depth of the sea floor ensures that few can unravel the mysteries it contains, as even catching a glimpse is no simple task! Nevertheless, man’s desire to disco [read more...]
How to Use a Telescope
If you are new to astronomy and are clueless as to how to use your telescope, rest assured, you are not alone. However, it’s really not that difficult learning how to use a telescope. It just takes a few adjustments and knowing what equipment your tele [read more...]
All About The Planet Venus
Named after the Roman Goddess of love, the planet Venus is the second furthest from the Sun. It has been referred to as Earth’s twin planet due to its remarkably similar size. Venus is also a rocky planet with a gaseous atmosphere, however it differs fro [read more...]
Are UFOs Real Or Fiction
If you are like most people that watch movies or the television, do you believe in UFOs? If you are like most some of us, we will swear that we have seen something in our skies flying very fast. I’m one of these people. I will swear that I have seen some [read more...]
The Troll A - A Record Breaking Gas Platform
Rising out of the North Sea where it takes a lashing from some of the roughest waters on the planet, the Troll A platform is one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in the world and, when it was towed into place in 1996, became the largest str [read more...]
All About The Planet Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest of the rocky terrestrial planets in our solar system. Named after the Roman God of commerce, travel and thievery the planet is a harsh world of extreme temperatures about which relatively little is know [read more...]
The Science Of Smoking: How Smell Works
One of the worlds largest and most valuable jewel collections, the Imperial Crown Jewels of Persia, or Crown Jewels of Iran, consists of a mind-boggling number of treasures. On display at the Museum of The Treasury of National Iranian Jewels in Tehran, Iran, t [read more...]
Computer Simulation of the Human Brain
Researchers have recently constructed a new computer model of the cortex of the human brain. This model is similar in principle to the more well known Blue Brain computer model, but it simulates a much larger area of the brain. It actually less detailed at t [read more...]
Computer Simulation of the Human Population
The power of computers is advancing at a rapid pace. Eventually, will we have the power to begin computer simulations of whole human populations? What would this mean economically if we were able to run these types of simulations? Could simulations of economic [read more...]
The Timeline of the Telescope
It is actually quite easy to make a timeline with regards to the invention of the telescope as well as how it has evolved over the years. Much has been written about the telescope and good records have been kept with regards to new technologies and inventions [read more...]
