For those folks that like gazing into the night sky, what do you see? The nights stars are at their most beautiful moments in the complete darkness of the nights. Life in the cities creates so much light pollution that it is incredibly difficult to spot the stars in the open sky. If you can get yourself a telescope, then be ready to see a world of wonders. The planets, the solar systems, the milky way, the galaxies all are pretty beautiful to watch at night
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Do you have any idea how much money is spent on space programs? Scientific explorations of other heavenly beings in the universe? It amounts to not just billions, but hundreds of billions of dollars worth of research and development a year. Humans are so fascinated about the possibility of presence of life on other …
Dinosaurs disappeared abruptly from the fossil record sixty five million years ago, within a time frame of less than two million years. their extinction marked the end of the Mesozoic era. Some animal groups however survived this mass extinction. there are many explanations to this tragedy which includes volcanoes and infectious diseases, the most widely …
Something really tragic took out the beautiful giant lizards called the dinosaurs Read More »
We should not overlook the possibility that life processes might have evolved in different ways on other planets. A functional genetic system, capable of accumulating and replicating changes and thus of adaptation and evolution, could theoretically evolve from molecules other than carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen in a different environment. Silicon, like carbon, needs …
Repeated experimentation and careful measurement-so vital to the scientific method-were greatly aided by the development of new technology. Two of the technological innovations of the Renaissance the microscope and the telescope-expanded human sight in amazing ways. One allowed scientists to look inward at the minute structures of the human body. The other opened the door …
Among those who first gazed into the night skies. Read More »
worthless knowledge Once a group of travelers came across herders when they were crossing the country’s plains, they have travelled from afar, a very distant land from here, they greeted the herders and soon they were in a lengthy chat each group curiously enquiring about the others way of life. The herders said …
Humans are newcomers to this planet that turned out to be ungrateful guests Mother Nature who has done this to you? You welcomed them, hugged them and held them onto your bosom, yet this is how they pay you? How could they dishonor you like this? These humans have chosen to defile …
I am often fascinated by the stories I hear in the media about people moving to mars in the next few years, crazy plans for colonizing it and making it the second earth, a place to live and to enjoy life. When you actually look into the matter seriously, the whole thing sounds too …
The recent space race has exposed the tragic mistakes that were made by Apollo astronauts more than fifty years ago. To be honest with you, I don’t think they should have been on the moon in the first place. And that famous phrase after the lunar landings by Neil Armstrong, which says, “Its one …
Natural disasters face us on a yearly basis, many occur on their own without any human interference, disasters such as earthquakes, Volcanic eruptions, Tsunamis, Tornadoes and hurricanes often happen naturally, however there are times when natural disasters occur as a direct result of human interference, for instance, erratic weather patterns, the more frequent occurrence of …
The ever increasing devastating effects of Natural Disasters Read More »