Mar 24 2008
Seeing as how yesterday was World Water Day 2008, we thought it’d be appropriate to post on a few visual representations of the state of usable water today. For some perspective, the above image, created by Philippe Rekacewicz with data from the...
Mar 21 2008
The idea goes like this: Cosmic rays, originating from outside the Solar System, hit the Earth’s atmosphere. In doing so these highly energetic particles create microscopic aerosols. Aerosols collect in the atmosphere and act as nuclei for water...
Mar 21 2008
A record-breaking gamma ray burst was observed yesterday (March 19th) by NASA’s Swift satellite. After red-shift observations were analysed, astronomers realized they were looking at an explosion half-way across the Universe, some 7.5 billion...
Mar 21 2008
Way back in the beginning of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago, the first materials began to condense from gasses into solid particles.
Mar 21 2008
An ocean seasoned with the chemical ingredients of life may lie hidden beneath the icy surface of Saturn’s moon Titan.
Mar 11 2008
Recycled Cans transformed into amazing structures
Mar 11 2008
Unique and awesome stealth fighter looking Trike and it will fly! Built with a new, computerized, 5.7 fuel-injected, LS1 Corvette, mid-engine, new electronic 4-speed overdrive automatic transmission, a crowd gathering motorized hydraulic tilt-body...
Mar 10 2008
Let’s be honest with ourselves. Most of us don’t really care about the CO2 emissions of our cars. There are simply far too many other things that are more important if you’re buying a used car. Sure, lots of drivers like to talk the eco-friendly...
Mar 10 2008
Simply listening to a cellphone distracts drivers, a study concludes. The finding raises questions about the effectiveness of laws that ban only the use of handheld devices while driving.