View of the OPERA detector in Gran Sasso, Italy. Neutrino beams from CERN in Switzerland are sent over 700km through the Earth’s crust to the laboratory in Italy. Image Source: http://public.web.cern.ch/public/
During experiments conducted during the last few months at CERN, otherwise known as the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland and an Italian laboratory, physicists have been studying tiny sub-atomic particles called neutrinos. continue reading...
Image Source: Greenpeace.org
The international environmental organization known as Greenpeace was founded 40 years ago today. continue reading...
Arthur the cat gets some bonding time with dolphins Thunder and Shiloh at a marine park in Islamorada, Fla. continue reading...
Woah, this is convenient!
Scientists have finally realized (what we all knew all along) that the black and white patterns on the sides of Zebras are very similar to bar codes! Moreover, they have just devised a system to scan them! continue reading...
Image Source: Virgin Oceanic
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin brand and empire has officially announced his next endeavor: deep-sea exploration with the Virgin Oceanic. continue reading...
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The only polar bear to ever be raised by human beings, known as Knut, died suddenly over the weekend. continue reading...
Image Source: Google/GeoEye
A huge 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan last week, resulting in tsunami that devastated much of the country. continue reading...
Athanasius Kircher’s map of Atlantis, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Image Source: Wikipedia, originally from Mundus Subterraneus, 1669
Atlantis, the lost legendary island first mentioned in Plato’s dialogues, may have been found, a research team is saying. continue reading...
It looks like mother nature is giving the pharmaceutical companies some competition. continue reading...
16th century woodcut of the Zodiac Signs, Image Source: Wikipedia
Yesterday, the internet world flew into a panic with when an online article stated that people who subscribe to astrology might have been identifying themselves with the wrong sign all along. continue reading...
