Stars have always filled people with wonder. The Egyptians incorporated the sun as a big part of their religion. The ancient Greeks named the constellations. The sky was a mysterious place with strange objects scattered throughout it. As technology evolved, the ability to answer people’s curiosity improved. It became possible to figure out the nature […]
Aligning the stars: How stars are categorized Read More »
Many people have likely heard that humans are 98% related to chimps, but would you guess that we also share 50 to 60% of our genes with bananas? This surprising overlap is the result of billions of years of evolution from an ancient common ancestor. While humans and bananas have acquired different structures and functions,
Are bananas our long-lost cousins? The secrets genomes hold Read More »
There are few things as mysterious as the creation of the universe. Before humans knew just how big the universe was, they still wondered why and how they existed and what was beyond the expansive sky. Humans as a species have always been curious about their beginnings, and although there are still a lot of
The Big Bang: An overview of the minds behind the theory Read More »
In the current age, satellites are an integral part of a person’s life. These useful tools improve and save lives around the globe. They provide GPS and weather forecast data, enable wireless financial transactions, and allow us to predict and track natural disasters. There are 8,261 satellites currently orbiting Earth, and 4,852 of them are
The crowded highways of the atmosphere Read More »