Category Archives: Science

Why Are There Whale Skeletons In The Sahara Desert? Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt.

Posted on August 2, 2024 by agogo22

Did you know that there are massive whale skeletons under the sand in the Egyptian Sahara desert? Approximately 37 million years ago these incredible prehistoric creatures swam around in the Tethys Ocean at what is today the dry and windy … Continue reading →

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How Baboons Led Us to a Lost Civilization

Posted on July 25, 2024 by agogo22

[…] Everyone knows where Punt is, right? The Ancient Egyptians sure did — they traded with them for millennia. But apparently they were so familiar with its location, they never bothered to write it down for posterity. So archaeologists have … Continue reading →

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These weird footprints 👣 rewrite the history of North America

Posted on July 22, 2024 by agogo22
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Bendable Rocks Are Weird

Posted on July 20, 2024 by agogo22
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Posted on July 20, 2024 by agogo22
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The Earthquake That Lasted Two Centuries

Posted on July 18, 2024 by agogo22

From an Australian fire that’s been continually burning for millennia, to earthquakes that shake the ground for centuries, here are four natural disasters that lasted way longer than you might have expected. Hosted by: Hank Green […]

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The Human Genome Project Was a Failure

Posted on July 18, 2024 by agogo22

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Where IS all the oxygen?

Posted on July 14, 2024 by agogo22
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Google Doodle honors César Lattes, Brazilian physicist who discovered a long-sought particle hidden in cosmic rays | Livescience

Posted on July 11, 2024 by agogo22

  By Ben Turner The physicist César Lattes, who is honored today (July 11) in a Google Doodle, is famous across Latin America for his discovery of the pion — a subatomic particle produced by shockwaves from exploding stars. The … Continue reading →

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An Ocean Mixing Mystery

Posted on July 8, 2024 by agogo22

[…] How do the layers of the ocean mix together? The energy put in by the winds and tides is less than what’s required for the amount of mixing, so what else is bringing the mixing energy? Turns out, it … Continue reading →

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