Deadly version of isolation The Amazon world itself has not yet given any hold to man. Is there any place more isolated than that inside? Mount Roraima is a large mountain with a flat top. It is found in North America along the borders of Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana. The steep slopes range from 400…
113 million years ago I walked here armed and killing. This place I once walked was a shallow beach. My heavy footprints, weighing six tons and standing four meters high, were now hidden in the mud and mud of the bottom of the Paluxy River in Texas. But the severe drought this August 2022 has…
It is certain that in the future, when humans form colonies on Mars and start life there, the colonists and travelers will have to farm for the food they need. Scientists in the US, who have thought about how to meet that food demand, have now almost reached a decision about the plant that will…
Ten thousand years ago you needed a woolen blanket if you wanted to go outside in the hot summer and midday. Because you are in the ice age then. The giants of the ice age that used to live with humans at that time were the woolly mammoths with long tusks. They were found in…
found in Australia, is the largest earthworm in the world. They can grow up to 2 m in length. That is, longer than a Rat snake. These have a very rare feature. Raising them steeply can lead to their death. Therefore, Australia has a special law and a toll free number system to protect them.
Carbon Dating is a method of determining the age of ancient fossil. This style is determined by measuring the radio active radiation issued by the age of the fossils. Organisms are very small amounts of carbon -14 isotope is absorbed from the air. But the death and destruction caused by this process can be started…
Scientists (UFlorida & UFIFA Solutions) used the regolith sample collected during the Apollo 11,12 & 17 mission to experimentally grow Thale Cress (Arabidopsis taliana) in the soil (Regolith) first brought from the lunar surface. In response to the fact that plants grow in regolith, we will now see if it will help us to cultivate…
There are many immortal creatures in the biological world. Large red prawns found in the sea are biologically immortal. Some species of turtles can live up to five centuries. There are many creatures on this earth that live in impossible conditions. Bacteria such as Deinococcus radiodurans can survive in any adverse conditions. This micro-organism does…
All of us have had at least one medical imaging test at some point in our lives. The three most common types of imaging are X-ray, computed tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests. X-rays are brighter than gamma rays and more intense than ultraviolet rays. They pass easily through soft tissues such…
