How the moon was formed
How the moon was formed. 4500Ma The giant impact hypothesis states that the Moon was formed out of the debris left over from a collision between the Earth and a body the size of Mars, approximately 4.5 Gya (four and…
How the earth was formed
How the earth was formed: 4600Ma The history of the Earth concerns the development of the planet Earth from its formation to the present day. Nearly all branches of natural science have contributed to the understanding of the main events…
What was earth like before man?
Desert Earth A vast desert formed in Earth’s prehistoric past when the supercontinent of Pangaea straddled the equator and stretched to the poles. Pangaea’s position influenced ocean circulation patterns, and its huge size meant that there were vast areas where…
The Greenhouse effect – explained
Without the greenhouse effect Earth would be an extremely cold, inhospitable place more like Mars. Most sunlight is able to pass through the Earth’s atmosphere and warm the planet’s surface. The warmed surface returns energy to the atmosphere in the…
Dung Beetle uses the Milky Way to Navigate
“Even on clear moonless nights, many dung beetles still manage to orientate along straight paths” Considering that birds, seals and butterflies are known to rely on the stars to find their way around, the study authors noted that using…
Unclassified “alien” life found in Antarctic Lake
A preliminary examination of water samples from the ancient subglacial Lake Vostok near the South Pole indicated that its inhabitants are not to be found anywhere else on Earth, a member of the research team told RIA Novosti. The species…
Giant camel fossil unearthed in the Arctic
Canadian researchers have discovered the first evidence of an extinct giant camel in the High Arctic. A 3.5 million-year-old fossil was unearthed on Ellesmere Island, the most northerly part of Canada, which faces the Arctic Ocean. The finding extends the…
Antarctic mission to find alien life
National Oceanography Centre’s Antarctic mission to find alien life called of, SCIENTISTS searching for undiscovered life forms in an ancient lake beneath the Antarctic have been forced to call off their mission. The team, which includes engineers from the National Oceanography…
Space Lunar elevator can be built
A lift to the moon? seems crazy but liftport group claim it could be built with todays technology. The firm, set up by an ex Nasa engineer, launched an online campaign to fund the first part of its …
Why is the Sky Blue?
A clear cloudless day-time sky is blue because molecules in the air scatter blue light from the sun more than they scatter red light. When we look towards the sun at sunset, we see red and orange colours because the…
Rock containing ‘most complete early human skull ever’ discovered
For two million years the rock lay undisturbed, containing a hidden secret and perhaps one of the most important archeological finds ever. For another few years, the rock lay undisturbed in a laboratory, until a technician noticed a tooth sticking…