Tacoma Narrows Bridge was declared open on the 1 of July 1940 in Washington State. The suspension Bridge had 853m in length, two lanes and two narrow sidewalks. At the time of its opening it was the Bridge with the third longest span in the whole world. As the Bridge […]
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Most plants have the ability to communicate. Fragrances in the air function as carriers of messages and also beneath the earth all plants are connected with their roots. That way, the flora forms a gigantic network that benefits everyone! They warn each other, send SOS signals, attract beneficial insects, drive […]
More than half of the planet is covered by the deep sea and yet we know less about this extreme ecosystem than we know about the moon – only 5% of the deep sea has been explored so far. Until the mid-19th century, it was believed that the oceans below […]
Ice that burns?! Sounds like a fantasy novel but actually methane hydrate seems to be a promising energy source for the future. Since coal and oil are finite resources, humanity is required to find access to new energy sources in order to maintain the modern standard of living. On the […]
In the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic more than 3 Billion people worldwide have already been vaccinated and medical topics become more and more popular since they affect all of our lives. Vaccinations serve as a precaution measurement against infectious diseases by “training” our immune system in order to […]
Many religions have holy sacred animals. The Greek god Apollo has holy cows, as have the Indians. But interestingly enough the Christians have none of that matter. At least the son of god gave name to a fascinating reptile species. The Jesus Christ lizard owes its name to the ability […]
The thought of living on foreign planets has fascinated humanity since many Decades. However there is a bunch of obstacles that need to be overcome in order to make an extraterrestrial colony become reality. First of all we would have to solve the issue of constructing a spaceship that is […]
In order to limit global warming humanity will need to replace fossil energy with renewable energy sources during the next decades. Those are basically endless natural energy sources that don’t pollute the atmosphere with additional carbon dioxide. Technically providing 10.000 times the amount of energy used by the entire humanity, […]
Giant waves are feared since many generations, especially in eastern Asia where most Tsunamis emerge along the Circum-Pacific rim. From the perspective of a common fisherman a Tsunami must have been quite a paradox phenomena. They were setting sail early in the morning only to find the whole village destroyed […]
Everybody has a lot of hair on their body either completely grown out or barely visible. Some people have blond and curly hair. However, others have brown, straight hair and older people mainly have grey hair or no hair at all on their heads. On average, people have between 75,000 […]