Category Archives: Science

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most … Continue reading →

Ben Wang shoots a space shuttle launch, the Endeavour in November of 2000. This shot is a 5 minute exposure. Five minutes after liftoff the shuttle is about 229 statute miles downrange. Pretty cool. A larger picture of this can … Continue reading →

You really want to know how big the earth is compared to the other planets and the sun? Proportions – How Small We Are This topic was something I looked at in an Astronomy class I took last year. We … Continue reading →

YORK, Pa. — A math lesson this morning at York’s Smith Middle School involved sixth-graders and more than 5,000 rulers. It took students about two hours to line up 5,280 rulers end to end outside the school to demonstrate how … Continue reading →

The new guy at work sends me a link to put up on my site. Who am I to say no? Off the island of Yonaguni of Japan are massive sunken hewn rock and stone structures. What makes this interesting … Continue reading →

Academics in the UK claim their research shows that men are more intelligent than women. A study to be published later this year in the British Journal of Psychology says that men are on average five points ahead on IQ … Continue reading →

Researchers have finally found evidence for what good Catholic boys have known all along, erotic images make you go blind. The effect is temporary and lasts just a moment, but the research has added to road-safety campaigners calls to ban … Continue reading →