Science is a subject for the curious mind, which is exactly how it came to be. Humans got curious about their surroundings and started exploring different things. Sure, the scientists of today have discovered new planets, deep-sea creatures, and species that walked the earth before humans but, have you wondered how the first humans came to life? Going Back In Time The planet Earth is billions of years old, and through the existence of...
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Argon was suspected to be present in the air by Henry Cavendish in 1785 but wasn't discovered until 1894 by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay. It is the third noble gas in period 8, and it makes up about 1% of the Earth's atmosphere. Argon has approximately the same solubility as oxygen, and it is 2.5 times as soluble in water as nitrogen. This chemically inert element is colourless and odourless in both...
Argon was suspected to be present in the air by Henry Cavendish in 1785 but wasn't discovered until 1894 by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay. It is the third noble gas in period 8, and it makes up about 1% of the Earth's atmosphere. Argon has approximately the same solubility as oxygen, and it is 2.5 times as soluble in water as nitrogen. This chemically inert element is colourless and odourless in both...
In 2003, researchers excavating a limestone cave on the remote Indonesian island of Flores made an extraordinary discovery: the 18,000-year-old bones of a woman whose skull was less than one-third the size of our own. These were given the name of Hobbit, also called “Flores Man” and Homo floresiensis, species of small arhaic human that inhabited the island. Researchers found the remains of an individual who would have stood about 1.1m in height. Along...
Don't you ever look at some of the relics of the past and think, "wow, there's no way this wasn't built by an extraterrestrial"? It's hard to believe our forefathers managed to accomplish so much with so little technological advancement. However, while we can discuss the intelligence and admire the architecture of civilizations before us, handing the credit to aliens would be a bit much, don’t you think? Memories of the Past In all...
England is steeped in ancient history and with so much mystery hidden around every corner, some things are bound to be overlooked. And so, a monumental site has recently been discovered close in both proximity and nature to the Stonehenge. This newly found site is much, much bigger and is essentially a vast arc of pits. The Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project Though the Stonehenge is located in one of the world’s richest archaeological landscapes,...
Argon was suspected to be present in the air by Henry Cavendish in 1785 but wasn't discovered until 1894 by Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay. It is the third noble gas in period 8, and it makes up about 1% of the Earth's atmosphere. Argon has approximately the same solubility as oxygen, and it is 2.5 times as soluble in water as nitrogen. This chemically inert element is colourless and odourless in both...
