It brings happiness, especially to kids at night, when the darkness fills the sky, its light shines brightly at its fullest. The Moon is indeed one significant body to the Earth’s existence and all its living. Thanks that we have one! There are many reasons as to the Moon’s significance. In India, … Read more
Instead of binging on your outdoor bucket list – heading to the beach, snorkeling, diving, rock climbing, ziplining adventure, hiking, and an awesome road tripping, you chose to stay home. You are pretty sure that these outdoor activities will stay for a while in the bucket so you freshen yourself up and … Read more
The planet earth where we live and breathe is composed of multiple layers. Its inner layer is made up of liquid while the outer layer is solid in nature. The part where we live is called the earth’s crust.But this crust was not like this always. More than four billion years ago, … Read more
The runaway greenhouse effect on Venus can be blamed on carbon dioxide/CO2, which constitutes for about 96% of the planet’s atmosphere. The 250 kilometers thick and gaseous envelope of this peculiar planet has enough carbon dioxide to fill more than 1 billion fire extinguishers. Composed of molecules that have one atom of … Read more
Ripple marks are examples of a bedform that refers to piles of material that build up as the wind blows them across the ground. Wind, however, isn’t the only catalyst, though, as any fluid would do. That’s why you can also feel sand ripples at the bottom of lakes, streams, and sea. … Read more
Contrary to what most early astronomers and geodesist from the ancient past, our planet is not a perfect sphere. But, thanks to advancements in astronomy and geodesy (the branch of mathematics governing the shape and area of the Earth) during the 17th and 18th centuries, they were able to infer that the … Read more
The Dead Dea is the second saltiest body of water on the planet, and is also the lowest point on Earth, standing at 1,430 feet below sea level. Boasting a salinity of more than 30 percent, the lake water is around ten times saltier than most oceans. Its water has high density, … Read more
Before the correct estimation, the Earth has been weighed by several scientists around the world. However, its estimated weight was first calculated using an experiment conducted from 1797 to 1978 by an Englishman named Henry Cavendish. The scientist estimated that our planet weighs about five and a half times as much as … Read more