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Climate explained: What is an ice age and how often do they …
WEBSep 28, 2021 · The most recent ice age is the one we are currently experiencing, the late Cainozoic-Quaternary Ice Age, which began around 34 million years ago with the glaciation of Antarctica. Between these ...
The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages - Phys.org
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Many people love the refreshing effervescence of a soda, champagne, beer or sparkling water. When you take a sip, the gas bubbles in the beverage burst, and the released gas tickles your nose. But ...
From 'biologically dead' to chart-toppingly clean: How the Thames …
WEBApr 21, 2022 · The Thames runs 229 miles from Kemble in Gloucestershire to Southend-on-Sea in Essex, where it flows into the North Sea. Where it bisects London, it has experienced pressures from expanding ...
Space News - Space, Astronomy, Space Exploration - Phys.org
WEBThe science behind splashdown—aerospace engineer explains how NASA and SpaceX get spacecraft safely back. For about 15 minutes on July 21, 1961, American astronaut Gus Grissom felt at the top of ...
What is carbon dioxide, anyway? How does it cause global warming?
WEBFeb 6, 2023 · How does it cause global warming? by Elizabeth Weise. Credit: CC0 Public Domain. Chemically, carbon dioxide is incredibly simple—it is just one carbon atom linked with two oxygen atoms. Together ...
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NASA selects futuristic space technology concepts for early study
WEBFeb 28, 2022 · The NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program fosters exploration by funding early-stage studies to evaluate technologies that could support future aeronautics and space missions. A new ...
What octopus and human brains have in common - Phys.org
WEBNov 25, 2022 · Octopuses have similarly complex "camera" eyes to humans. From an evolutionary perspective, octopuses are unique among invertebrates. They have both a central brain and a peripheral nervous system ...
Largest virtual universe free for anyone to explore - Phys.org
WEBSep 10, 2021 · An international team of researchers has generated an entire virtual universe, and made it freely available on the cloud to everyone. Uchuu (meaning "outer space" in Japanese) is the largest and ...