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From unicorns in the Bible to becoming invisible by the practice of yoga, we do of course need extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims. Has...

I think I have discovered the solution to the three body problem.The first solution to the three body problem is to combine two gravitational bodies...

I'm getting closer to switching off altogether. More channels mean less to watch because of trailers, commercials and endless repeats. After the...

Came across this interesting device when it popped up as an answer on a cryptic crossword I was working on. Had to look it up and this is what I...

A collector of Waterloo artifacts recently revealed that he was likely in possession of Prussian bones from the battlefield in Plancenoit, where he...

Coming from the angle of a floating voter, I'd like to know why this political party has had more than its fair share of sleaze and scandal. ...

With a cylindrical habitat orbiting Earth to create Artificial Gravity (AG), how does a human experiencing AG not become nauseous. I imagine looking...

The deflection of starlight by the sun's gravity is one of the predictions of General Relativity made by Albert Einstein in 1915 and confirmed by Sir...

This is a question I wanted to ask someone who knows a little about engineering. I recently saw this Veritasium video on the “blackbird” a device...

I need to create a solution of oxygen and water with known concentration of oxygen. Both are mixed in a vessel where I can control and measure the...

In what is likely the most profound example of a "trial balloon", the Chinese have sailed a high-altitude helium balloon over the continental U.S....

Every 52 years the Maya, Aztecs, and other Mesoamerican civilizations anxiously waited for the time when the gods might return to destroy the Earth....

What do you mean you can't see Jupiter? (Looks out the window) I can see it clearly in the sky... unless you're in the southern hemisphere, in which...

I do admit to being a fan of this gentle practice. Now we have Dr Michael Mosley (health journalist) joining in. ...

How many have sent their DNA to one of those ancestry search businesses? Well I did and got my results yesterday. I was surprised to see it was...

The first thing that occurs to me is that the Earth would freeze while Saturn, first, would lose its rings because they are fragments of ice. And not...

Stern-Gerlach experiment is often seen as idealization of measurement. Using strong magnetic field, it makes magnetic dipoles (of e.g. atoms) align...

All my life and all the generations before have referred to God as He. Now it needs to change. ...

While back the question was raised re life deep inside the Earth and the issue of ultra slow cell division was mentioned. Found this TED Talk very...

Saw this on NOVA last nite. Excuse me if I get this wrong but from what I can tell it’s evolution laboratory style. Not fruit flies but proteins,...

AP News has released a wonderful article revealing a fabulous Roman home from the ruins of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. The first photo...

If they couldn't take off from the moon, no. Throughout the trip, several moments were contemplated to abort the mission, including the rescue of the...