Gravity Wraps Time

Gravity Wraps Time

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article   Scientists have used a new atomic clock to measure time dilation, the slowing of time due to gravity, over the shortest distance yet—just one millimeter. This phenomenon,...
Watch Eclipse 2024 on April 8 from Anywhere in the World

Watch Eclipse 2024 on April 8 from Anywhere in the World

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for the original article. Eclipse 2024 will occur on April 8, and the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics is offering a comprehensive livestream for those outside the path of totality or...
The Origin of the Recycling Symbol

The Origin of the Recycling Symbol

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for access to the main article. The recycling symbol was designed in 1970 by Gary Anderson, a senior at the University of Southern California, for a contest sponsored by the Container Corporation of America....
Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog

Water beetles can live on after being eaten and excreted by a frog

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article A water beetle species, Regimbartia attenuata, can survive being eaten by a frog by traversing the frog’s digestive tract and emerging alive from the other end. This remarkable...
R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling

R2-D2 Impression by a Talented European Starling

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. A European starling named Jabber has gained attention for its perfect imitation of the Star Wars droid R2-D2. Known for their exceptional mimicry skills, European starlings can...
Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row

Why the Greeks could hear plays from the back row

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. The ancient Greek theatre of Epidaurus is renowned for its exceptional acoustics, allowing performers to be heard clearly from almost 60 meters away. New research by Nico Declercq...
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