Humanity

The queen has been living like a nun for 35 years
Polar Ayers 2012 account of how King Juan of Spain (who had not yet abdicated) and Queen Sofia had been separated for 35 years, meaning that Queen Sofia had lived like a nun for 35 years.
By Bar wall3 years ago in Earth
October Garden Jobs To Keep You Busy!
With the weather having noticeably cooled, and the clocks going back at the end of the month we're moving quickly towards winter! Frosts become a possibility depending where you are but it's still a lovely season for spending time in your garden!
By Jordan Catto3 years ago in Earth
Here are the most interesting discoveries made by humans during their almost 20-year stay aboard the ISS.
The Earth ceased to be the sole place in the universe that people could call "home" more than twenty years ago. Three men made history on November 2nd, 2000, when they became the first people to live outside of Earth. On the International Space Station (ISS), which had been launched two years earlier, Russians Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and Americans William Shepherd orbited the planet for 141 days. As of this writing in November 2020, 241 people from 19 different countries were living on the ISS.
By T MANJUNATHA3 years ago in Earth
How did the pocket wolf go extinct?
The pocket wolf used to be the largest marsupial carnivore that survived into modern times. Although its skeletal structure and physical appearance are similar to those of the gray wolf, and the pattern of its back fur resembles that of the tiger, taxonomically speaking, the pocket wolf belongs to neither the canine nor the feline family, and it is different from any of the extant carnivores in the northern hemisphere. Kangaroo wolves belong to the marsupial order, Kangarooidae. As we know, the wombat (koala), wombat, and various kangaroos living in Oceania are its "close relatives". The reason why the appearance of wolves and tigers is similar to that of wolves and tigers is that they reproduce in a similar natural environment, resulting in the phenomenon of "convergent evolution".
By Richard Shurwood3 years ago in Earth
The global fight against snake bites
"In the monsoon, the fields are overgrown with weeds," says Tukaram Rao, a farm labourer from the village of Rathnapuri in Karnataka, south-west India. "We have to walk out in the midst of those at night to turn on the water pump for the field. Sometimes if the water pipes are disjointed, we walk alongside the water pipe, feeling with our hands to fix it."
By Lonetoft3 years ago in Earth
Living through Ian. Top Story - October 2022.
My home is on Fort Myers Beach but I rode out the storm at my daughter's place in north Fort Myers. I am devastated, grateful beyond words, distraught, happy, sickened, relieved and overwhelmed. We lost so much and we have so much left. Time stands still, and time rushes by. The rollercoaster of emotions rocks you into sleep and back out. We are out of homes and jobs, but we are ALIVE. Barring a couple of acquaintances, everyone has checked in safe and ALIVE. Hence, the happy part. Many cannot say the same. Thinking of those that were not as lucky is the crippling sadness part. So many lives forever changed. So many lost. Lifetimes of treasures and keepsakes gone forever. For tens of thousands of people, memories are all that remain. For thousands of people, anticipation of happy news and fear of bad news still dominates their every thought. There is a strange mixture of hope and rebirth constantly overshadowed by fear, grief and uncertainty. It makes me feel guilty to feel happy and grateful, knowing how many don't get to feel that way right now.
By Bonita L Peterson3 years ago in Earth
Bacterial flagella have an engine-like "motor" on them
Most people are unfamiliar with the world of bacteria because they can not be seen directly by the human eye, but, in the world of living things, the bacteria domain occupies a fairly large category, and the reality is almost everywhere. Many bacteria have a very magical ability, for example, recently scientists have discovered that the flagellum of bacteria has a motor similar to an aircraft engine, its speed is very fast, up to thousands of revolutions per second, amazing or not?
By Stajila3 years ago in Earth
The origin of the invention of the atomic bomb
Why does the atomic bomb have such high energy? I believe this question can be answered by many friends, it is because the atomic bomb uses heavy nuclear fission, but a uranium-235 nucleus fission called barium-141 and the krypton-92 nucleus will lose a little mass, and this lost mass will be completely converted into energy by mass to energy conversion, and the formula is as follows.
By Lu Da3 years ago in Earth
The "monstrous product" of human transformation
If you want to choose the animal world in the bodybuilding champion, cattle in the "Schwarzenegger" Belgian blue cattle will be a popular candidate. Look at the name, it is known that this kind of cattle is native to Belgium, the Belgian blue cattle and ordinary cattle are not the same, their muscular, male cattle can grow to 1.2 tons of weight; and female cattle weigh 0.7 tons.
By Bar wall3 years ago in Earth
Jupiter has larger oceans than Earth
On January 8, 1610, Galileo, using an astronomical telescope of his invention, discovered the four large moons of Jupiter, which are Io, II, III, and IV.
By Stajila3 years ago in Earth
Island snakes 5 times more venomous than land relatives
Like all parts of the world, there are "snake islands" where snakes often impress with their incredible numbers and ferocious habits.
By Sukkning3 years ago in Earth
"Running out of ammunition
In her new book Count Down, Dr. Shana Swan of the Icahn School of Medicine says that declining sperm ratios and changes in sexual development are posing a danger as serious as the climate crisis. If the trend continues, the human race will run out of "ammunition" by 2045.
By Lu Da3 years ago in Earth