Ice presents a small everyday mystery. A cold pavement can be dangerously slippery even when the air temperature is far below freezing, while many other crystalline solids are perfectly easy to walk on. A steel skate can glide across a rink...
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An old tree can carry the shape of an injury long after the branch that caused it has disappeared. A swollen collar may surround the site of a lost limb. Growth rings can bend around the old...
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Ask a modern AI system about a breaking scientific discovery and the answer may arrive with links to a university, a journal and a newspaper. It can feel as though the model has opened the i...
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Apollo Guidance Computer vs. Modern Computers: What’s the Real Difference? In 1969, NASA sent astronauts to the Moon using a spacecraft controlled by a computer with less power than today...
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Was the Apollo Computer Really Powerful Enough to Go to the Moon? One of the most fascinating facts about the Apollo Moon landings is how little computing power was available at the time....
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Hey, so the other night I heard someone talking about a "Pink Moon" and I was totally confused. Is it actually pink? Like, bubblegum pink? It sounded like something out of a fairy tale! O...
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Hey, so the other night I heard someone talking about a "Pink Moon" and I was totally lost. Is it actually pink? Like, flamingo pink? It sounded like something out of a dream! Okay, so le...
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"Hey, what's the deal with this Pink Moon thing I keep hearing about?" Good question! Picture this: spring is finally in the air, and the first shy flowers are popping up, painting the me...
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The story of the Colosseum in Rome - The Colosseum of Rome, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is one of the largest and most famous monuments of antiquity, representing one of the high...
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