A Close Encounter With Our Sun
The Solar Orbiter probe of ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA has captured never-so-close images of our star. On 26 March, from within the orbit of the planet Mercury, with…
The Incredible Story of the Immortal Jellyfish
Turritopsis dohrnii, a hydrozoan of the Oceanidae family, together with Turritopsis nutricula, is the only animal currently known to be able to rejuvenate or regress entirely to a state of…
The Arecibo Message: A 25,000 Light-Years Journey Before Being Delivered
The other night I watched a very interesting and full of suspense movie. The title is Cosmos, a 2019 sci-fi mystery film directed by Elliot Weaver and Zander Weaver. To…
A Solution to Slow Down Biological Aging: Walk Briskly
A brisk walk is about 3 miles an hour, which is faster than a stroll. You can tell you’re walking briskly if you can still talk but cannot sing the…
A close encounter with a Black Hole, so to speak
Black holes. They are not a rarity to look upon in terror. There are billions of them, of various types. They are scary, perhaps, but only because no one knows,…
The importance of testing the contamination levels in your tap water
In order to ensure that the tap water in your local area is safe to drink, you need to find out whether the contamination exceeds the normal levels. In most…
Soil contamination is a serious environmental problem that can affect you
You keep hearing about the importance of introducing fresh vegetables and fruits into your meals in order to maintain your health. However, since more and more organizations are pointing out…
World Biodiversity Day. How the decline in species threatens the functioning of the atmosphere, oceans, and forests.
The Earth is getting flatter. Don’t worry we are not referring to shady theories that deny the spherical shape of the Planet, but to a serious and crucial phenomenon for…
Guidelines for Announcing the Existence of Extraterrestrial Life
Our generation could realistically be the one to discover evidence of life beyond Earth. With this privileged potential comes responsibility. The magnitude of the question of whether we are alone…
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes is a popular science book about cosmology, the science of the laws that govern the universe, written by…