Why are male polar bears afraid of walruses?
Let’s take a look at our two contestants: – The polar bear, the biggest and heaviest living land carnivore on earth, weighs at around 450 kg (992 lbs),…
What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a Mongolian Yurt?
I think I can answer this. I’ve lived in Mongolian ‘gers’ (the Mongolian name for yurts) longer than most Mongolians and I’m British. My Mongolian wife and I…
Is the Phaethon asteroid going to make an impact with Earth on December 17th?
Yes it absolutely will, but not this year! Sometime, maybe on December 17th, or thereabouts in some undetermined year in the future it will definitely hit Earth and…
Does the US President’s car have gadgets worthy of a James Bond movie?
Nicknamed “The Beast,” the American president’s limousine is full of surprises. Besides its power and the fact that it is fully armored, it has the following options: -The…
What’s the smartest thing ants have been observed doing?
When I was still at university I set up an anthill between two sheets of glass, so that I could observe the behavior of ants in their daily…
Do cats really think we are cats too?
Paul Leyhausen, a scientist who studied the behavior of cats (wild, domestic, big and small) concluded that they have three ways of classifying other animals: as prey, as…
If Jupiter were the same distance away as the Moon, what would we see from Earth?
The moon is 384,400 km or 238,900 miles from Earth and has a diameter of 3,474 km or 2159 miles. We observe the moon as just over 1/2…
What is the logic of Fahrenheit?
At Celsius, water turns into ice below 0°, logical, right? However, the logic of Fahrenheit escapes me and why people continue to use it in the USA while…
If the Universe is supposed to be 13.7 Billion years old, why then has the James Webb telescope discovered a Galaxy that is 32 billion light years away?
A: Patience, young pup! James Webb Space Telescope is not online yet. July 12th is the date when it starts to deliver. You seem to be referring to…
From an engineering standpoint, is there a theoretical limit to the maximum height of a skyscraper?
Yes, but we’re a long way from reaching it. The world’s tallest building is currently the Burj Khalifa, at 830 meters. In 1995, the Japanese proposed a mega-skyscraper,…