Is everything made on Earth made up of things from Earth?
Nope! There’s actually a really good historical example of this. Before humans knew how to extract iron from iron ore (which occurred around 1,200 BCE) a few groups…
Where is the highest concentration of gold on Earth?
The mines with the highest concentration of gold in the world are rocks around submarine hydrothermal vents around Aogashima in the Izu Islands. The average concentration of gold…
How does the Earth orbit the sun without losing energy?
Physics is hard to understand because it violates everyday observation, intuition, and common sense. Take “Newton’s First Law” as an example. It states that an object in motion…
Has the Earth ever had more than one moon in history?
Around 4.5 billion years ago, when the Solar System was brand new, Earth shared its orbit with another planet. This planet, Theia, was about the size of Mars….
What is the strangest place on Earth?
If you’re European and go grocery shopping, you’ll notice that around half of the fruits and vegetables available at any supermarket are from Spain. No shocker here, as…
Pangaea: Will the continents on Earth once again form a “Pangea” millions of years from now?
For starters, Pangaea isn’t even the earliest supercontinent, only the most recent. Before Pangaea, was Pannotia. Before Pannotia, was Rodinia. Before Rodinia, was Columbia. And before Columbia, was…
What causes the Earth to vibrate at a frequency of 7.83Hz?
The vibration of Earth at a frequency of 7.83 Hz is known as Schumann resonance – named after the German physicist Otto Schumann (1888-1974), who predicted and mathematically described the…
For billions of years Earth was uninhabitable. Is it possible that planets in our solar system are going through similar phases and will in the far future be able to sustain life?
Earth was created 4.5 billion years ago. Life started almost immediately as Earth cooled enough and is likely around 4 billion years. The Early Earth was a very…
What happens if the sun rises from the west?
This means earth is rotating from west to east. lets make 2 cases. but if this thing happens quickly then every thing goes down. currently everything connected to…