Watching The World Change
A California county’s residents are severely stumped over the origin of a mysterious series of loud, floor-rattling booms that have been shaking their eardrums, and homes, several times a week for years now. “I thought it was thunder,” one El Dorado County resident reportedly said, while another postulated, “It’s definitely not thunder, too consistent. I…
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A “swarm” of earthquakes that touched off Sunday morning in southern California was still rolling along Monday afternoon, registering more than 300 small to moderate quakes that could be felt from Arizona to San Diego. The swarm is unusual and rare. During an earthquake swarm, an affected area experiences a rapid-fire series of temblors that…
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The ancient Greeks are involved with many scientific contributions, ways of thinking, and observations of the world. In this article, you will learn about the influences of the likes of Pytheas, Democritus, and Ptolemy. The Contributions of Pytheas Navigator and astronomer Pytheas was the first Greek to observe ocean tides by watching the waters of…
Ancient civilizations were pretty intelligent and observant for their time. They learned how to use nature, science, and other fields to their advantage. During these days, they also explored the importance of the Solar System with many scholars vying for recognition of theories concerning the planet, stars, moon and sun. In this article, you will…
Modern construction involves the building of towers, skyscrapers, new roads and tunnels that help people get from one point to another. Today, we have many kinds of machines to help with the dirty work that comes with construction. In this article, you will learn about some of the accomplishments of ancient Greeks, including the achievement…
The ancient Greeks had a great deal of influence in the advancement of Western world ”“ especially when it came to mathematics, education and philosophy. The culture offered the globe numerous inventions that are still in use or have been expanded upon over the years. In this article, you will learn more about ancient Greek…
Throughout the centuries, home remedies have played a significant role in the health and medicinal world of the past. In this article, you will learn about an interesting recipe that dates back to medieval times, as well as information on other traditions of the Middle Ages. 6. Home Remedies of Medieval Times During medieval days,…
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When you think of queens, one thought to arise is a royal that sits beside her king on thrones in a kingdom, but this was not the case with Queen Berengaria of Navarre. In this article, you will learn more about the circumstances surrounding a former queen of England, as well as other interesting facts…
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International nuclear inspectors will soon report that Iran has installed hundreds of new centrifuges in recent months and may also be speeding up production of nuclear fuel while negotiations with the United States and its allies have ground to a near halt, according to diplomats and experts briefed on the findings. Almost all of the…
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There could be a deadly killer in your home: the kitchen tap. Last year in Louisiana, two people died from a single-celled organism that thrives in warm, freshwater after using tap water for flushing their sinuses. The amoeba, known as Naegleria fowleri, can cause primary amoebic meningoecephalitis (PAM), which is fatal in 99 percent of…
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