Science Archives - Page 60 of 81

How do solar panels work?

(via TED Ed) The Earth intercepts a lot of solar power: 173,000 terawatts. That’s 10,000 times more power than the

(via Amusing Planet) Lake Taal on the island of Luzon, in the northern end of the Philippines archipelago, holds a

(via Neatorama) On the evening of October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, into

(via TED Ed) The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling

(via Popular Mechanics) Technology has always pushed up against preconceived ideas about how we live. Since the law is ostensibly

(via TED Ed) When a team of archeologists recently came across some 15,000-year-old human remains, they made an interesting discovery:

(via Popular Mechanics) In January 1945, just months before Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War Two, George S. Patton declared

(via TED Ed) Teflon was in the spacesuits the Apollo crew wore for the moon landing, in pipes and valves

(via Great Big Story) In a curious lagoon 12,000 feet above sea level, the water runs blood red. The Red

(via Nat and Lo) The internet is powered by over 300 heavy duty underwater cables that carry 99% of all

(via Great Big Story) The video game ‘E.T, The Extraterrestrial’ for Atari 2600 is considered one of the biggest flops

Siggi Rafn Hilmarsson is an Icelandic baker with an interesting technique. He buries his dough 16 inches underground where it