I would hope that we would assume at this point that nothing lasts forever. Not even our atmosphere is going to be sitting around until the end of time. With the atmosphere gone then well, there goes us, too. It turns out that anyone who fears this scenario has a semi-rational fear since we are losing atmosphere all the time, but total depletion won’t happen in our lifetime. ”Our”, meaning, the human race.
MinuteEarth explains that the process is very slow and chances are we’ll be long gone before its ever complete. One day a distant traveler will look at our planet and wonder, was there ever life there?
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Chris Hadfield has been known to make some pretty awesome videos and take some pretty stellar shots from his perch up in the International Space Station (ISS) and this photo is no exception. Continue Reading
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Time travel has always been an iffy concept. For the most part it wouldn’t make sense. There are infinite loops, reasons for things or people to explode, diseases and many others that wonderfully described in this Glove and Boots video.
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High speed cameras really offer scientists the opportunity to really observe their craft in more detail than ever before. Lightning is a perfect example of something that really requires this type of technology to really observe every little bit of activity involved in the natural phenomenon. Lightning is so fast that when you capture it in front of an american flag, the flag seems to stop while the lightning seemingly strikes at full speed.
The video shows you what it’s like to see lightning at 11,000 frames per second and it’s quite a show! Lightning physicist Vladislav Mazur and meteorologist Tom Warner takes us through a lightning strike from start to finish seen in more detail than ever before.
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ASAP Science takes on Multiple Sclerosis by helping others to better understand what it is and why there are so many run/walks being held to raise awareness.
In short, MS is an inflammatory disease where the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged. It’s currently untreatable, which is why it’s such a big deal. Spreading knowledge of what the disease could help create a cure, so be sure to support your support local run/walk for MS.
ASAP Science literally draws it out for you and explains science in very basic ways. It’s a great series to check out if you haven’t heard of it.
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A two tower apartment complex with 400 residents in Milan is close to be complete as a vertical forest. The face of the building will be covered with 730 trees, 5,000 shrubs, and 11,000 perennial plants. It is expected to have the same ecological impact as 10,000 square meters of forest.
The plants will also provide insulation for the residents. A pretty cool story.
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Emil Johansson, a devoted Tolkien fan and aspiring chemical engineer, put together The Periodic Table of Middle Earth. The standard chemical elements have been replaced with characters from Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
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Gizmodo shared a great story about how football helmets are tested for concussions.
A group of scientists proved that modern football helmets are better than the old leather ones. That would seem obvious, but they have a device that they used for testing this data and it’s pretty crazy.
Scientists associated with Virginia Tech found that 10 modern helmets performed much better at reducing the force brought onto the skull from various types of impact. The results improved concussion risk from 45 to 96%! We would hope that’s true, since the leather helmets are 80 years old. Still good to know.
Gizmodo writes:
The study was undertaken, presumably, to combat the idea that helmets are totally ancillary to preventing brain injuries in football, and are only meant to protect the skull. Even though it’s finally commonly accepted that chronic brain trauma is a a pervasive issue in football, how to address it still draws heated debates.
The test basically shows that smaller impacts, as well as large ones, will not cause as much damage with the newer helmets. VT has run previous studies rating all helmets currently in use, and provides the definitive and widely cited database of ratings.
Gizmodo has more details about sensors and such, plus a neat .gif image to start things off.
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Thousands of meteorites have collided with the Earth since 2500 BC. 34,513 have been recorded, only 1,042 have been seen falling.
BOLIDES is an attempt to visualize and explore the meteorites that have collided with the Earth. The infographic focuses on those that have been seen in that timeframe.
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ISS Commander Chris Hadfield has shown us some pretty informative videos about his times in space, but he certainly knows how to have a little fun as well. Fun with gas masks, specifically.
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