Science

March 28, 2019

Interview: Backyard Astrophotographer Shares His Passion for Photographing the Moon

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has been dazzling us with his high-quality images of the moon and planets taken from his backyard. His meticulous attention to detail and unending patience mean that he's able to construct extremely high-resolution photographs that allow viewers to zoom in and see every nook and cranny of each celestial body's surface. His latest lunar photograph was shot over the course of 6 hours and took 1 TB of data.

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March 19, 2019

Scientists Show How They Were Able to Turn Back Time in New Study

Ever wish you could turn back the hands of time, even just for a few seconds? Time's arrow moves in just one direction, as dictated by the second law of thermodynamics. This law states that an ordered system will slowly devolve into chaos, but now quantum physicists from the United States and Russia have teamed up to prove that it is possible to inch backward thanks to the results of a new time reversal experiment.

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March 12, 2019

Ingenious Math Trick Allows You to Easily Calculate Percentages in Your Head

If you struggle with math, the idea of calculating percentages will probably send you into a mild panic. However, thanks to the wisdom of self-confessed “maths whizz” Ben Stephens, it might be easier than you think. Stephens recently tweeted a mind-blowing math trick on how to calculate percentages in your head. His surprisingly simple solution has now gone viral and left a lot of people wondering why it wasn’t taught at school.

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February 26, 2019

London Zoo Releases Fascinating X-Rays of Its Animals

While most of us have seen human x-rays, have you ever had the chance to see what your favorite animal looks like on the inside? The ZSL London Zoo is giving the public a small glimpse of what's underneath the surface of some of their animals by released a selection of animal x-rays taken during routine health checks. The zoo is home to 18,000 animals that undergo examination by an expert team of veterinarians.

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