16 surprising facts about the Titanic

The Titanic was built to be the largest, most modern and most luxurious ship of the nineteenth century. But on her maiden voyage, Titanic met with tragedy and sank to the bottom of the ocean, creating the deadliest maritime accident in history. Here are some facts you might not know about the Titanic 1. The wreckage of the broken ship was found on September 1, … Continue reading 16 surprising facts about the Titanic

How many dog years equals a human year? Explanation of calculating the age of dogs

The basic premise is that each calendar year a dog lives is equivalent to seven human years at each stage of a dog’s life. But a new study shows that things are not so simple If your dog has been alive and kicking his paws for about a decade, the popular opinion is that he has aged like a human would at the respectable age … Continue reading How many dog years equals a human year? Explanation of calculating the age of dogs

The encounter between Neanderthals and modern man as told by their genomes

By analyzing genomes up to 40,000 years old, a team from the University of Geneva traced the history of migration between modern humans and Neanderthals About 40,000 years ago, the Neanderthals, who lived for hundreds of thousands of years in the western part of the Eurasian continent, retreated in favor of modern man, who came from Africa. This exchange was not sudden, and the two … Continue reading The encounter between Neanderthals and modern man as told by their genomes

The mysterious earthquake on Mars

An extraordinary measurement by a US lander and an international collaboration of all Mars satellites suggest that the neighboring planet is probably more geologically active than we thought. All the continents and seas of the Earth are placed on thin slabs of stone relative to the size of our planet, which are in constant motion on top of a vast layer of bubbling magma. In … Continue reading The mysterious earthquake on Mars