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The Unlikely Astronomer: How Harriet Tubman's Quest for Freedom Led Her to the Cosmos
In an era far removed from the technology and digital wonders of today, I, Harriet Tubman, found myself embroiled in a series of unlikely and comical events that would inexplicably tether my legacy to the cosmos. You see, long before my name became synonymous with the Underground Railroad, I harbored a secret, passionate curiosity for the stars above. This narrative recounts the peculiar and chucklesome path that led to my unexpected contribution to the article on the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO).
By ScienceStyled2 years ago in FYI
WHAT BIG AND SMART MINDS CAN DO
During the 1800s, not long after American whaling ships started working in the North Pacific, a fascinating pattern arose. Whalers saw a 58% drop in their effective strikes inside only a couple of years. Sperm whales in the locale had out of nowhere become a lot harder to kill. By and large, when hunters like orcas are close by, sperm whales safeguard their generally powerless by framing cautious circles at the surface. Yet, this conduct made them powerless to whaling ships. It appears to be that sperm whales in the North Pacific were some way or another ready to adjust to this reality rapidly.
By Teresa Wanjiku2 years ago in FYI
Camouflage
You can’t go against nature, you’ve to act according to it. The animal world is a perfect example of this saying. They try to cope up with the extremities coming to haunt them each day. To stand firm against the face of death and facing them with an open heart, is in their nature. Human beings always have something for their redressal. Animals don’t. They change themselves to live in this beautiful world. Camouflaging is one of the biological ways which helps them to survive in their animal world.
By Rahab Kimondo2 years ago in FYI
Animal Adaptations.
When the weather gets cold, you put on a coat to keep warm. If it’s hot, you wear a hat or fan yourself to cool down. Those are both ways of adapting to your habitat. While animals don’t have clothes, they do have built-in ways of keeping the right temperature and protecting themselves in the habitat they live in.
By Rahab Kimondo2 years ago in FYI
Bioluminescence In Animals
Bioluminescence is the production of light by a living organism via a chemical reaction. Bioluminescent animals are a wonder of nature. From the common firefly to deep-sea dwellers that are rarely seen by humans, the diversity of creatures that can emit light is astonishing.
By Rahab Kimondo2 years ago in FYI
Confucius and the Elemental Adventure: Unraveling the Cosmos with Humor and Wisdom
In the tranquil chambers of my ruminations, where thoughts frolic like merry children, I stumbled upon an oddity of marvel — a grid, a chart of sorts, stranger than any scroll or painting in my vast collection. This, my keen disciples, was the periodic table of elements, a peculiar arrangement not of kingdoms or stars, but of the very essence of the cosmos, parsed into its fundamental components. As I gazed upon this curious arrangement, a revelation struck me, bright as the noonday sun over the western hills: here lies not merely a scientific apparatus, but a pathway to profound understanding, a reflection of the Dao (the way) in its purest essence.
By ScienceStyled2 years ago in FYI
