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What happens to the subatomic debris that results from the awsome happenings in the universe. Do pi mesons and their chums just drift around 'til the end of time adding to the accumulating heaps of...
There appears to always be an even total of prime numbers between the powers of 4, eg: Between 0-4 TWO primes Between 4-16 FOUR primes Between 16-64 TWELVE primes Between 64-256 THIRTY SIX primes...
For interest only, the most electric place on earth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150810-the-most-electric-place-on-earth
So pleased I don't live there!...
My husband is a slim diabetic, following pancreatitis about 15 years ago. His blood-sugars have been controlled by diet + Metformin, but are now up (8.5). He has been issued with a low-glycaemic diet...
As a biology teacher, later to become a Headteacher, all the fun has been taken out of science thanks to HASAW; I used to dissect road kill; kids would do blood smears and had a load of creatures in...
For anyone interested. //"The discovery of GN-z11 shows us that our knowledge about the early Universe is still very restricted. Probably we are seeing the first generations of stars forming around...
Hi all, wondering if anyone could help me work something out. Is there a way of working out how long a tank full of water would last as steam? Say 350ml of water, and a rate of 40g/min, how long would...
From what I understand the earth revolves around the sun and the sun revolves around a black hole in the middle of the galaxy. In turn, apparently the black hole in the centre of the galaxy is also...
I've inherited a number of dried sea animals such as a starfish, sea-horse and a number of unusual shells. One of them is baffling me as far as identification is concerned and I wonder if anyone could...
All things being equal (which they never are), the volume of a body goes up in proportion to the cube of a linear dimension. The volume of a sphere of radius 2r will be 8 times the volume of a sphere...
Not a question, but something for anyone who's interested.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/gravitational-waves-einstein-s-ripples-spacetime-spotted-first-time...
I just heard on the news that life expectancy in England has risen to its highest level ever. The newsreader said that a man now aged 65 could now expect to live to 84. What does this mean? Does it...
Can it be explained in simple terms, the extent of impact of two vehicles in a head-on collision. Here's my scenario:- car A & car B are travelling in opposite directions, both are doing 50 mph (no...
Before NiMH batteries we had NiCd batteries. So I know there was nickel and cadmium involved. Why are 'they' so coy about NiMH batteries? What does the M stand for? Obviously, I know it stands for...