The deepest hole on Earth. Dug by the Soviets in competition with the US, the Kola Superdeep Borehole is “roughly one-third of the way through the outer crust to the mantle.” Sounds deep, I guess, but is that really the […]
The Spilhaus Projection. This unique map shifts focus to the vast expanse of oceans, unifying them as one continuous body and centering Antarctica, offering a much-needed perspective on our Earth’s waters. ~ learn more
“We’re talking about $20 decillion US dollars. That’s a two followed by 34 zeros, or $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.” ~ learn more
“We’ve scaled the complete timeline of our Earth’s life into our first animated movie! Every second shows about a million years of the planet’s evolution. Hop on a musical train ride and experience how long a billion years really is.” ~ learn […]
“He offered lessons and advice for investors today, and of course he shared his speech on the virtues of Costco once again (among other favorite investments).” ~ learn more
A recent survey of 99 coral reefs found 500k species, which is kind of a lot. “The immense diversity of the microbes on the reefs may offer “ecological insurance” for coral, fish and other inhabitants, Pierre Galand, a researcher at […]
Adam Mastroianni might have discovered a new human bias. Then, he did something very rare in the scientific community: he self-published his research. Then he wrote this post explaining why peer review, “the greatest scientific experiment in history failed”. His […]
“Scientists have discovered a completely new branch on the tree of life. This “supergroup” contains an incredibly diverse range of predatory microbes that are extremely different genetically from any other form of life on Earth.” | learn more
This is the story of trees coming back to Niger after they were cleared to make way for orderly crops. It didn’t come about with a new planting initiative. Instead, the people stopped pulling out stumps and let them grow […]
“It is very counter-intuitive to see how “bad” ideas are in fact extremely valuable: not only do they highlight why the good ideas are better, but they also sometimes show that the “good” ideas are in fact wrong. Arguing that […]