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If there is a billion-year-old advanced civilization in the universe, how terrible would it be?
The scientific community generally believes that the universe was born about 13.8 billion years ago, and according to scientists' estimates, rocky planets were already prevalent in the universe about 10 billion years ago. And we all know that the Earth is a rocky planet, only the Earth is lucky enough to happen to have a series of natural conditions favorable to life, and because of this, life on Earth can live and eventually evolve into human civilization.
By Deljewitzki4 years ago in Earth
The Earth has had a 2 million-year rainy season, what was the cause?
The Earth's crust not only provides us with solid ground to stand on but also preserves various traces of the Earth in the past. By studying the strata formed in ancient times, we can learn from them what the natural environment of the Earth was like in the distant past.
By Fei Fei4 years ago in Earth
Where do all the planets swallowed by black holes end up?
The gravitational force of black holes is so strong that they can swallow any matter known in the universe, even if they are huge planets, as long as they enter the "sphere of influence" of black holes, they also cannot escape the fate of being swallowed. Here we will talk about this topic.
By Apostolakis4 years ago in Earth
Is there a possibility that there is a planet hidden behind the sun
The sun is the center of the solar system, and all known planets in the solar system, including the Earth, are revolving around the sun under the sun's gravity.
By Carlo Phil4 years ago in Earth
The unearthing of Ireland's mysterious naked sweathouses
Naked and sweaty, they laid inside grass-covered stone igloo-like structures in the remote fields of Ireland. Some were ill, others may have been having hallucinations, hatching plans to distil illegal alcohol or imagining they were the Vikings who once raided this country. By the time these addled folk emerged from the structures back into the fresh air of 19th-Century Ireland, they had been through a jarring mental and physical journey. One that still holds many mysteries.
By Seamons Mahall4 years ago in Earth
Stunning cabins and hideaways around the world
hat do rural cabins give us that we can't get at home? They're smaller than many permanent dwellings, and are likely to be more basic in their furniture, fixtures and fittings. But these perceived downsides are part of what makes them so attractive. They present a break from normal life, giving inhabitants access to a different way of being. "We are all longing for a 'third place' (somewhere that's neither our workplace nor home) which allows us to be a different person," says Robert Klanten, publisher and CEO of Gestalten, citing the kaffeehaus – or coffee shop – in the 1920s; the local bar in the 1960s; the club in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, he believes, the third place is a cabin. "We may unwind and recharge and eventually become a different person for a while or for good."
By Lonetoft4 years ago in Earth
The rebirth of Tasmanian indigenous culture
Among the sand dunes that line Tasmania's north-east coast, a campfire burns. Carleeta Thomas stands beside the fire, tending the muttonbird that cooks in the flames, surrounded by a series of wooden sleeping pods dotted through the scrub.
By Gay4 years ago in Earth
ECOSYSTEM STABILITY DETERMINED BY TWO SIMPLE FACTORS
I live in a part of Canada’s Province of Ontario called the Headwaters. Four of the major rivers that feed the Great Lakes begin their course in the highlands around here.
By David Morton Rintoul4 years ago in Earth
The downsides of a 'wipe-clean world'
t is impossible to underestimate the enormous impact that plastic has had on our daily lives over the past century or so. The expansion of global communications, the electrification of our homes and space exploration would have all been unthinkable without it. The streamlined aesthetic of the 1930s and the futuristic shapes of the 60s would have taken very different forms. Yet a product once associated with progress and revolutionary design potential is now considered toxic, polluting our oceans and causing untold damage to marine and human health. In the exhibition Plastic: Remaking Our World, the Vitra Design Museum explores how plastic became so omnipresent, and encourages us to think about more considerate production and use. The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is also addressing the issue in It's Our F***ing Backyard, which looks at products already on the market as well as experimental works.
By Lonetoft4 years ago in Earth
Designed to Last: 10 of the world's most ingenious buildings
"The shifts in how we live and work have radically altered our cities," writes Ruth Lang in new Gestalten book Building for Change: The Architecture of Creative Reuse. "The spatial demands of working patterns have been utterly transformed over the past 50 years." Many of our buildings could last for 50, or even 100, years; yet "fashion and changing patterns of use often curtail this lifespan, which sometime barely stretches to a decade". Instead of abandoning these structures, however, designers are developing innovative solutions "which find value in the buildings that have been left behind… in place of our obsession with newness".
By Gu Wei Di Qi4 years ago in Earth
Ian
If there's one thing you can count on in Florida during the warmer months of the year, it's storms. We are no stranger to perturbed tourists doling out abusive rants about our daily downpours ruining their vacations. God bless our theme park workers who get to stand there explaining to these people that the rides are closed for their safety while there is lightning popping all around, but I suppose that is a small price to pay to live in what many would describe as paradise.
By Sissi Smith4 years ago in Earth
After the Storm
Like many people, but not all, as hurricane Ian slowly approached the southwest portion of Florida on September 26, 2022, we decided to evacuate.
By Margaret Brennan4 years ago in Earth