Jakarta – For those living in the Northern Hemisphere, the chirping of birds and the recent blooming of flowers are good signs that spring has arrived. A new video released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows a stunning picture of seasonal changes occurring on Earth. A high-speed video stitches together footage of … Read more
Jakarta – As far as astronomers who study the observable universe know, only about 5% is made up of matter. The rest, or most of it, consists of dark matter or dark matter (around 27%) and dark energy (around 68%). Dark matter is invisible matter that does not emit its own light and only interacts … Read more
Jakarta – Planet Earth still full of mystery. The more we delve into its formation and composition, the more fascinated and surprised we become. One of the surprising episodes in Earth’s history was the Carnian Pluvial period, during which it is believed that our planet received continuous rain for millions of years. Rain that falls … Read more
Jakarta – When the United States (US) dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945, the Japanese city was engulfed in a powerful fireball that killed around 140 thousand people and vaporized the Earth and its infrastructure. Seventy years later, scientists found debris from a nuclear explosion in the form of glass balls scattered … Read more
Jakarta – As Africa and Eurasia slowly collide, the rumbling of the Earth provides a seismographic picture of what was once part of our planet’s surface, which now lies upside down deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea. Spain is particularly prone to rare, deep earthquakes, and a new study suggests that these overturning tectonic plates may … Read more
Jakarta – Ecologists have discovered new evidence that the Pacific Ocean plate is riddled with major faults. This condition is caused by the plate slowly drifting westward and diving into the Earth’s mantle. The researchers believe that their findings, if accurate, have the potential to redefine what we previously understood about how our planet works. … Read more
Jakarta – We know that the Earth rotates on its axis. However, what would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning? Have you ever imagined it before? Launching Science Alert, Monday (5/2/2024), the first thing that happens is of course that you will be thrown far to the east at a speed of around 1,673.72 … Read more
Jakarta – Researchers at Ohio State University have analyzed ice cores from Nevado Huascarán, the world’s highest tropical mountain, located in the central Peruvian Andes. Ice from these mountains reveals important climate records. This study, which is the first to examine ice cores from this mountain peak, provides unprecedented insight into the climate history of … Read more
Jakarta – About two billion years ago, a asteroid fell near present-day Johannesburg the largest crater in the world currently known. Initially, the impact caused the Earth’s surface to crack 60 miles wide, but the crater grew to three times wider as its walls collapsed and the rocks beneath it began to bounce. Scientists say … Read more
Jakarta – In the twilight of the Cretaceous Period, 86 million years ago, volcanic fissures in what is now South Africa rumbled. Beneath the surface, magma from hundreds of kilometers away shoots upwards, crushing rocks and minerals and bringing them to the surface in reverse avalanches. Quoted from Live Science, Wednesday (17/1/2024) in 1869, the … Read more