What is an hyperbola?
Hyperbola is a type of smooth curve lying in a plane, defined by its geometric properties or by equations for…
Great filter theory: why don’t we find extraterrestrial life?
According to the most recent estimates, the number of stars in the universe reaches the unfathomable number of 700 trillion….
The Rare Earth Hypothesis easily explained
The Rare Earth Hypothesis or Single Earth Hypothesis, in planetary astronomy and astrobiology, stipulates that the emergence of complex multicellular…
What are the basal ganglia?
Basal ganglia are a group of subcortical nuclei, of varied origin. In humans, and some primates, there are some differences,…
What is a Koch snowflake?
Koch snowflake is a fractal curve and one of the earliest fractals to have been described. It is based on…
Brain and universe: do they evolve in the same way?
Are there similarities between the human brain and the universe? If so, what are they and how are they produced?…
Introducing the nuclear chain reaction
Nuclear chain reaction occurs when one single nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more subsequent nuclear reactions, thus…
Quantum Entanglement: Simplifying the Science of Spooky Action
Einstein famously called it “spooky action at a distance”; the notion that obtaining information about one particle in an entangled…
Scientists have found evidence of ‘first planet outside the Milky Way!
Signals from the first planet outside our galaxy were seen 28 million light years away Scientists have found evidence of…
Learning about Mars
An international team of space researchers has learned more about the density of the Martian surface by analyzing data from…