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Sciencing is where inquiring minds come to learn about the natural world in all its complexity. We break down complicated topics across the broad disciplines of science, engineering, and mathematics to answer questions as big as the 11-dimensional multiverse and as small as a charm-flavored quark. Curiosity welcome.

What Would Really Happen If The Earth Stopped Spinning

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4 hours ago
Don't Believe This Myth About The Spot Where The Atlantic And Pacific Ocean Meet
Sciencing - Eric James Beyer
You've likely seen the viral videos online: Two vast bodies of water, distinctly different in color, flowing side by side without mixing, as if …
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What Would Really Happen If The Earth Stopped Spinning
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As famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once explained in an interview on Larry King Now, "If you weren't seatbelt-buckled to the Earth, you would fall over and roll, 800 miles an hour, due east. It would kill everyone on Earth. People would be flying out of windows." So, the Earth's rotation suddenly stopping isn't an ideal scenario for humanity to continue thriving. Thankfully, scientists believe the chance of the Earth actually coming to a halt is essentially zero. But apart from...
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8 hours ago
The Chilling Concern Elon Musk Had About Google's Deepmind AI
Sciencing - Joe Roberts
Until recently, popular notions of AI informed by such pop culture artifacts as HAL 9000 from "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Skynet from "The …
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flipped into Science
1 day ago
How Many Seconds Are In A Day On Earth And Other Planets In Our Solar System
Sciencing - Tiffany Betts
As is general knowledge, we track a day on Earth as lasting for 24 hours, which amounts to 86,400 seconds. However, this is just the average time …
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1 day ago
Who Invented Chocolate And How Was It Made Then Vs. Now?
Sciencing - Elaine Todd
Whether you enjoy the occasional square of dark chocolate or have a candy bar with your morning coffee every day, it is hard to deny that chocolate …
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1 day ago
Astronomy Vs. Astrology Explained: Two Disciplines A Universe Apart
Sciencing - Joe Roberts
Since humankind has existed, so too has their fascination with the stars. Long before ancient people used the stars and planets to help them track …