Brian May is not only one of the most famous guitarist of the world, but he’s also an astrophysicist. He finished the PhD in 2007 and recently he has contributed to an intersting book “Bennu: …
Brian May on climate change
PIECES of science
What is Precision Farming?
From the official site of the European Union: “Precision Farming (PF) is a management approach that focuses on near real-time observation, measurement, and responses to variability in crops, fields and animals. It can help increase …
Did the last Tonga eruption warm the Earth?
Tonga is the eruption of records! With its 146 Megatons of water vapour and gravity waves at sub-ionospheric heights not previously been observed propagating at this speed or over the whole Earth from a single …
From the sky to the sea: our glowing Universe
For the image: Image Credit & Copyright: Petr Horálek / Institute of Physics in Opava, Sovena Jani (https://www.petrhoralek.com/?p=23528) If you don’t have the opportunity to visit an astronomical observatory, the NASA website has an intersting …
Dogs suffer for their conspecific loss
Behavioural reactions towards a dead conspecific have been observed rarely in wild canids and there is no documented scientific evidence of grief in pet dogs. An Italian study analyses the behaviour of domestic dogs after …
A glass of “Juice” from the space
In this case Juice is not something to drink, the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, is the mission of the European Space Agency, travelling to discover Jupiter’s secrets. After a journey of approximately eight years, the …