I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on what this could mean when applied to any number of processes... I'm told we are able to contain subatomic particles and allow them to become 'entangled,'...
How did life start? Here's what I know roughly; ~ Big Bang: energy condensed to form nuclei, which formed atoms of Hydrogen; ~ Stellar furnaces: clouds of Hydrogen collapsed under gravity to form the...
Hi, My very first question, if this site returns the educated, logical people to answer this for me, there may well be more to follow. Einstein showed us that time and space were one and that space...
I fear I'm using the minds of AB before picking up a book again, but from my limited exposure to literature and documentaries of Quantum Mechanics Uncertainty Principle, I have hit a philosophical...
There have been several posts, over the years, on the value of DNA testing for the determination of the guilt of a potential suspect. TV series and various stories in papers have tended to reinforce...
How do Astronomers know that there are as many stars in the universe as there are grains of sand on the earth ?
Also how do they know that the milky way is a spiral galaxy ?...
Why do Segulls come inland in the winter months ? My friend told me its because there is no food to be had at the beach. Surely, they can still get fish from the sea....
I read in a research paper that the total length of roots of a maize plant was 5 km. It is true that there are thousands of root hairs which you can see under a optical microscope but being as they...
Cannot believe this. I went to Goa and a fistful of sand must have contained thousands
Imageine the whole beach content? Is there any scientific method used to calculate the theory?...
I watched the BBC series 'Genius of Invention' recently and it got me thinking of how Britain came to rule the seas, how we started and dominated the industrial revolution, and how we came to create...
The scenario is that Scotland has become independent and insists that the nuclear submarines be removed from her waters. You, as a member of the remnants of the UK, must answer the question - Where?
Can someone please explain why we can use mathematics to calculate blueprints for architecture, shape and age of the universe, the fastest possible design for an F1 car and the change you get from a...
It's only my first day on The Answer Bank and my two deeply perplexing questions were intelligently addressed and I'm thoroughly enjoying the banter. So here's one that's always intrigued me......