The reason why a compass works is more interesting. It turns out that you can think of the Earth as having a gigantic bar magnet buried inside. In order for the north end of the compass to point toward theNorth Pole, you have to assume that the buried bar magnet has its south end at...
Bowdoin is only a 30-minute drive from Portland and a few miles from the ocean. Beyond its main campus, Bowdoin also has the Schiller Coastal Studies Center, a center for research and recreation located a few miles away on Orr’s Island. Want to get into Bowdoin? Learning as much as ...
in the midst of the craziness of the coronavirus, I am mourning something that might seem much smaller but that actually is massive: the passing of one of the best women I know. I pray that one day, I will have her love
Milankovitch cycles are periodic changes in the orbital characteristics of a planet that control how much sunlight it receives thus affecting its climate and habitability.
"Los Angeles, come scam me please / Emptiness never sleeps atClifton's 6 A.M./ With your bag lady friend and your mind descending / Stripped of the right to be a human in control / It's warmer in hell so down we go" Eleni Mandell ...
The Southwest will be hit particularly hard by climate-induced drought Just as with hurricanes, drought in the United States has gotten worse over the past few decades compared with virtually any other period on record, and the Southwest will likely be the hardest-hit region moving forward. 8 ...
I’ve been using F.lux for over a month and I can definitely tell the difference in the quality of sleep that I’ve been getting. The warmer colours tend to make me feel more relaxed which helps me fall asleep. Michelle Henry
As a digital nomad, I think it’s easy for me to get trapped in the job. The internet will always take as much time as you give it. I get stuck behind my computer and stuck in my itinerary, and I feel that Ihaveto go to X or do Y. I’ve forgotten how travel is always best...
LEE They're a bloody sight warmer than we are. FLEET Well if that's what it takes for us two to get warm, I'd rather not, if it's all the same. They both have a good laugh at that one. It is Fleet whose expression falls first. Glancing forward again, he does a double take...
If you do go with MH/HPS grow lights, you definitely want to make sure you’re getting the exact right lights for your space so you don’t pay for more light than you really need. HID lighting (HPS in particular) has another problem in that it’s much less popular than a it used...