Daily Archives: February 7, 2012

Did You Know That Earth Is Getting Lighter Every Day?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Deskarati

Earth is getting 50,000 tonnes lighter every year, even while 40,000 tonnes of space dust fall on our planet’s surface during the same period. So, why are we losing so much weight? Adding weight - Earth gains about 40,000 tonnes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Sciences | 4 Comments

US Navy to begin tests on electromagnetic railgun

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Deskarati

The Office of Naval Research (ONR)’s Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun program will take an important step forward in the coming weeks when the first industry railgun prototype launcher is tested at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials said Feb. 6. “This … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Leave a comment

New smaller ‘Corpse flower’ found but it’s just as smelly

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Deskarati

The famed “corpse flower” plant – known for its giant size, rotten-meat odor and phallic shape – has a new, smaller relative: A University of Utah botanist discovered a new species of Amorphophallus that is one-fourth as tall but just … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth Sciences, Wild Life | Leave a comment

The Merry Widow

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Deskarati

Vilja Song from the Merry widow performed by Sumi Jo The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) is an operetta by the Austro–Hungarian composer Franz Lehár. The librettists, Viktor Léon and Leo Stein, based the story – concerning a rich … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts | Leave a comment