Our planet is unique in every way

Earth is the only planet we know has life

For now, Earth is the only astronomical body on which life exists. A decade ago, it was estimated that there are about 8.7 million species of listed creatures (6.5 million on land, 2.2 million in water).
The number of species on Earth had previously been estimated at at least 3 million and at most 100 million, so a huge margin.

The Earth is thought to have formed 4.5 billion years ago, and life has been present on our planet for a long time. The physical properties of the Earth, its geological history and its orbit have allowed the existence and development of life for hundreds of millions of years.

Gravity is not the same everywhere on Earth

I was saying that the planet Earth does not have the shape of a perfect sphere, but a shape closer to an ellipse. In addition, the earth's soil is irregular and the mass of our planet is not evenly distributed.

This causes variations in the value of the gravitational field. Thus, for example, as we move from the equator to the poles, the intensity of the gravitational field gradually increases, although the difference is imperceptible to humans.

Earth is a planet of extremes

Our planet is full of contrasts. The variety of its geographical areas and its climate means, in practice, that each region has its own particularities.

There are several worthy candidates for the title of "hottest place on Earth," but one of the winners is Death Valley in the United States, where on July 10, 1913 the thermometer read 56.7 ° C.

At the other extreme is Antarctica. At Vostok station, on 31 July 1983, the measuring instruments indicated -89.2 ° C.

The largest living structure on planet Earth

The Great Barrier Reef, located off the coast of Australia, is the largest living structure on the planet, to the point that it is the only such creation that can be seen from space.

It stretches for more than 2,000 kilometers and hosts thousands of marine species. In 1981, it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The earth has its own shield of protection

The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield against the incessant bombardment of solar particles. This field stretches from the core of the Earth to the limit where the solar wind meets.

Among other things, the magnetic field also helps to orient some animals (especially during migrations) and ours, with the help of compasses.

New informations about the Dead Sea Scrolls

The famous Dead Sea Scrolls continue to generate riddles, decades after their discovery. A recent study concluded that at least one different technique was used to obtain one of them than the rest, an unknown technique, unheard of to this day. The parchment that attracted the attention of researchers, one of the most important in the collection, is one with an age of almost 2.000 years, which has been remarkably well preserved, despite the conditions in which it was kept and despite its size. of the largest. Found by the Bedouins in 1956, north of the Dead Sea, it was sold to an antique dealer. He did not keep it in the best conditions, but still wrapped it in cellophane and stored it in a shoe box, hidden under the floor, according to Science Alert. The "Temple Parchment", as he is known, has survived, but is currently the thinnest of the parchments (a collection of about 900 pieces). It is only one tenth of a millimeter thick. However, it was preserved, and the material ...

Giant ring dating 30 million years found in Bosnia

Archaeologists have discovered in the Pyramid of the Sun in Bosnia a ring, of gigantic dimensions, with an age of over 30 million years. An epochal discovery was made by archaeologists who explored the Great Pyramid of the Sun in Bosnia. It is a ring, extraordinarily large. The ring, made of solid iron, was subjected to laboratory analyzes, after which it was established that it is at least 30 million years old. Specialists claim that the ring, as well as other artifacts discovered in the pyramid, date from the era of the Pannonian Sea and belonged to a mysterious civilization. This civilization, as can be seen from the size of the artifacts, was one of giants. No defining aspect of this civilization is known, nor the moment when it appeared, nor its origin, nor how it disappeared. According to local legends, millions of years ago, on the current territory of Bosnia, there was a civilization of giants. They knew many secrets of technology and had high-performance aircraft. ...

Underwater pyramids discovered in the Atlantic Ocean near the Azores islands

In 2013, a colossal underwater pyramid was discovered near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The pyramid measures 60 m high and its base has an area of 8,000 square meters. The pyramid was discovered by an amateur sailor, Diocletian Silva While he was fishing on his yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, between the island of Sao Miguel and the island of Terceira, a strange signal was intercepted by his radar and so he made the epochal discovery. Diocletian Silva considers his discovery to be a vestige of Atlantis. He also says that the pyramid is identical to those in Egypt, having a perfectly regular shape and oriented towards the cardinal points. After the discovery, the Portuguese Hydrographic Institute of the Navy tried to determine if the pyramid was made by man or is the product of natural phenomena. In October 2015, divers sent to explore the area detected two other pyramids much larger than the previous one, these having a height of 120 m in height and a base of 20,000 square meters. ...

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