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Astrology Scope
• Most advanced and up-to-date Celestial Calculations by Jean Meeus - also used by NASA • Music by Travis Fitzsimmons • Uranographia drawings by Johannes Hevelius, Uranographia 1690 A.D.
Solar System Scope
• Most advanced and up-to-date Celestial Calculations by Jean Meeus - also used by NASA • Music by Travis Fitzsimmons • Spanish version by Ignacio Díez • Portuguese version by Rodrigo Ottero (special language characters are not supported) • Russian version by Sergey Leonov
'Tis better to give than to receive? Life scientists find that giving support offers health benefits -- to the giver
ScienceDaily (Nov. 9, 2011) — Providing support to a loved one offers benefits to the giver, not just the recipient, a new brain-imaging study by UCLA life scientists reveals.Alternate Sleep Cycles | High Existence
Most people only think that there is one way to sleep: Go to sleep at night for 6-8 hours, wake up in the morning, stay awake for 16-18 hours and then repeat. Actually, that is called a monophasic sleep cycle , which is only 1 of 5 major sleep cycles that have been used successfully throughout history. The other 4 are considered polyphasic sleep cycles due to the multiple number of naps they require each day. How is this possible? How is this healthy?
The Scale of the Universe
Zoom from the edge of the universe to the quantum foam of spacetime and learn the scale of things along the way! Learn the size of the Pillars of Creation and marvel at the minuscule scale of a neutrino!