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Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is remotely located 2,000 miles off the coast of Tahiti. The original settlers of the island were Polynesians who migrated to the far-off land between 400 and 600 BC. They built many shrines and statues, called moai, from stones quarried throughout the island including a volcano site. Researchers still question exactly how the large stones were moved. The world is full of unsolved mysteries, some that invoke the supernatural.
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The Webb Space Telescope, Hubble's successor, will see in infrared, the light emitted by the farthest objects we can detect. Learn about Webb, its technology, and the science it will reveal.
10 Strange Things About The Universe
by Jeff Johnson The universe can be a very strange place. While groundbreaking ideas such as quantum theory, relativity and even the Earth going around the Sun might be commonly accepted now, science still continues to show that the universe contains things you might find it difficult to believe, and even more difficult to get your head around.
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25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions
A question that makes you think is worth asking… At the cusp of a new day, week, month, or year, most of us take a little time to reflect on our lives by looking back over the past and ahead into the future. We ponder the successes, failures and standout events that are slowly scripting our life’s story. This process of self reflection helps us maintain a conscious awareness of where we’ve been and where we intend to go. It is pertinent to the organization and preservation of our dreams, goals and desires.
A few weeks ago, my roommate and I took a quiz. It began simple enough, with questions concerning our heritage, families, and pets. A few more questions in, and we began disclosing our greatest fears, what we like and don't like about ourselves, and what our relationship is like with our mothers (very secure, in case you were wondering). Read More
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10 More Enigmas That Defy Explanation
by xsilverwingzx and Spacespacecow What is it about the bizarre and mysterious that piques our curiosity? It entertains our sense of wonder and excites our imagination, for sure.67% of Christians who visit this web site think abortion is morally wrong. 72% of women believe that torture is sometimes morally justified. What do you believe?
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Since the beginning of recorded time, and probably since long before that, the human body has been highly politicized, particularly in the areas of sexuality and reproduction. With the emergence of biotechnology, genetic modification, and the further refinement of psychopharmacology, we can expect further political polarization around the ethical issues these new options will raise. For example: should we genetically enhance our offspring in accordance with our cultural values, thereby significantly shaping their future in unpredictable ways before they’re even born? In our time, many of the political battles over the body revolve around reproduction, and therefore the rights of women.
10 Most Beautiful Geological Wonders
Our planet has some beautiful natural creations which are so amazing that its very hard to some-up everything in this post. Many of them were formed in a natural way, such as the eruption of a volcano or meteorite fall. Outside of Belize, a country in South America, is almost perfectly circular hole with a diameter of 0.4 km. The water depth in this hole -145 m, which gives it a deep blue color.
Martin's last words on phone: 'Get off' Trayvon Martin's girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying, "get off, get off" in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording of the girl's interview with a prosecutor released Friday. FULL STORY | What happened that night? | Photos: Zimmerman injuries, scene Find out about CNN's initiative to end modern-day slavery.
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Social Psychology Links by Subtopic Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Listed below are links to social psychology topics such as prejudice and discrimination, gender, culture, social influence, interpersonal relations, group behavior, aggression, and more.
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