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Are you still looking for a Christmas present? Try my book on some very fabulous women from science and history.
Fantastic Women: Stories of Women from Science and History, by Saima Baig, available on Amazon.
#history #science #christmas #christmaspresents🎁 #booksbooksbooks
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Ever wonder how Earth stays safe from harsh space weather? It all comes down to an invisible shield called the magnetosphere.
The magnetosphere is the region of space surrounding a planet where charged particles are managed by its magnetic field. In this animation, you can see
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Solar wind is a constant outflow of plasma, or charged particles, that escapes from the Sun and slams into our magnetic shield.
The Interaction: When the solar wind hits the magnetosphere, it creates a massive shockwave known as a bow shock. This collision deflects the...
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...dangerous particles away from the planet, keeping our atmosphere and life safe.
Without this magnetic defense system, space radiation would strip away our atmosphere.
#space #science #astronomy #earth #magnetosphere
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How does Earth stay safe from space weather? The Magnetosphere buff.ly/IrSKow3
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Ever wondered how the #Earth stay safe from #space #weather? It is because of The #Magnetosphere. #astrophysics #science 360onhistory.com/astrophysic…
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The Great Windmills of Nashtifan Iran That Still Function After 1000 Years. buff.ly/DpFLZWv #history #windmills #persia #iran #technology #ancienttechnology
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The June #Solstice is on the horizon. This is the #Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemishphere and the #Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere. Listen to our podcast on how they happen. buff.ly/dZAI5uf #summersolstice #junesolstice #wintersolstice #podcast
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Meanwhile, here is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Sun buff.ly/HJ29qXg
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Meanwhile, here is a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) on the Sun.
#sun #solar #cme #astronomy #science #coronalmassdejection
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The Arabian desert has been known as just that – a desert – including in archaeology. It was thought that there had been no iron-age activity in the area (the iron-age was around 1200 to 500 BC). buff.ly/wThLa6E #history #desert #desertkites #arabiandesert #arabia
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Let’s talk about solstice and equinox, what they are and how they occur. #podcast #episode #solstice #equinox buff.ly/ecX9FGl
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Happy Birthday to Mary Anning buff.ly/L3Eymdo
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Happy Birthday to Mary Anning. Born on May 21, 1799, she was the original fossil hunter, fossil dealer and palaeontologist, who became famous for her important finds. #fantasticwomen #maryanning #fossilhunter #paleontology 360onhistory.com/blog-posts/…
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This is the history of coffee, the second most traded commodity in the world. Like any other good story, there are legends and myths involved. It is said coffee was first brewed in Ethiopia and from there it travelled to Yemen. buff.ly/bYqojV9 #history #coffee #trade
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Speckled Wood Butterfly basking in the Sun buff.ly/bMFrGtc
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🦋 Meet the Speckled Wood Butterfly (Pararge aegeria)
A familiar sight in UK woodlands and gardens, the speckled wood butterfly is known for its warm brown wings dotted with creamy-yellow spots and distinctive eye-like markings. These “eyespots” help deter predators by ...
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One of their most fascinating traits? Their territorial behaviour. Males will fiercely defend sunny spots, chasing off rivals in quick aerial battles to win the best sunlit patch for attracting a mate.
Their caterpillars feed mainly on grasses, and they can have multiple ...
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...generations each year—meaning you might see them from early spring right through to autumn.
#SpeckledWood #ButterfliesUK #NatureLovers #WildlifeUK #Nature
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