The Bloop The sound was powerful enough to be detected by listening stations more than 5,000 km apart. In 1997, undersea microphones opreated by the U.S. national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration detected an unusual ultra-low-frequency sound. The source of the osund was triangulated to a remote point in the south Pacafic Ocean west of the […]
We’ve all been there. You’ve invited a few friends over — or even house full of them — and have realized that you haven’t chilled your drinks right before your guests arrive. What you have on your hands is a true party emergency. So, how do you chill your drinks in time for you to […]
2. “Practice makes perfect.” It’s true that the more time your child devotes, the sharper his skills will become. However, this adage can ramp up the pressure he feels to win or excel. “It sends the message that if you make mistakes, you didn’t train hard enough,” says Joel Fish, Ph.D., author of 101 Ways […]
