Science Fact of the Day 5.6.12

May 6, 2012

It takes 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of the Earth’s atmosphere to produce 1 atmosphere of pressure (what we feel at …

Would a straw work in space?

March 21, 2012

You may think you are “sucking up” liquid into your mouth when you are using a straw in your drink, …

March 17, 2011

On average, our bodies constantly resist an atmospheric pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch. Evolution has equipped you to …