Tag: earth
5 Steps To Preserve Our Diverse Terrains On World Environment Day
This World Environment Day, take out some time to assess the damage that humankind has caused to the ecosystems that surround us. It is still not too late to reverse this damage, and some simple measures can go a long way in improving the conditions of the diverse terrains that occupy our planet. Th ...
This Is What Would Happen If Humanity Suddenly Disappeared
We all might believe that we are what keeps the world spinning, but we couldn't be more wrong. The fact is that planet Earth would do so much better without us. That might sound pessimistic and destructive, however, by looking at the way nature operates this is the truth. Many of us have probably on ...
High Tech Wind Chimes Receive Real Time Solar Wind Data From NASA
It seems as though even something as simple as wind chimes cannot escape the touch of technology. In this case, it's a good thing because these high tech wind chimes are fantastic. They basically allow you to listen to the solar wind in real time. Since there is no sound in space, it's the first tim ...
![10 Places To Visit Before They Vanish Off The Earth [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/10-places-to-visit-infographic-optimized.jpg "10 Places To Visit Before They Vanish Off The Earth [Infographic]")
10 Places To Visit Before They Vanish Off The Earth [Infographic]
Everything in life is in a constant state of change, and that includes our planet. The landscape of the earth looks very different now compared to what it looked like thousands of years ago. As a result of climate change and other factors, it continues to change a tiny bit each day. There are some p ...
The 7th Grade Science Project That Put Hello Kitty In Space
Hello Kitty is everywhere these days, and now she can add space to her list of travel destinations. This is all thanks to a 7th grader who put Hello Kitty in space for her class science project. The video of her and her Hello Kitty stuffed animal have gone viral, and I sure hope her teacher gave her ...
![How Much Money Would It Cost For You To Live On Mars? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cost-of-living-on-mars-optimized.jpg "How Much Money Would It Cost For You To Live On Mars? [Infographic]")
How Much Money Would It Cost For You To Live On Mars? [Infographic]
People have always been fascinated by the thought of traveling to Mars. Whenever I think about what it would be like to live on Mars, I am reminded of the original 1990 movie Total Recall. Lately though, it seems like people are even more interested in learning about the planet that some people will ...
World’s Oldest Rock Found…It’s 4.4 Billion Years Old & Tiny
If you are wondering why that picture is so blurry, it's because it's magnified so much. The world's oldest rock was recently found in Australia, and it's the size of a grain. It's about as wide as a human hair, and this 4.4 billion year old "rock" is turning out to be quite significant as far as pr ...
![We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/doomsday-events-that-never-happened-optimized.jpg "We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]")
We’re Alive! Why The Doomsday Prediction Was False [Infographic]
In the U.S. alone, we have a pretty strong history of doomsday predictions. This has been a phenomenon we've engaged in for centuries. Predicting the end of the world seems to be a favorite pastime for everyone from religious leaders to astronomers to self-proclaimed prognosticators. The trouble is, ...
Mars Rover & Higgs-Boson Nominated For TIME’s Person Of The Year
With the Mars Curiosity Rover mission by NASA and the discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle by CERN, it has certainly been a banner year in science. These two marquee projects came to the fore in big ways this year. They have opened doors to our universe that we could have only imagined a few short ...
Spectacular Sea Salt Formations From The Lowest Place On Earth
I saw these absolutely stunning natural tapestries on BoingBoing a few days ago, and since I've thought about them several times since then, I wanted to share them with you today. I've traveled a lot around the world, but I don't know much about the Israel or the Palestine area. I should ask my Twit ...
![A Lap Around Our Beautiful Planet In Time Lapse [Video]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Earth-Lap-Time-Lapse-Video-1-optimized.jpg "A Lap Around Our Beautiful Planet In Time Lapse [Video]")
A Lap Around Our Beautiful Planet In Time Lapse [Video]
Planet Earth, the ball suspended in space that we will most likely call home for the remaining days of our lives. What do we really know about her? Do we know enough to appreciate her splendor and her grace? Most of us take her for granted, and we aren't really doing enough to support her the way sh ...
A Disease Called Humans: A Creative Comic About The Earth
One thing that we love at Bit Rebels is the planet. Since we all live so far apart from each other, we feel the distance and the vastness of the Earth on a weekly basis. As technology continues to make our world smaller by connecting us all in ways we never thought possible even a decade ago, the fa ...
Gorgeous Dress Made From Old Magazines & Garbage Bags
Let me just start this article by saying if I tried to make a dress out of old magazines and garbage bags, it would look like something fit for the trash can, so the fact that this artist can make it look couture blows my mind. Gone are the days when fashion designs created from recycled household p ...
![One Day On Earth: Every Country On The Same Day [Video]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/One-Day-On-Earth-2-optimized.jpg "One Day On Earth: Every Country On The Same Day [Video]")
One Day On Earth: Every Country On The Same Day [Video]
We are all just specks of dust in the universe. Does that make our lives insignificant? I believe it doesn't because even though we are just an itty-bitty piece of the puzzle, we are all connected. Our lives touch the lives of everyone else on this planet, and for that reason, we are very significan ...
Combating Global Warming: Simple Action Steps
I read something the other day that said most people don't understand what global warming is. The phrase itself, "global warming," has been used so much in so many different contexts over the past few decades that a lot of the meaning in those words has lost its punch.
In the spirit of bringing a ...