There is nothing surprising about scientists looking for elegant and simple explanations. The theories that have already been proved are the evidence to the fact that our world's physical laws are beautiful. The point that we've spent a lot of money on proving some of the theories and were...
I don't know if this example is exciting enough to demonstrate the laws of physics in our daily life, but it still is worth mentioning. When you want to open a door, you just use the handle that is situated on the other side of the door's hinge. It would be really difficult to open the door if...
Thanks for sharing this interesting fact! The two things I remember about Edison is that he supposedly made his own fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July and that he had a tattoo. He was a colorful guy indeed.
I'm not sure if there have been any new theories and discoveries, but I recall the theory of symbiogenesis. It suggests that mitochondria along with the organelles of eukaryotic cells are the result of endosymbiosis.