Features Archives - Volume 17

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A low-pressure system over Iceland spinning counter-clockwise due to the Coriolis Force. Image courtesy NASA

How Fast Are You Moving When Sitting Still?

By Cendes Yvette

At the end of the day, there’s nothing better than collapsing into a large, comfy chair for some rest and relaxation. But before you get too comfortable, have you ever wondered how much you’re moving even when you are trying your best to remain an inert blob? The answer to this question is surprisingly complicated and might surprise you!

Daily Motion

Virtually everyone today knows that the Earth is round and spins once every 24 hours. It is this spinning that causes the daily mot ...More »

Other articles in this volume:
Issue 1
REVIEW ARTICLE: Pathways and Pathology in Cell Nuclear Migration and Anchorage
Anti-Angiogenic Drugs: A Chemotherapy? Anti-Angiogenic Drugs: A Chemotherapy?
Agrichar – saving the planet with black earth Agrichar – saving the planet with black earth

Issue 2
Using Digital Media Creatively and Interactively
Nature's Candles
Malaria-Free Mosquitoes Malaria-Free Mosquitoes

Issue 3
Could Getting Help Get Easier? Could Getting Help Get Easier?
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Challenging a Theory
Editoral for Crystal Structure of Mn2+ bound Escherichia coli L-arabinose Isomerase (ECAI) : Implications in Protein Catalytic Mechanism and Thermo-Stability
Stalemate: Stem Cell Research Policy
The Moebius Riddle The Moebius Riddle

Issue 4
50th ANNIVERSARY OF SPUTNIK - Korolev: The Mastermind of the Soviet Space Program 50th ANNIVERSARY OF SPUTNIK - Korolev: The Mastermind of the Soviet Space Program
A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPUTNIK
The Uncertainty of Medicine The Uncertainty of Medicine
Intense X-Rays Produced by Gas falling into Black Holes Intense X-Rays Produced by Gas falling into Black Holes
Top Ten Most Important Astronomical Images Top Ten Most Important Astronomical Images
Informing Policy in the World’s Largest Democracy
Review Articles in the JYI

Issue 5
Caffeine: Understanding the World’s Most Popular Psychoactive Drug Caffeine: Understanding the World’s Most Popular Psychoactive Drug
Facing the Facts: A Look at the Face Transplant Controversy Facing the Facts: A Look at the Face Transplant Controversy
Gene Knockout Bags the 2007 Nobel in Medicine Gene Knockout Bags the 2007 Nobel in Medicine
What bones Can Tell Us
Personal Science: Does Self-Experimentation have a place in today's research? Personal Science: Does Self-Experimentation have a place in today's research?

Issue 6
DECEMBER : AIDS AWARENESS MONTH - HIV/AIDS: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond DECEMBER : AIDS AWARENESS MONTH - HIV/AIDS: Yesterday, Today, and Beyond
New HIV Vaccine is a No-Go: What Went Wrong and What Will Happen Next? New HIV Vaccine is a No-Go: What Went Wrong and What Will Happen Next?
How Fast Are You Moving When Sitting Still? How Fast Are You Moving When Sitting Still?

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