The Scientific Story Of How Each Element Was Made

“Neutron star mergers create the greatest heavy element abundances of all, including gold, mercury, and platinum. Meanwhile, cosmic rays blast nuclei apart, creating the Universe’s lithium, beryllium, and boron. Finally, the heaviest, unstable elements are made in terrestrial laboratories. The result is the rich, diverse Universe we inhabit today.”

When the Big Bang first occurred, the Universe was filled with all the various particles and antiparticles making up the Standard Model, and perhaps still others yet to be discovered. But missing from the list were protons, neutrons, or any of the atomic nuclei key to the life-giving elements in our Universe today. Yet the Universe expanded, cooled, antimatter annihilated away, and the first elements began to take shape. After billions of years of cosmic evolution, we arrived at a Universe recognizable today: full of stars, planets, and the full complement of elements populating the periodic table. More than 100 elements are known today, 91 of which are found to occur naturally on Earth. Some were formed in the Big Bang, others were formed in stars, still others were formed in violent cosmic cataclysms or collisions. Yet every one has an origin whose story is now known, giving rise to all we interact with today.

Come get the full story behind how all the elements were made in some fantastic pictures, visuals, and no more than 200 words on this edition of Mostly Mute Monday!

Dijo mi profesor de Psicología en clase: "Nos mantienen con la idea que si alguien es malo contigo, la vida se encargará de devolverle el mal que te hizo, pero no es así. El mundo no se rige con esas leyes o ¿No se han dado cuenta? Las personas malas son las que tienen los mejores cargos. Esa es la realidad, duele que sea yo quien lo diga."

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5 years ago

Do You Remember My First Herbarium? I Made Another One. Commissioned. :)

Do you remember my first herbarium? I made another one. Commissioned. :)

~~I had a lot of fun again. And… I’m currently reading books from the Witcher universe. Team Geralt, Regis, Dandelion, Milva and Cahir i so funny X”D <3 I love them… and my Cinnamon roll Regis, my herbal vampire… so much <3

edit: I know I made a mistake in the names. It should be “szytnaćce” not ,,szytańce” sorry :(

Made by: Hanael Cosplay (Fb/IG/deviantArt)

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6 years ago

Hello everyone! I asked you if you’d like me to do a master post with vocabulary in Spanish and some were interested in the idea. I decided to write vocabulary related to Halloween since this holiday is approaching.

ataúd coffin

araña spider

bruja witch

calabaza pumpkin

calavera skull

caldero cauldron

caramelos sweets, candy

casa embrujada haunted house

cementerio cemetery, graveyard

colmillos fangs

decoración decoration

demonio demon

diablo devil

día festivo free day

disfraz costume

escalofriante spooky

escoba broom

esqueleto skeleton

fantasma ghost

fiesta party

gato negro black cat

historias de fantasmas ghost stories

historias de terror horror stories

hombre lobo werewolf

hueso bone

mago wizard

miedo fear

momia mummy

monstruo monster

murciélago vat

octubre October

otoño autumn

película de terror horror films

poción potion

sangre blood

susto scare, fright

terror horror

truco o trato trick or treat

tumba grave

vampiro vampire

varita wand

vela candle

If you have any questions, feel free to message me! I hope you find this helpful!

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5 years ago

art icons

like/reblog & give credits on twitter @sggjennie if u save/use.🌷

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5 years ago

Vía: La chica cósmica

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6 years ago

Chemistry Nerds (and other nerds who want to) Try This

Reorganize the Periodic Table according to which of the 4 magical elements (fire, water, air, earth) you think each element fits best. Bonus points if you get an equal number in each group.

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Herbs in Spanish 🌿

el Ajo. Garlic

la Albahaca. Basil

la Alcaravea. Caraway

la Borreja. Borage

el Cebollino, ciboulette, xonacatl, cebollín, cebollino de ajo, la Cebolla de hoja, cebolla china, cebolleta, cebolla en rama. Chives

el Cilantro. Cilantro

el Comino. Cumin

la Hierba de los gatos, menta gatuna, albahaca de gatos, gatera, nébeda. Catnip

la Hierba Luisa, hierba de limón, caña santa, yerba de calentura, limonaria, paja cedrón, el Limoncillo, malojillo, zacate limón, cedrón pasto, cedrón Kapi-í, té de limón, pasto de limón, pasto citronella. Lemon grass

el Hinojo. Fennel

el Eneldo, abesón. Dill

el Epazote, paico. Epazote

el Estragón. Tarragon

el Laurel. Bay, laurel

la Lavanda. Lavender

la Menta. Mint

el Orégano. Oregano

el Perejil. Parsley

el Perifollo, cerefolio, prifolio. Chervil

el Romero. Rosemary

el Tomillo. Thyme