Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Body positive Barbie, the chattiest state in America and the surprising truth about Earth's birth in this week's look at the web

1. Earth is Actually Two Planets Fused Together A new study conducted by UCLA researchers has uncovered an astonishing twist to the formation of Earth: it’s actually two planets fused together. Existing research had shown that a rogue planet, called Theia, had sideswiped Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, leading to the formation of the Moon. Now, scientists believe that two planets actually collided head …

Earth is Actually Two Planets Fused Together

A new study conducted by UCLA researchers has uncovered an astonishing twist to the formation of Earth: it’s actually two planets fused together. Existing research had shown that a rogue planet, called Theia, had sideswiped Earth about 4.5 billion years ago, leading to the formation of the Moon. Now, scientists believe that two planets actually collided head on, leading Theia to merge with Earth to …

What Babies Can See That Adults Can’t

Until they reach the age of five months, babies have an ability to perceive and distinguish images more efficiently than adults. The news comes from research conducted by the Chuo University in Japan, which studied how babies between the ages of three to four months reacted to new images. They found that they had a striking ability to discriminate changes in illumination and glossy or …