A newly identified process could explain a variety of natural phenomena and enable new approaches to desalination.
Category: Curious things
The March 1940 Superstorm: Geoelectromagnetic Hazards and Impacts on American Communication and Power Systems
In some places, geoelectric amplitudes induced during the March 1940 storm, Section 12, exceeded American electric-power-industry benchmarks.
Masters of Acclimation: Octopuses Adjust to Cold by Editing their RNA
The idea the environment can influence that genetic information, as we’ve shown in cephalopods, is a new concept.
Roald Amundsen tried and failed to tame a polar bear cub in 1920
It only took a month for Amundsen to give up his experiment.
Sea Turtles, Florida Lore, and Hurricane Prediction
According to Florida folklore this will be calm storm season.
Artificial unintelligence and global warming
…there is very little evidence of anything resembling intelligence.
The genetics of temperature adaptation: how does life thrive in extreme conditions?
Interestingly, the researchers found that thermotolerant organisms had smaller genomes and a higher fraction of core genome.
Fossil discovery reveals complex ecosystems existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought
Discovery challenges understanding of how quickly life recovered from the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history
Birds and Window Stickers
Collisions with windows, are a major anthropogenic threat to birds, with rough estimates of between 100 million and 1 billion birds killed annually
Do Google Search Options Conceal Climate Data that is Contrary to Government Alarmists Propaganda?
For some reason this most comprehensive and complete data website regarding the 2022 tornado season is not included in Googles most prominent search options.
UNESCO’s Delphic Oracles
the first diviner to occupy the Delphic Oracle was Gaia, the mother of the gods, a connection that would appeal to those devoted to conservation, or who imagine they are…
Was There a Weather Connection with the Whidbey Float Plane Crash?
Is it a coincidence that the accident occurred simultaneously with their traversal of the big wind shift?
Researchers Rediscover Oak Tree Thought to be Extinct
One Quercus tardifolia found clinging to life in Big Bend National Park
NASA to Set Up Independent Study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
The study will focus on identifying available data, how best to collect future data, and how NASA can use that data to move the scientific understanding of UAPs forward.
Toward Customizable Timber, Grown in a Lab
Researchers show they can control the properties of lab-grown plant material, which could enable the production of wood products with little waste.
Terraforming the Northern Sahara Will Save the World
And yes—man would actually have achieved something thought impossible even by most atmospheric scientists—we would have effectively controlled the weather!
From giant elephants to nimble gazelles: Early humans hunted the largest available animals to extinction for 1.5 million years
The study shows that humans always hunted the largest available animals until they became exceedingly rare or extinct, and then went on to target the next-largest.
Humans Have Figured Out How to Make a Warp Bubble
Warp bubbles were long the domain of science fiction, until theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre came along and theorized his Alcubierre warp drive in 1994, which maintained general relativity while allowing…
Climate Change Fueled Witch Hunts… Then and Now
It appears that we haven’t learned the lessons of the 16th century and the dangers of stirring unfounded fears concerning changes to our climate.
Facebook Outage Appears to be a DNS Hack
I’m not an IT expert, but I decided to check. Our users can probably provide more detail.
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
“We know very little about viruses and microbes in these extreme environments, and what is actually there,” Thompson said. “The documentation and understanding of that is extremely important: How do…
Fish hooked on meth – the consequences of freshwater pollution
We must get to grips with the amount of pharmaceuticals in our waterways. The world is some way from fixing the problems of addiction and illicit drug use. But, at…
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