Osama bin Laden’s Will, Personal Letters Made Public
Washington (CNN) – Newly released documents written by Osama bin Laden include the late terrorist’s will, personal letters and warnings to countries including the United States. The documents show that he claimed to still be worth millions of dollars even as he struggled to remain relevant while his al Qaeda network splintered. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence … Continue reading
US, Mexican Scientists Predict Armageddon in California
US and Mexican scientists have made yet another warning about the danger of destructive earthquakes in Southern California. Geologists of Mexico and UC Davis (USA) continued the study started by the USGS, the Southern California Earthquake Center and the California Geological Survey. According to the researchers, tremors may produce the “domino effect” in the fault network in California. The effect … Continue reading
Hundreds of Dead Sea Lions Wash Up in Chile
Most of the dead sea lions that are washing up along northern Chile are newborn pups. The deaths are part of a widespread die-off observed elsewhere on South America’s Pacific coastline. Marine researchers have found more than 100 dead sea lions — most of them newborns — washed ashore along a relatively small peninsula in northern Chile over the past … Continue reading
Was it ‘Dark Matter’ or the Sun’s Evil Companion ‘Nemesis’ that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs?
The dinosaur extinction 66m years ago was most likely due to a comet or huge asteroid crashing into Earth, but knowing that asteroids don’t actually impact our planet very often, could this really be the entire story? Many scientists are now wondering whether some sort of cosmological event could have boosted the number of comets at the time, making such … Continue reading
Asteroid News: NASA’s Update on 2013 TX68
Editor’s Note: I was looking at the NEO (Near Earth Object) list earlier which is something I do fairly regularly, but I have been checking a little more often as of late to keep abreast of updates on asteroid 2013 TX68. There is another little asteroid 2016 DV1 (46m in size) that will make a close pass (1 Lunar Distance … Continue reading
