Highly Irregular Behaviour Being Observed Among Humpback Whales
In a mysterious change to their normal behaviour, humpback whales are forming massive groups of up to 200 animals. Humpbacks aren’t normally considered to be terribly social. They are mostly found alone, in pairs, or sometimes in small groups that disband quickly. But research crews have spotted strange new social behaviour on three separate cruises in 2011, 2014 and 2015, … Continue reading
Your ‘BPA-Free’ Water Bottle May Contain Another Chemical Harmful to Your Health
You may not have heard of Bisphenol-A, but you’ve probably heard of it’s abbreviation—BPA—because of products advertising its absence, like BPA-free water bottles, baby bottles, and tupperware. BPA is a chemical added to clear plastics, so it shows up pretty much everywhere. The concern is that when it’s used in food containers, it can leech into food or drinks and … Continue reading
Research Reveals Potatoes Actually Can Grow Outside on Mars
It should be possible to grow potatoes and other vegetables on Mars. Image Credit: NASA A new research satellite has revealed that it is possible to grow tubers in the conditions found on Mars. In the 2015 movie ‘The Martian’, Matt Damon finds himself stranded on the Red Planet and relies on growing potatoes in the Martain soil to help … Continue reading
Study Finds Massive Rogue Waves Aren’t as Rare as Previously Thought
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientist Mark Donelan and his Norwegian Meteorological Institute colleague captured new information about extreme waves, as one of the steepest ever recorded passed by the North Sea Ekofisk platforms in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 2007. Within the first hour of the day, the Andrea wave passed by … Continue reading
Mysterious Loud Boom Rumbles through Kentucky County
Eastern part of the county rocked by strange rumble Social media was bustling with chatter over the weekend regarding an unanticipated and thunderous boom that occurred Saturday evening. But days later, people are still searching for a solid explanation. Shelby County Emergency Management Agency Director Paul Whitman said he was asleep at the time but began receiving text messages around … Continue reading
McCain Demands Evidence of Trump’s Wiretapping Allegedly Ordered by Obama
US President Donald Trump has to provide evidence that his predecessor Barack Obama ordered to wiretap his phones, US Senator John McCain said Sunday. On March 4, Trump took to Twitter to accuse Obama of having his Trump Tower headquarters’ “wires tapped” prior to the 2016 presidential election, describing this as the former administration’s “new low. The president went on … Continue reading
Expert Warns of Collapse at Fukushima Reactor: “It Would Be the End of Japan”… Serious Structural Damage at Unit 2
“It’s a fantasy” that they can decommission plant — AP: Melted fuel has broken pieces of structure in containment vessel. Interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott on Nuclear Hotseat hosted by Libbe HaLevy, Feb 22, 2017 (emphasis added): Dr. Caldicott: “Those incredibly high measurements [of radioactivity recently detected in Fukushima Daiichi’s Reactor No. 2 containment vessel] mean, I think almost certainly, … Continue reading
Anomolus Brain Activity Present as Much as 10 Minutes After Death
Doctors in a Canadian intensive care unit have stumbled on a very strange case – when life support was turned off for four terminal patients, one of them showed persistent brain activity even after they were declared clinically dead. For more than 10 minutes after doctors confirmed death through a range of observations, including the absence of a pulse and … Continue reading
Convincing Skeptics that Climate Change is a Problem is Proving to be Difficult
I don’t know much about science, and even less about climate science. So as a practical matter, I like to side with the majority of scientists until they change their collective minds. They might be wrong, but their guess is probably better than mine. That said, it is mind-boggling to me that the scientific community can’t make a case for … Continue reading
Addictive Technology, Why We Can’t Look Away From Our Screens
In a new book, “Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked,” the social psychologist Adam Alter warns that many of us — youngsters, teenagers, adults — are addicted to modern digital products. Not figuratively, but literally addicted. Dr. Alter, 36, is an associate professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University … Continue reading
