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Brrr? How Much Can Temperatures Drop During a Total Solar Eclipse?
During the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will completely cover the disk of the sun from Oregon to South Carolina. During this period of “totality,” eclipse observers will likely report feeling a sudden drop in temperature. Just how much does the mercury drop during this celestial event? During the total solar eclipse on Dec. 9, 1834, … Continue reading
Strange Ocean Anomaly: Tide Dramatically Recedes on South American Atlantic Coast While Huge Waves Hit Pacific Side
This extremely strange and puzzling event took place on August 11, 2017 and there was also a similar event just a couple of days later on August 13, 2017. While it’s not unusual for tides to go out this was no normal case of just tides heading out. This was a massive receding of one ocean’s coast (Atlantic ocean) while … Continue reading
The PATH OF TOTALITY, Solar Eclipse Experience Described
WHY GO TO THE PATH OF TOTALITY? On Aug. 21, 2017, every square inch of the USA will experience a solar eclipse. In most places, the eclipse will be partial–that is, the Moon will cross the sun off-center leaving a crescent shaped portion of the solar disk exposed. Is it really worth the trip to the path of totality when … Continue reading
Ongoing Global Wave of Mysterious Animal Mutilations Defies Explanation
As an animal lover I find this extremely sad and tragic and feel great sorrow for what these creatures must have endured. Many strange circumstances surround these sad events. Who or what could be carrying out these terrible acts? Could it be humans, aliens of some sort or some unknown creature? I hope we find out sooner than later so … Continue reading
Mystery of Unusual Kuiper Belt Object Deepens
“this enigmatic space rock will be the most distant object ever visited in the history of spaceflight” The next target of NASA’s New Horizons probe is a space rock with some rather intriguing properties. Following its historic flyby of Pluto two years ago, the spacecraft has been heading towards MU69 – an object with a mass approximately 10,000 times that … Continue reading
Stem Cells from ‘Young’ Hearts Could Be Used To Rejuvenate Older Ones According to Study
This could give a very literal meaning to the saying “young at heart”. via RT: Older hearts may soon be able to be rejuvenated with stem cell injections from younger hearts, according to a new study which successfully reversed signs of cardiac aging in elderly rats. Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute gathered two groups of rats for the study. … Continue reading
10 Facts About Your Brain that You Probably Didn’t Know
Have you ever taken the time to think about your brain? What is it made of? How does it work and does it ever stop working? The brain is a very complex organ that acts as the command center for the central nervous system of the human body. It contains approximately 86 billion neurons (nerve cells) and billions of axons … Continue reading
NASA Will Awaken New Horizon Craft In September; Will Travel To Mysterious MU69
Nasa is to wake up its New Horizons spacecraft next month following a five month hibernation, ahead of a journey deeper into one of the most mysterious regions of the Solar System. New Horizons, which captured incredible images of Pluto in July 2015, was powered down in April to conserve energy as it travelled through the Kuiper Belt, a vast … Continue reading
Strange Ghostly Light Formation Recorded By Stunned Onlookers
A strange light formation spotted over the Gulf of California on August 6, 2017 had some people baffled. Residents in Hermosillo, Mexico, Yasmin Duarte Valenzuela and her friends could not help but blurt out “it’s a ghost!” when they saw the bright light. Is the light formation a ghost or could it be a flare or an unknown military test? … Continue reading
Ancient Symbols That No One Can Read Discovered On Mysterious Stone Slab in Spain
At 1.5m high and 85cm wide, the stela of Montoro is an imposing artefact. It is a stone slab covered in engravings thought to date from the Iron Age. The symbols themselves are all more or less recognisable as letters from extinct languages. But no one can read what the symbols say. Archaeologist Leonardo García Sanjuán of the University of … Continue reading
