2019-03-01
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‘Are We Alone in the Universe?’: Winston Churchill’s Scientific Essay on Extraterrestrial Life
March 2, 2017"I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilization here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that... continued
Oil Giant Shell Knew of the Dangers of Global Warming 26 Years Ago
March 1, 2017Oil company Shell has joined Exxon-Mobil as one of the big oil giants that knew about the dangers of global warming decades ago, and, like Exxon, subsequently worked to bury the issue. An educational video produced by Shell in 1991,... continued
A New Search for the Tomb of Queen Nefertiti has been Launched
February 28, 2017The hunt is back on for the still-undiscovered tomb of ancient Egypt's Queen Nefertiti, after the search for the controversial monarch stalled in 2016 due to a disagreement as to whether or not hidden chambers had been found in the... continued
New Solar Cell Manufacturing Process Makes for Low-Cost, Printable Solar Power
February 25, 2017As our culture makes the shift away from carbon-intensive energy sources, alternative sources like solar energy from photovoltaic cells are becoming an attractive option. However, while the cost of producing solar cells has been decreasing steadily in recent years, they... continued
Radioactive Contamination has been Detected over Europe, but its Source Remains a Mystery
February 24, 2017Last January, France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) detection stations began detecting the presence of radioactive iodine-131 in the air across Europe. While the concentrations of the radioactive substance are still well within accepted safety limits, its... continued
NASA Announces a Treasure Chest of Earth-Like Planets Orbiting a Nearby Star
February 23, 2017NASA has announced the discovery of a family of 7 Earth-like exoplanets that are orbiting a nearby star, an ultracool dwarf called TRAPPIST-1. The observations were made using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, building on earlier findings announced last year by... continued
New Experimental Medication Promises to Slow Aging, and Extend Life
February 22, 2017Our medical science has become quite adept at extending the human lifespan, leading to the presence of centenarians as commonplace in our culture. However, the race to find ways to keep the population healthy as it grows older – to... continued
NASA to Reveal Major Exoplanet Breakthrough on Wednesday
February 21, 2017NASA has just announced that it will be holding a news conference on Wednesday, February 22 at which a major new exoplanet discovery will be revealed. Does this mean that evidence, or even proof, of life on a planet orbiting... continued
The Recent Heat Wave in Oklahoma is a Symptom of a Larger Global Warming Trend
February 21, 2017The increasing number and frequency of heat waves experienced around the globe over the past year are adding to the growing body of evidence that global warming is a real danger to human civilization. In 2016 alone, major heat waves,... continued
Human Impact on Climate Change is 170 Times Greater than Natural Forces, according to “The Anthropocene Equation”
February 18, 2017A new equation has been published that has the potential to settle the debate of how big an impact human activity has had on the environment, in comparison to natural forces. This equation, created by the authors that proposed that... continued