2019-03-01
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Trump Directive Delays the addition of the Imperiled Bumblebee to the Endangered Species List
February 14, 2017The listing of the rusty patched bumblebee on the endangered species list in the United States has been delayed by a directive issued by the Trump administration that places a 60-day hold on all new regulations published in the Federal... continued
New Brain Implant Technology Promises Practicability for Long-Term Use
February 11, 2017Brain implants that allow the direct interface between the human brain and machines have been in development for some time now. However, aside from the daunting task of figuring out how to couple solid-state electronics with what amounts to a... continued
Do We Live in a Universe Without End, or do we Exist Inside a Cosmic Bubble?
February 10, 2017Amongst the multitude of mysteries that the universe holds, the answers to what might be the most elusive ones are whether or not is finite or infinite, both in terms of its physical breadth, but also its age: is there... continued
Massive Storm Aims at Greenland, Bringing Warm Temperatures and Huge Waves
February 9, 2017For the third time this winter, temperatures in the Arctic are forecast to rise to near freezing, this time due to a massive storm that is brewing in the North Atlantic. The continued dumping of warm, moist air into the... continued
Meet Félicette: The World’s First (and only) Cat sent into Space
February 7, 2017We're all familiar with the concept of early spaceflight experiments that sent animals into space, including fruit flies, various rodents, all the way up through the quintessential space-monkey. These high-flying menageries were sent aloft to study the effects of travel... continued
New Study Offers First Evidence of a Holographic Universe
February 6, 2017A recent study has added new evidence to the controversial theory that the three-dimensional nature of our universe is actually a holographic projection from a two-dimensional plane. The holographic principle, as it is known, isn't widely accepted by the scientific... continued
Tesla Motors Opens Massive Li-Ion Electrical Storage Site to Combat Fossil Fuel Use
February 3, 2017On January 30, Tesla Motors announced the opening of a massive battery storage facility in California, one of three such facilities constructed under what is being called "The Powerpack project", in partnership with electrical utility provider Southern California Edison (SCE).... continued
100-Million-Year-Old Insect is Alien Enough to Create its Own Order
February 2, 2017A new species of insect has been discovered from a 100-million year old fossil, found trapped in a piece of amber that was excavated in Myanmar. Being dubbed an "alien insect" by the press, the creature was so different from... continued
Earth’s Magnetic Pole Reversals: What are the Dangers, and What Don’t We Know?
February 1, 2017The Earth's magnetic field is an extremely important component contributing to the existence of life on our home planet, providing a protective shield against the otherwise harsh solar wind. The magnetosphere, much like Earth's other spheres, is not static, and... continued
Travel Ban Causes a Brain-Drain and may Violate First Amendment Rights
January 31, 2017On January 27, 2016, President Trump signed an executive order that bans the entry of citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, and Yemen into the United States, under all available visas, for 120 days. The order --supposedly to... continued