2019-03-01
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As Earth’s Magnetic Field Weakens, the Northern Lights will Push Farther South
December 10, 2015The Aurora Borealis, also commonly known as the Northern Lights, are an atmospheric phenomenon caused by the interaction of charged particles emitted from the sun that interact with various gasses in Earth's atmosphere, creating beautiful and mesmerizing displays. Typically, these... continued
Nobel Prize Awarded for a Medical Treatment Derived from Traditional Chinese Medicine
December 9, 2015Considered a source of cultural pride within China itself, the millennia-old practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine is typically dismissed by western medicine as a collection of folklore and pseudoscience. However, in a historic first for the prestigious Nobel Prize, the... continued
Japanese Authorities are Investigating the Appearance of Dozens of Mysterious Ghost Ships
December 8, 2015Authorities in Japan are investigating the appearance of dozens of mysterious fishing boats that have drifted ashore along Japan's northwest coast, many containing decomposing human remains. While the occasional appearance of such ships is unfortunately not uncommon, the number of... continued
San Bernardino Attack: It was Terrorism
December 5, 2015The FBI has now confirmed that the attack in San Bernardino, California on December 2 was an act of terrorism, but apparently not ordered by any terror group. The two attackers were a married couple with a six month old child... continued
Ancient Middle East Megaliths Dated to 8,500 BP — But May be Much, Much Older
December 4, 2015Researchers have recently analyzed the ages of mysterious stone formations that are found across the Middle East, with two of these wheel-shaped structures being approximately 8,500 years old. However, estimates of the age of another, near-identical complex a continent away,... continued
Underground Journalists Fight Against ISIL’s Propoganda Machine
December 3, 2015 One of Islamic State's most dangerous weapons is their propaganda campaign, being spread via the internet, social media, and ISIL's online propaganda magazine, "Dabiq". This propaganda is aimed at establishing the legitimacy of Islamic State's caliphate, and perhaps more insidiously,... continued
Fairy Lights Holography: Japanese Researchers Develop a Safe Open-Air Interactive Hologram
December 2, 2015A research team from Tsukuba University in Japan has announced their development of an apparatus that is capable of projecting open-air holograms that are safe for humans to interact with. While the practice of modern holography was invented in 1962,... continued
Woman Sues U.S. Government for Lost JFK Assassination Film
December 1, 2015In the decades since the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, a myriad of documentary evidence from the events of that day have been used to try to gain a better understanding of how JFK was killed... continued
Carbon Dioxide Loading Leading to Unexpected Plankton Growth in Oceans
December 1, 2015Plankton is spreading in the North Atlantic much faster than global warming models have predicted. This appears to be due to a much faster than expected "loading" of carbon dioxide into ocean waters from the CO2-laden atmosphere. Normally, carbon dioxide... continued
Scientists Create Machine-Plant Hybrid
November 28, 2015Researchers in Sweden have created what they are calling an electronic plant, a machine-plant hybrid that has electrically conductive wiring integrated into it's internal structure. The research team sees a wide variety of applications for this development, including plants that... continued