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Uknowncountry Weekender: Life Experiences are Passed Down in Our Genes
June 15, 2013A startling new study has answered a huge question: do our life experiences enter our genetic code? The incredible answer is, 'yes.' Your likes, dislikes and prejudices--you may think they originated with your own life experiences, but most of them... continued
New Study Warns of Pacific Northwest Megaquake
June 14, 2013A study published yesterday by the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University in Canada suggests that conditions in the Pacific Northwest are ripe for another megaquake on the order of the one that struck the region 313 years... continued
Storm Leaves Midwest without much Damage
June 13, 2013The storm system that developed yesterday over the midwest did not result in much damage. It has now moved east and will build again today, and there remains the possibility of tornadoes and damaging winds, including the high speed straight-line... continued
Pole Shift May Happen Sooner than Expected
June 13, 2013In 2011, scientists announced that the magnetic north pole was moving much faster than expected, changing position at a rate of 40 miles per year, and now recent measurements suggests that the movement may be accelerating. Magnetic pole shifts happen... continued
Possible New Pyramids Discovered in Egypt
June 12, 2013Satellite archaeology researcher Angela Micol has located what could be a very ancient pyramid complex in southern Egypt. The complex could also be the remains of a fortified settlement built in later times, during the Ptolemaic period. From above, though,... continued
Rapid Sea Level Rise Means More Volcanoes, Earthquakes on the Way.
June 11, 2013Unexpectedly rapid melting of polar ice and glaciers between 2005 and 2011 caused a rise in global sea levels of another 2/3rds of an inch, according to a study just published in Nature Geoscience. Increased water pressure against continental shelves... continued
Newly Discovered Asteroid Passed Between Earth and Moon Saturday Night
June 9, 2013Asteroid 2013 LR6 will pass within 70,000 miles of Earth tonight, making its closest approach over Tasmania at 9:42 Pacific Time. The asteroid is 30 feet in diameter and NASA says it has no chance of striking our planet. What... continued
New Scientific Wonders Echo Visitor Skills
June 8, 2013Being constantly bombarded with bad news, it's hard to remember that we live in a world of wonders, and science promises real miracles ahead. A visitor once said to a close encounter witness, 'we rearrange atoms.' This would be the... continued
As NASA Expert Warns, Huge Hole Opens in Sun’s Corona
June 7, 2013A direct hit from an ejection of charged particles from the sun could be among the most serious of natural disasters, NASA head Charles Bolden warned Tuesday. Bolden spoke before scientists and industry members at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum,... continued
The Baltic Anomaly: the Mystery Deepens
June 6, 2013The Baltic Anomaly, a strangely shaped object discovered last year at the bottom of the Baltic Ocean, has proved to be harder to fathom than researchers originally believed. It now appears that it might be far older than thought, possibly... continued