2019-03-01
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USDA Study Shows Livestock Methane Emissions were Significantly Underestimated
October 4, 2017A new study has found that a 2011 estimate of methane emissions generated by the planet's livestock was incorrect, with the new finding indicating that they were actually 11 percent higher than the numbers used by the Intergovernmental Panel on... continued
Fortean Events: Fish Rain from the Sky over Mexico
October 3, 2017Although it's (finally) not raining cats and dogs in Tamaulipas state in northeastern Mexico, on September 26 the coastal city of Tampico reported a rain of small fish from the sky, accompanying a light rainshower. Although a rare and extremely... continued
SpaceX’s Big [Freakin’] Rocket could carry Passengers to the Moon, Mars… and Manchester?
September 30, 2017No-one could possibly accuse entrepreneurial wunderkind Elon Musk of being less than ambitious: between revolutionizing the electric car industry (Tesla), expanding the solar-electric generation industry (SolarCity), and devising new rapid mass-transit methods (Hyperloop), it's a wonder he has time for... continued
Solar Storms may cause some Whales to Tragically Beach Themselves
September 29, 2017In early 2016, 29 male sperm whales beached themselves along the shores of shores of France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands; with the tragic incidents occurring over a period of time totaling less than a month from January 8... continued
Governor Jerry Brown Declares California, Canadian Provinces “insurgent forces” in the Fight against Global Warming
September 28, 2017California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a formal agreement between his state and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, linking the three regions' carbon-emission markets. The deal, going into effect on January 1, creates the largest carbon market in... continued
An Expedition has been Launched to find Chichen Itza’s Mysterious Lost Underworld
September 27, 2017A new expedition to explore the Mayan complex at Chichen Itza has been launched, that will include studying the 1,000-year-old Temple of Kukulkan, and the landscape's numerous sinkholes. The expedition's aim is an attempt to uncover the secrets of a... continued
The Sun’s Sudden Burst of Activity Puzzles Scientists
September 26, 2017The past month has seen a startling increase in activity by the Sun with four powerful X-class solar flares recorded; including one that measured as a X9.3, the strongest since 2005. Coronal mass ejections (CME) – huge arcs of plasma... continued
The Enigmatic “Devil’s Letter”, Translated
September 23, 2017On August 11, 1676, sister Maria Crocifissa della Concezione, a Benedictine nun with the Palma di Montechiaro convent in Italy, was found unconscious in her room, her face smeared with ink, with an undecipherable letter written in an unknown script... continued
NASA Reports the Flow Rate of Glaciers in West Antarctic has Increased
September 22, 2017A recently-published study from NASA has revealed that glaciers in West Antarctica's Marguerite Bay have increased their flow rate, speeding up by up to 25 percent, an event that has accelerated ice loss in the region from 2 to 3... continued
2 Strong Quakes in the Pacific as Catastrophes Unfold in Puerto Rico and Mexico
September 21, 2017Two 6.1 earthquakes struck in the Pacific, one near the island of Vanuatu and the other off the coast of Japan uncomfortably near the damaged Fukushima power plant. At the same time, frantic rescue efforts have brought out a citizen army... continued