2019-03-01
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Typhoon Lan Ties for Largest Tropical Cyclone in History
October 24, 2017The second-largest tropical cyclone on record, Typhoon Lan, made landfall early on Monday, leaving 7 people dead and 100 injured as it passed near Tokyo. The storm was fueled by warm sea surface temperatures (86ºF/30ºC), and caused extensive flooding and... continued
Complex Brains and a Rich Social Structure in Whales and Dolphins Parallel that of Humans
October 21, 2017A new study of 90 different species of whales and dolphins has found a striking similarity in the evolution of the brains of cetaceans and primates, including humans. The study looked at the social complexity of each species, and used... continued
A Massive Hole has Opened Up in the Antarctic Ice
October 19, 2017A massive hole the size of Lake Superior has opened in the ice that covers Antarctica's Weddell Sea, a phenomenon that hasn't been seen since the mid-1970s. This hole, called a polynya, opens up 80,000 square kilometers (31,000 square miles)... continued
Could Ophelia Herald an Increase in the number of European Hurricanes?
October 17, 2017If the news of a major hurricane tearing for the coast of Ireland seems odd, as was the case for Hurricane Ophelia, that's because the phenomenon of hurricanes surviving as organized storms that far east in the Atlantic Ocean is... continued
Hurricane Ophelia to Strike Ireland and the UK
October 16, 2017Hurricane Ophelia is expected to strike Ireland and the United Kingdom with sustained winds up to 100 miles an hour. The National Hurricane Center says that gale force winds were expected to spread across southern Ireland by early Monday, then... continued
Tom DeLonge Promises Release of Declassified Documents and Clear UFO Footage
October 15, 2017In a YouTube video released today, Tom DeLonge has promised the release of clear UFO video taken by government cameramen and declassified documents relating to the UFO issue, possibly to the video being released. In February of 2015, John Podesta's last tweet... continued
Does the Sphinx Have an Unidiscovered Twin?
October 13, 2017Numerous archaeologists are raising the question of where the missing counterpart to the Great Sphinx at Giza is located: the solitary nature of the ancient half man, half lion sculpture is an anomaly in ancient Egypt, as virtually every other... continued
U.S. Air Force’s Drone Control Systems have been Infected by a Computer Virus
October 10, 2017The control systems for the US Air Force's Predator and Reaper drones at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada have been infected by a persistent computer virus, one that appears to resist being removed. The virus appears to be a... continued
Nate Makes Landfall in US as Category 1 Hurricane
October 8, 2017Hurricane Nate is moving at a remarkable speed of 23 miles an hour, the fastest on record in the Gulf of Mexico. This is fortunate, because if the storm had stalled over open gulf waters as Katrina and Harvey did,... continued
Saint Nicholas’ Tomb may have been Found in Modern-Day Turkey
October 7, 2017Do you believe in Santa Claus? Archaeologists in Turkey believe they may have found the true tomb of Hágios Nikólaos, better known in the west as Saint Nicholas, the fourth-century saint famous for his charity work and gift-giving, that eventually... continued