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The test detonation in 1962 of a hydrogen bomb lit up the night sky over Honolulu and knocked out some of the city's electrical systems. Experts linked the unanticipated damage to what they came to call the electromagnetic pulse.
Last Word On Nothing - 16 hours 36 min agoI recently came across this bucket at one of our local coffee shops a common drop and collection point for free goods, from books and magazines to excess zucchinis and figs. The bucket and its sign reminded me how much I like this dusty little town and its inhabitants, human and wild. So I called […] The post A Village to Feed a Fawn appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
GeekSpin - 23 hours 13 min agoFor decades, astronomers have searched for Planet Nine, a mysterious world believed to be hiding far beyond Neptune at the edge of our solar system. Now, scientists may have uncovered the strongest clue yet that this elusive planet really exists, potentially bringing them closer to solving one of astronomy's biggest mysteries. The discovery could change […] Read the original article here: Astronomers find first direct evidence of Planet Nine . Add GEEKSPIN as a Preferred Source by clicking...
Nature - 1 day 36 min agoAlveolar type 2 cells can migrate from the lung's air sacs into the airways to repair damage there.
Nature - 1 day 36 min agoThe origin and early diversification of birds remain highly debated in vertebrate evolution. Although estimates of the evolutionary timescales suggest a Jurassic period radiation1,2, a profound scarcity of fossils from this period has hampered how the distinctive bird bauplan was assembled3–5. Selection for powered flight has been viewed as the primary driver of early avialan skeletal modifications3,6,7, attesting to the independent occurrences of aerodynamic features among paravian lineages8...
Nature - 1 day 36 min agoTeams that used various methods to analyse satellite data in a methane controlled-release test achieved mostly accurate results.
Australian Geographic - 1 day 52 min agoThroughout this 40th anniversary year of Australian Geographic we're looking back at a selection of stories we've run over the decades. This feature article was published in Issue 78 of the magazine, in April 2005. The post Sugar and strife appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Australian Geographic - 1 day 1 hour agoInsect detectives' have discovered two new types of large stick insects, showing scientists are still uncovering new species in some of Australia's most well-studied landscapes. The post New stick insect species revealed in Australia’s backyards and rainforests appeared first on Australian Geographic .
PBS Newshour - 1 day 2 hours agoRecord high temperatures this year forced European wine producers to harvest grapes much earlier than usual. French wineries fear it will lead to the worst season in 30 years. But Nordic newcomers to the world of wine are toasting what they believe will be a vintage harvest, thanks, in no small part, to climate change. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Sweden. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Popular Mechanics - 1 day 4 hours agoParticle accelerator experiments could reveal evidence of this obscure part of the universe.
NPR - 1 day 4 hours agoNASA's Mars rover Perseverance has just hit a milestone for the longest distance traveled by an off-Earth vehicle.
NPR - 1 day 4 hours agoNASA's Mars rover Perseverance has just hit a milestone for the longest distance traveled by an off-Earth vehicle.
GeekSpin - 1 day 7 hours agoArchaeologists in Egypt have found a bronze signet ring engraved with a depiction of the long-lost Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as the Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The ring turned up during underwater excavations at Antirhodos, a sunken island off Egypt’s Mediterranean port city of Alexandria that once held […] Read the original article here: Divers find ring depicting lost Wonder of the World . Add GEEKSPIN as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
Retraction Watch - 1 day 9 hours agoIn March, Thomas Harvey sat in on a talk at the American Physical Society's summit in Denver on a new model of the universe that claimed to eliminate the need for dark matter and dark energy. William George, a fluid dynamicist who spent his career studying turbulence and an emeritus professor at Chalmers University of … Continue reading Authors respond with a bit like a threat' after journal reveals postdoc's identity...
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An infamous Chicago cold case has ended with an accusation against a man who once investigated killings for the city. The Guardian reports that Chicago police have now named former homicide detective Thomas McInerney as the person who abducted and fatally shot 8-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz in 1960 more than 65...
The Plaskett Fire burning in California in August.
Medieval children in one English mining hub had as much lead in their bodies as kids in Industrial Revolution-era cities, a new study finds. Archaeologists analyzing tooth enamel from graves spanning almost a millennia in the Derbyshire Peak District, a major lead source during the Middle Ages, say it reveals...
As a teenager, Gillian Maegan Montalbo had pimples that weren't too bad just a few bumps on her forehead and nose.
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