Monthly Archive: June 2018
Kimberly Lin – The Moeraki Boulders are huge spherical rocks on Koekohe Beach on the Otago coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Appearing like a congregation of planets, the stones, with their sheer size and nearly perfect shapes, give birth to …
by Robby Berman – We’re all one mind in “idealism.” (Alex Grey) . There’s a reason they call it the “hard problem.” Consciousness: Where is it? What is it? No one single perspective seems to be able to answer all the questions we …
By Brian Spaen – Street lights give us an easier path for transportation at night, but it’s not beneficial for everyone. These affect the lifestyle of night creatures, specifically bats, who are driven out by the light and have to travel longer distances …
Florida Department of Health Warns Beachgoers About Outbreak of Sea Lice in the Water By Julie Mazziotta – Florida’s Department of Health is warning beachgoers about an outbreak of sea lice on the state’s northwest shores. The beaches around Pensacola now have purple …
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ Use the map or search bar to locate wildland fire and other natural resource incidents. Click a marker on the map and use the “Go to Incident” button for detailed information. From the incident page you can access announcements, closures, news, maps, …
by Brandon A. Weber – (Credit: Creative Commons). A survey by CreditCards.com has data to show that millennials are the worst tippers; a full 10% of people age 18 to 37 will leave no tip at all when dining in a restaurant. It …
Loz Blain – A new steel-based membrane could ressurect a 50-year-old battery technology, leading to cheap grid-level power storage and an increase in renewable energy use (Credit: Illustration modified from an original image by Felice Frankel). One of the primary problems with …
Loz Blain – The GXV-T program aims to move away from heavy armored vehicles in a quest for battlefield superiority, using some unique ideas (Credit: DARPA) Back in 2014, DARPA announced the launch of its Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program, an initiative designed …
Rich Haridy – Temples in Myanmar. (Credit: Dimitar Karanikolov / Behance CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Dimitar Karanikolov is a London-based architect with a passion for photography. Over the last few years his experiments with drone photography have led to an exciting, architectural perspective on some of …
Pythagoras was a cult leader, Socrates loved to dance + 8 other revelations By Scotty Hendricks – Think of how many celebrities you know with personal lives for the world to see. How many of them do you share hobbies with? How many …
