Monthly Archive: March 2019
By Loz Blain – – Jetpack Aviation is taking orders now on its US$380,000 jet turbine-powered flying motorcycle. (Credit: Jetpack Aviation). Jetpack Aviation has leap-frogged its own flying car project with the announcement that it’s taking pre-orders now on a self-stabilizing, jet turbine-powered …
By Ben Coxworth – – Autonomouse is claimed to be able run for over a year, with little human intervention. (Credit: Andrew Erskine). If you want to study a mouse’s natural behaviour, then perhaps it isn’t best to grab the animal and place …
San Francisco’s monarch who once “ruled” America. Joshua Norton lost his wealth and his mind before declaring himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. His first act as emperor was to abolish Congress and the Republican …
Sometimes the basics really matter. By Derek Beres – Jordan Peterson believes that only by taking care of your immediate environment can you then move onto bigger challenges. The idea stems from millennials who want to change capitalist economic structures though can …
Scientists can now turn CO2 in the air into solid coal. Scientists have created a method to convert carbon dioxide back into solid coal, a breakthrough that could change the ways carbon is removed from the atmosphere and permanently stored. “While we can’t …
By Kellen Perry – 1.4M views 10 items – Googling “mysterious ancient discoveries” or “unexplained ancient inventions” leads to dozens of sites listing artifacts supposedly so baffling the only possible answer could be aliens, time travel, the paranormal, the Iluminati, or aliens. Wait – did …
Excerpts from the extensive article by Mike Hanlon – – In selling for $19 million to an American collector, this 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Touring Berlinetta became the third most expensive pre-war car ever to sell at auction. (Credit: Artcurial …
Clear skies ahead — and that’s not a good thing. By Yasmin Tayag – Here is a small sampling of the many things climate change has already ruined: Greenland, human mental health, and the very cute bramble cay. Now, as scientists predict in …
By Loz Blain – Macchina Volantis is planning an electric VTOL aircraft with space for five seats. (Credit: Macchina Volantis). Another flying car company is preparing to join the race to the skies, as Australia’s Macchina Volantis gears up to build a prototype of its road-drivable …
Forty percent of the world’s insect species could go extinct over the next few decades. By Stuart Reynolds, The Conversation – There are an awful lot of insects. It’s hard to say exactly how many because 80 percent haven’t yet been described by …
