Just Plain WEIRD #2
Coronal mass ejections (CMEs), like this one photographed in 2015, can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth. Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA – By Michael Irving 2022 Jan 27 – The Sun is capable of some worryingly powerful outbursts. In ice cores from both ends of …
The longspine squirrelfish is just one of many fishes that has something to say. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jan 28 – We generally don’t think of fish as being a vocal bunch – after all, anglers don’t typically use “fish calls” to …
A group of German, Austrian and Swiss immigrants has implanted an ideologically driven settlement in one of the country’s poorest regions. The entrance to El Paraíso Verde, 12km from the town of Caazapá. Photograph: William Costa – By William Costa in Caazapá Last modified …
Those with a large gap between measured retinal age and their chronological age were more likely to die early. Peshkova/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Jan 19 – A new study has proposed that a simple retina scan could indicate whether a person is …
The Civil Aviation Division of the Transport Authority of Slovakia has granted a Certificate of Airworthiness to Klein Vision’s AirCar. Klein Vision – By Paul Ridden 2022 Jan 24 – Following its maiden flight toward the end of 2020, and flying city-to-city for the …
Most U.S.-grown soybeans are genetically modified, so products containing them may be required to carry the new ‘bioengineered’ label. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images – By Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University 2022 Jan 21 – …
Deceased man ‘propped up’ by two men as they walked into the building in County Carlow on Friday morning. The Garda station of County Carlow, Ireland. Photograph: Alamy – By Clea Skopeliti Last modified on 2022 Jan 22 – Gardaí have launched an …
On 2022 Jan 15, coastal areas across California were placed under a tsunami warning. Gado via Getty Images – By Sally Warner, Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University 2022 Jan 19 – On 2022 Jan 15, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano northwest …
Credit: Royal Commission for AlUla/AAKSA – Written by Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia lined with well-preserved ancient tombs. – Researchers from the University of Western Australia have carried out a wide-ranging investigation over the past …
TAX HAVEN An oligarch, a dictator’s aide and a beverage tycoon turned to America’s least populated state to shelter assets, the Pandora Papers show. JACKSON, WY – NOVEMBER 13: People are seen outside Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyoming, Saturday, 2021 Nov …