NEW MEXICO WEIRD
Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains. Water samples from Acid Canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on 2024 Jul 22. Photograph: Michael Ketterer/AP– New Mexico – Tom Perkins Last modified on …
Smoke from the South Fork fire covers the Sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Monday. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters – New Mexico – At least one killed as residents of Ruidoso escape blazes which …
Images of the first atomic bomb test in 1945 in New Mexico. Photograph: AP – The ObserverArtificial intelligence (AI) – John Naughton – A new essay on the rise of superintelligent machines pivots from being a warning to humanity to a rallying cry …
Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre after it was recovered in 2017. Photograph: Robert Demers/AP – Jerry and Rita Alter, now deceased, are suspected of having stolen artworks in the 80s, including Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre – Edward Helmore Last modified on 2024 May 04 …
A dermatologist performs contour plastic in the lips with filler. Photograph: Equatore/Alamy – Associated Press 2024 Apr 28 – CDC says incidents at unlicensed medical spa are first documented cases of virus transmitted by a cosmetic procedure using needles – Three women who …
Cows typically get over avian flu in a couple of weeks, but it’s an economic blow for farms. AP Photo/Charlie Litchfield – By: Noelia Silva del Río, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Production Medicine and Food Safety, University of California, Davis Richard V. …
Serpent Lake wetlands in New Mexico, in an undated photo. Photograph: Jim O’Donnell/Courtesy American Rivers – America’s dirty divide – Rivers – Supreme court ruling left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously. – …
The Manhattan_Project document is dated 1 July 1945 and entitled “Atomic Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945.” It is signed by all the key …
One of the most famous photographs of an alleged UFO – though this one has been thoroughly debunked. National Archives, Records of Headquarters US Air Force – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 28 – UFOs are having a bit of a renaissance lately, moving …
Tai chi was found to be better than aerobic exercise at lowering problematic high blood pressure. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 11 – A new study has found that tai chi was significantly more effective than aerobic exercise at lowering blood pressure …
