Survival Stuff
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is the first planetary defense experiment ever attempted. NASA/JHUAPL/Steve Gribben – By Svetla Ben-Itzhak, Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Air University Published: 2022 Sep 20 – On 2022 Sep 26, NASA plans to change an asteroid’s …
A growing body of research suggests that gas stoves can pose health risks, especially for people with respiratory ailments. Sean Gladwell/Getty Images Published: 2022 Sep 13 By Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University Cooks love their …
Mosquitoes need to feed on blood in order to reproduce. But how do they choose whom to feed on? boonchai wedmakawand/Moment via GettyImages – By Jonathan Day, Emeritus Professor of Medical Entomology, University of Florida Published: 2022 Sep 09 – It’s rare to …
After delivering the first Nemo personal subs last year, U-Boat Worx is getting volume production rolling. U-Boat Worx/Gavin Newman View gallery – 17 images – By C.C. Weiss 2022 Sep 09 – The last time we looked at the U-Boat Worx Nemo submersible, it …
The Freeland Tiny House is available for delivery worldwide and thanks to its size can be shipped in a container. Serena.House View gallery – 10 images – By Adam Williams 2022 Sep 07 – For those who prefer their tiny houses to actually be …
Temperatures broke records in California over Labor Day weekend 2022, and the forecast for Sept. 6 was well above normal across the U.S. West. National Weather Service – By William Gallus, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University Last Updated: 2022 Sep 05 …
Tech billionaires are buying up luxurious bunkers and hiring military security to survive a societal collapse they helped create, but like everything they do, it has unintended consequences. Time to bunker down… if you’ve got the cash. Photograph: Terravivos/Observer Design – Douglas Rushkoff …
Much of the debris consists of items such as buoys, floats, crates and buckets. The Ocean Cleanup. – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Sep 02 – Marine plastic pollution is a major environmental problem, as exemplified by the enormous Great Pacific Garbage Patch. According to …
When you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s easier to miss it. U.S. Navy via Getty Images News – By Sam Hunter, Professor of Organizational Psychology, University of Nebraska Omaha And by Gina Scott Ligon, Director the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technolology, and …
Modeling estimates five billion people would die of hunger due to global food supply disruptions following a serious nuclear conflict. Depositphotos By Rich Haridy 2022 Aug 15 – If a nuclear war were ever to break out, it probably wouldn’t last long. For a …