Michael Irving – According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization, 2018 was one of the hottest years on record. (Credit: kamchatka/Depositphotos). Another day, another dire report on the planet’s future. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released a provisional Statement …
The Dalai Lama is important, so important that he might decide not to come back after his next death. By Scotty Hendricks – Tibetan monks from all over the world are scheduled to visit India to discuss the issues related to the next …
Paleoclimatologists are digging into the connections between the collapse of Maya Civilization and extreme droughts. By Brittany Ward, Geochemistry and Paleoclimatology, University of Waikato – – Mayan Civilization Ruins – jezael-melgoza-128525-unsplash. Over 1,000 years ago, droughts plagued the Yucatán peninsula. The Yucatán was home …
Rich Haridy – An artist’s impression of the camp in central Alaska where the fossil was unearthed. (Credit: Illustration by Eric S. Carlson in collaboration with Ben A. Potter). A few years ago the fossilized remains of a baby girl were uncovered …
Michael Irving – – A star that disappeared before astronomers’ eyes could mark the first time the birth of a black hole has been directly witnessed. (Credit: NASA, ESA, P. Jeffries (STScI)). For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a star disappear …
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Or how I learned to stop worrying and love my tsundoku. By Kevin Dickinson – Melk Abbey Library. Tsundoku Library. Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on the shelf. Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes …
Darren Quick – The Endorestiform Nucleus is located near the junction of the brain and the spinal cord (Credit: NeuRA). Michio Kaku calls the brain “the most complicated object in the known universe.” So, despite plenty of study, maybe it’s not a total surprise …
Michael Irving – – A composite near- and mid-infrared image of Apep, a star system that has been identified as a possible gamma ray burst source in the future (Credit: University of Sydney/European Southern Observatory). With the power to unleash as much energy …
