The logic is this: if the sun gets moved then the rest of the solar system will follow. Of course, it’s just in case we need to get out of here in a hurry. Ever seen Armageddon? Asteroid, heading for Earth… well, what if there is a whole field of them in the future. If humans are […]
SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, is scheduled to bring hemp to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2020. The goal is to see what effect space, and the associated microgravity, have on the plants. 2019 was the year of CBD (cannabidiol), a non-psychoactive compound which is derived from hemp. Any mutations created by the plants trip to space […]
The man must be cursing his relatives, because he’s not even the one who took the test. Authorities were able to match DNA recovered from the crime scene to relatives of James Clanton. Clanton, now 62, committed the rape & murder in January of 1980. To confirm the match, investigators followed Clanton, who was working as a […]
In London, “fatbergs” form when fat, oil, and grease combine with products which don’t flow freely, like wet wipes, and create massive blockages in the sewer. Two separate fatbergs, one over 60 tons and another over 30 tons, were recently cleared by engineers with power tools and by hand. Imagine that: descending into the London […]
The 59 year old woman was going to work early in the morning when a the herd of hogs attacked and killed her on the short walk between her car and the front door. Feral hog attacks are rare but highlight a growing problem: the destruction of the ecosystem by the invasive species. Their ability to eat […]
The research is ongoing, but signs are promising. Cancer cells work by proliferating the growth of cells until tumors grow. These cells then invade healthy tissues, which leads to the various types of cancer. There is a belief that the cells are able to “sense” each other, which allows them to come together to form […]
In ancient Greek mythology, a chimera is a monster made up of different parts of different animals: a lion’s body, goat’s head, and snake’s tail. In genetics, a chimera is a single organism with multiple genetic characteristics. This means that multiple sets of parents can have one offspring made from two fertilized eggs. In China, scientists have […]
The Dresden Codex is one of only four existing examples of Mayan writing. Other examples of the civilization’s writing were all destroyed by the Spanish during their conquest of the New World. Bishop Diego de Landa, in an effort to convert the Mayan people to Christianity, publicly burned most of their books and artifacts in 1562. This […]
The James Bond movies are well-known for featuring unique sports cars in each of their movies, beefed up with advanced tech by the quartermaster of the British Secret Service, Q. The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 and featuring Roger Moore, had an iconic 1976 Lotus Espirit capable of transforming into a submarine. After […]
In Mexico, the stretch of road is 2.5 miles long and was made using 1.7 tons of recycled pastic. The plastic was a constituent of modified asphalt. The aim of the project is to solve the problem of what to do with plastic waste, instead of letting it accumulate in the ocean. For some reason, the modified […]
