Sci-tech
Come 2020, NASA to send one more rover to Mars
For assisting in the hunt of water on neighbouring Mars , NASA has issued a treasure map of the potential ice locations on the red planet . Earlier, researchers believed that extracting water or water ice from Mars could be most probably a herculean task. [Full Article...]
ASTRONOMY: Astounding ‘Geminid’ Meteor Shower to illuminate Night Sky
If you're more into specifics, Time and Date also has a table that shows the direction and altitude of the Geminids. The meteor shower happens every December when Earth passes through the debris of an old comet, said Dennis Crabtree, director emeritus of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich. [Full Article...]
Dinosaurs had feathers ruffled by parasites, study finds
The team said it is the first time feather-eating insects have been discovered from that era - despite many non-avian dinosaurs and early birds having been identified as having plumage. The researchers believe that adults measure about 0.5mm in length, which is very small compared to other ectoparasites from that era, like fleas. "Based on our studies of fossil fleas, we thought that if we were ... [Full Article...]
Final full moon of the decade in Gemini and Geminid meteor shower
According to Farmer's Almanac , the Algonquian tribes in the Northern and Eastern United States named the full moon in December or the last full Moon of the fall season as " Cold Moon" because of the long, cold nights. Over the past few years, we've witnessed some incredible lunar occurrences, from blood moons, to super moons, to this past September's 'Friday The 13th Micro Harvest Moon ', bu... [Full Article...]
Chargers QB Philip Rivers Screams in Defender's Ear
That's because of what he said Sunday to Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers . He chose to repay him by screaming near his ear "He's going for a ninety-yard touchdown!" Rivers was not interested in being told what to do, and just as emphatically as he yelled touchdown earlier he yelled, "I WILL do it by your ear". [Full Article...]
Year-old hunting scene uncovered by archaeologists is oldest storytelling art
Discovered in 2017, the new rock art site named Leang Bulu' Sipong 4 is one of hundreds in the Maros-Pangkep limestone karst region of South Sulawesi. Prehistoric cave art provides some of the most direct insight available into the earliest storytelling. The earliest examples of images depicting humans and animals interacting are found in cave art in Europe. [Full Article...]
NBC Los Angeles: California Fines CVS $3.6 Million For Failing to Recycle
CalRecycle in an investigation "found that 81 of the CVS Pharmacy's 848 retail stores in California refused to redeem beverage containers in store, failed to pay the required $100 a day fee for not redeeming, or failed to submit an affidavit to CalRecycle stating how they would comply with in-store redemption standards", according to a CalRecycle statement . [Full Article...]
Greta Thunberg named 'Time' 2019 person of the year
This photo provided by Time magazine shows Greta Thunberg, who has been named Time's youngest "person of the year" on 11 December, 2019. About 40 climate activists, including representatives of indigenous peoples from several continents, briefly joined Thunberg after her speech on the conference's main stage, holding hands and demanding "Climate Justice!" through slogans and songs. [Full Article...]