Sci-tech
The Red Planet's Rocks Hold The Proof Of The Existence Of Life
After prolonged years of research on the red planet by agencies around the world, there are now deeper studies concentrating to establish a human base there. The paper takes into account that the low gravity in Mars can threaten pregnancy processes. Lower gravity cause muscles to deteriorate rapidly and can even weaken bone structure. [Full Article...]
Natural phenomenon of Manhattanhenge expected to draw crowds
There will be another Manhattanhenge sunset occur in July on July 12 at 8:20 p.m. Eastern standard time, the next occurrence will be on Wednesday, May 30 at 8:12 p.m. "We don't know exactly who built it", Swangin says. The name "Manhattanhenge" was coined by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson in 1996. Beware of 34th and 42nd Streets, however, as they're often the busiest and people go there to... [Full Article...]
Over 120 Pregnant Minke Whales Killed In Japan's Latest Annual Hunt
After the ruling however, Japan announced new research program, under which it would kill up to 333 Antarctic minke whales each year. This involved shooting the whales with grenade-tipped harpoons - a controversial killing method that results in instant death only 50 to 80 percent of the time - hauling the slain whales aboard a research vessel and cutting them apart on-site. [Full Article...]
Great Barrier Reef 'died 5 times' in past 30,000 years, study says
High increases in sediment were likely the biggest driver behind the reef's deaths, and the fifth death event was linked to a massive sediment increase which reduced water quality, according to the study. The final reef-death event about 10,000 years ago, from before the emergence of the modern reef about 9000 years ago, was not associated with any known abrupt sea-level rise or "meltwater pulse" ... [Full Article...]
NASA camera melts while capturing SpaceX launch
Despite the lens having fused itself together, the SD card was undamaged and shows what the camera captured in its demise. For those wondering about the four cameras on the inside of the camera, NASA reports that those, of course, were unharmed while the damaged one was one of the furthest away from the launch at about a quarter-mile away. [Full Article...]
Horgan, Weaver and Notley respond to federal government's Trans Mountain pipeline purchase
How much did B.C. Premier John Horgan's opposition to the pipeline have to do with the federal government's decision to finally take ownership of it? The premier also didn't discourage protesters. The project will cost an estimated $7.4 billion more to finish. Oil companies are paying tolls every day to ship down the existing pipe. Morneau presented the options during an early-morning cabinet ... [Full Article...]
Alberto to Strike Florida With Heavy Winds and Flooding on US Holiday
The governors of Alabama, Florida and MS have all declared states of emergency. Several houses have been damaged in storms that are the remnants of Subtropical Depression Alberto. After Alberto reached 3.25 days as a named storm, Colorado State University meteorologist Philip Klotzbach said that it is "the longest-lived Atlantic named storm forming in May since Alice in 1953". [Full Article...]
NASA shares final images from camera that melted during recent launch
The event he was photographing was the launch of the NASA/German Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on (GRACE-FO) satellite, which took place at Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 22nd, 2018. When Mr Ingalls returned to the site, firefighters were waiting to greet him. The four other cameras that were set up inside the perimeter were undamaged, as was the other remote camera. [Full Article...]