by Editor | Dec 8, 2024 | Weirdness
from IEEE Spectrum Electrostatic Motors Reach the Macro Scale It turns out that Benjamin Franklin was on to something in 1747 by GLENN ZORPETTE It’s a pretty sure bet that you couldn’t get through a typical day without the direct support of dozens of electric...
by Editor | Dec 6, 2024 | Weirdness
from The Daily Mail Secret Pentagon study hints at reincarnation being real after finding consciousness ‘never dies’ By MATTHEW PHELAN SENIOR SCIENCE REPORTER The recently resurfaced US Army Intelligence report presents an abstract explanation of how...
by Editor | Dec 4, 2024 | Weirdness
from StudyFinds The ‘large head’ people: Scientists uncover a lost human species in Asia Reviewed by Chris Melore Posterior views of select Chinese Pleistocene hominin crania. Hypothetical evolutionary position of the Xujiayao hominin and more broadly, the Julurens....
by Editor | Dec 3, 2024 | Weirdness
from The Daily Mail NASA detects asteroid that’s due to hit Earth’s atmosphere The asteroids are also called Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) because they come within 120 million miles of the sun A newly discovered asteroid is on a collision course for Earth and...
by Editor | Dec 2, 2024 | Weirdness
from The Atlantic When a Telescope Is a National-Security Risk How do you know what you’re not allowed to see? By Ross Andersen Olivier Bonin / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory In the early months of 2023, the astronomer Željko Ivezić found himself taking part in...
by Editor | Nov 29, 2024 | Weirdness
from BBC The hunt for heat: Drilling the deepest holes on Earth by Norman Miller Tapping into the heat emitted by the Earth is relatively easy in places such as Iceland where it is close to the surface (Credit: Getty Images) Beneath our feet is an almost limitless...