On Sunday, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that Australia would be putting aside more than $500 million Australian dollars (or $379 million USD) to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The amount is unprecedented, and is the biggest single investment that the imperilled ecosystem, or any other coral reef ecosystem, has ever seen. As part
Month: April 2018
Gazers could have struggled to get a clear view of the celestial event last night thanks to cloud cover, however some watchers surely got an incredible glimpse at the special event. Those who were very lucky were able to see the planets of Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter in the sky. The name Pink Moon
A small asteroid designated 2018 GR11 flew past Earth at 0.69 LD or 0.00177 AU (~264 788 km / 164 531 miles) on April 7, 2018. This object was first observed on April 11 but the orbit solution was finalized on April 30. 2018 GR11 belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter
An unexpected snowstorm hit Swiss Alps on Sunday, April 29, 2018, trapping at least 14 people in the Pigne d’Arolla area and forcing them to spend the night outdoors in the high winds and snow. The police in Valais, southwestern Switzerland said it launched a major relief operation and sent 7 helicopters to rescue the hikers
The eruption that started at Piton de la Fournaise volcano in Reunion Island, France continues for the fourth day in a row. This the second eruption of this volcano in 2018. The area is uninhabited and the eruption poses little danger to the locals. The eruption that started at Piton de la Fournaise volcano on April 27,
Strong winds and very dry conditions produced a severe dust storm that reduced visibility to zero near MM 372 on Interstate 80 in eastern Nebraska’s Seward county on Sunday, April 29, 2018. The Nebraska State Patrol said the dust blew in from farm fields along I-80 near York, triggering a 29-vehicle accident in which one person died
The theory has resurfaced online after lying dormant since around 2006 when the Flat Earth Society originally floated the idea. Some 50,000 people joined the bandwagon earlier this month when Facebook user Shelley Floryd shared a status update, explaining why she thinks Australia does not exist. She wrote: “Australia does not exist. All things you
A severe storm with winds blowing over 130 km/h (81 mph), hail, lightning and an average rainfall of 120 mm (4.72 inches) hit Buenos Aires on April 29, 2018, causing heavy flooding and damage. In the county of Tres de Febrero, one of the areas worst hit by the storm, a 47-year old father, and
A geology student from the University of Cincinnati has partnered with US space agency NASA for the incredible new study. Doctoral candidate Andrew Gangidine alongside UC geology professor Andrew Czaja are looking to create a special marker for bacterial life on Mars. The two scientists are hoping the sulphurous pits of Yellowstone volcano are the
The Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park can spout 300 feet of scalding water into the air, a feature of the world’s tallest active geyser. That is known. What isn’t known is why is the geyser has erupted three times (Mar 15, Apr 19 & Apr 27) in the past six weeks, including one event
It is the source of one of the world’s most popular mineral waters, but the eastern French town of Vittel risks running dry. Nestle seems to have tapped and sold too much of it. This may also occur just around your corner. Next is Michigan, probably! Is Nestle responsible for water shortages in the town
Every few hundred thousand years, Earth’s magnetic field flips, and considering the huge impact that would have on everything from satellite systems to electrical grids, scientists are very keen to work out when the next one might be. Hopefully it won’t be for a while yet, according to the latest study – by analysing
Next month, the Defense Department is expected to bid out a lucrative contract that will task a single cloud provider with building the cloud the U.S. military will use for war. Amazon and Google are taking on defense contractors in a heated battle for billions in government contracts. And the cloud is called … JEDI.
Purveyors of the Planet X conspiracy theory, also known as the Nibiru or Wormwood cataclysm, believe a rogue planetary system is on a collision course with Earth. Nibiru is believed by many to orbit the Sun every 3,600 years, each time bringing with it widespread chaos and destruction across the surface of the planet. But
Just to get out of boredom. Here’s an audio book of Moby Dick in which each chapter is read by a different personality for example Chapter 1: Tilda Swinton. Chapter 10: Stephen Fry. Chapter 30: David Cameron. Yes, THE David Cameron. Chapter 58: Benedict Cumberbatch. Chapter 95: John Waters. Chapter 105: David Attenborough. Enjoy! http://www.mobydickbigread.com/
Alien enthusiasts have been scouring pictures of the surface of Mars and believe they have found the proof they’ve been looking for. Joe White, 45, a space video journalist from Bristol, looked through images from the Curiosity Rover and said he has found images of a fallen statue which look like the head of an
Scientists have long pondered the possibility of such a groundbreaking feat and one leading expert believes time travel will happen providing there is money available to do it. Speaking on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explained travelling forward through time is possible. He said: “It is just a matter of money to
The full moon was hung spectacularly in the skies above Earth last night as April’s Pink Moon lit up the sky. Star-gazers may have struggled to get a clear view of the moon as clouds covered the stars for much of the night, but many watchers were lucky to get a look. Peaking at 8:58pm
From the popular category “Here Our Nuclear Power is SAFE”, today, Belgian medias report a leak at the Belgian nuclear power plant Doel 1. But no worry… the leak is difficult to access and workers can only stay in place for a short time due to the radiation. Now the reactor will remain off the
At least nine people have been killed after a landslide hit north China’s Shanxi Province early Monday, April 30, 2018. Authorities said the slide happened around 04:57 local time Monday morning in Caijiazhuang village in Lishi District of Lyuliang City. More than 100 firefighters, rescue workers and medical staff were sent to the scene along
A third eruption has rocked the Yellowstone volcano at the National Park today, according to geologists. The eruption shook parts of the West Thumb Geyser Basin, marking the third reported eruption in six weeks. The national park has was hit by another eruption as early as Friday, at the Steamboat Geyser, the largest of its
The Frankenstein-esque experiment saw scientists revive the brains of around 200 pigs which were brought in from slaughter houses. The brains were resuscitated through a series of tubes fed into the head which pumped heat and artificial blood into the brain. Scientists from Yale University said that billions of cells in the brain began acting
However it is quickly thinning, losing around 50 billion tonnes of ice every year, scientists say. The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) will deploy scientists to investigate what is causing ice loss at the glacier, how quickly it could collapse and how that would impact global sea
The king of planets – the gassy Jupiter – reigns in May and stays bright and nobly serves all night. Through June, Jupiter sustains its brightest point for the year, reaching “opposition” – which is when the sun and Jupiter are opposite each other (from Earth’s perspective) at 8:39 pm (ET) May 8 on the
If you’re the type of person who sometimes wakes up at 3am and lies in bed trying to wrap your tiny mind around the achingly vast Universe and where it’s all headed, well, we have something for you (also, same). This incredible (and incredibly long) infographic from 2015 just keeps going and going and going.
Drop everything. The fantasy car / robot / pal you’ve dreamed about since childhood is real, and it’s sitting under lock-down in a Japanese warehouse. J-deite RIDE is a working, transforming robot that can change between a humanoid form and a functional car. Basically, it’s the closest thing you’ll find to a functional, real-life Transformer
If you thought Australia was bad, you probably don’t want to be in London right now. The capital of England and the UK is being plagued by an outbreak of toxic moth caterpillars that can cause itching, rashes, sore throats, eye problems and even anaphylaxis. They’re the larvae of the oak processionary moth, which
An Australian university library was evacuated after a rotting fruit was mistaken for a gas leak. Firefighters arrived at the campus of RMIT in Melbourne’s CBD around 3pm on Saturday after receiving a call about a suspected gas leak. As a precautionary measure, police evacuated approximately 500 students and teachers. In a statement entitled
Anyone who has raised children or grown up with siblings knows there are some bumpy times in a child’s life. When the smallest upset causes a major tantrum. Or when it’s close to impossible to get them out the door on time for school. Or when your adorable angel acts like a wild animal.
The first multi-day severe weather event of the year is taking aim at the Plains and Midwest this week. The first round is expected to ignite on Monday afternoon, April 30, 2018. An expansive upper level system shifting slowly through the Southwest brings cooler conditions and mainly light to moderate rain and mountain snows to
If we had to guess an age limit for spiders, it would not have been as high as 43 years. But that’s the surprising age at which an Australian female trapdoor spider recently passed away – breaking the record for observed spider longevity. Number 16, as the Giaus villosus matriarch was known to researchers
THE pink moon lit up night skies last night across the world providing a celestial treat for lunar observers – here are the best pictures of the April Moon. Cloudy skies may have blighted the view for some stargazers but others were fortunate enough to see a glowing orb in the sky for the last
Sometimes you really just need to sit back, relax, and watch the world go by. Those times should never be when you’re the only person travelling in an automobile cruising down the freeway in heavy traffic, along what is one of the UK’s biggest and busiest roads. But that’s exactly what 39-year-old Nottingham resident
Another picture of a rock on Mars is being given the alien civilisation treatment. According to a video shared to YouTube, the unusual formation is the head of a statue of a warrior woman, similar to statues from ancient Egypt. There’s only one problem: the reason it looks a bit like a head is
Months after President Trump signed a directive ordering NASA to return astronauts to the moon, the space agency has canceled its only lunar rover currently in development. According to Clive Neal, a University of Notre Dame planetary scientist and emeritus chairman of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group, members of the Resource Prospector mission were told
The term Pink Moon refers to the last full moon of April – the name originates from the ground phlox, a flower that blooms in early spring. The emergence of the flower happens at roughly the same time as the full moon, this gave the lunar event its name. Despite the name, the moon is
While abnormally cold weather continues to grip the Eastern United States, an enormous heat dome, parked over Germany, has covered a large part of the continent in record or near-record warmth. A full-fledged dose of summer weather has overtaken much of Europe. High temperatures in the 70s and 80s (roughly 20 to 30 Celsius) were
Bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that causes pneumonia, sepsis and other infections, communicates distress signals within a group of bacteria in response to certain antibiotics. This communication was found to vary across the colony and suggests that this bacterium may develop protective behaviors that contribute to its ability to tolerate some antibiotics. Bacteria communicate in
Tonight, stargazers will be in for a lunar treat as there will be a full pink moon hanging over the Earth. The term is used to refer to April’s full moon, but don’t expect to look up to the sky and find a blast of cotton-candy-pink. The name of the Pink Moon actually comes from
In Yellowstone National Park, the world’s largest active geyser has been experiencing “unusual” eruptions. Over the past six weeks, the Steamboat geyser has erupted three times, including once this week. But don’t worry, there’s no evidence this is a sign of an impending supervolcano meltdown. “There is nothing to indicate that any sort of
The video was captured by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) on April 25. The event is just one in a series of overflows occurring at Kilauea, with the most current recorded on Thursday. A statement on the USGS website said: “At approximately 6.15am today (April 26) a new overflow began on
Geologists at the Yellowstone National Park have announced that a third eruption was recorded at a geyser site which rests on top of the masssive active volcano. The US National Park Service revealed that a park visitor first spotted the rare eruption of Steamboat Geyser on Friday morning. The “unusual” amount of eruptions at the
The full Pink Moon will peak this weekend on Sunday, April 29 at 8.58pm (1.58am BST on April 30). In New York the Pink Moon will rise at about 7.30pm on April 29 and in the UK it will peak early in the morning on Monday, April 30. This moon is known as the Pink
Forget the trial and error – mathematics has proved where the best spot to place your router is. Physicist Jason Cole has figured out a formula that can work out the best place to position your wireless router, and it ultimately depends on your house’s floor plan. Cole started investigating the science behind router placement
From tunnelling through impenetrable barriers to being in two places at the same time, the quantum world of atoms and particles is famously bizarre. Yet the strange properties of quantum mechanics are not mathematical quirks – they are real effects that have been seen in laboratories over and over. One of the most iconic
Around 100 clinics and hospitals are working with Samsung to provide patients with therapy which eliminates the need for addictive painkillers. Trials show that using virtual reality headsets takes people’s minds of wounds and injuries by reducing pain as much as 53 per cent as well as anxiety by 60 per cent – which is
Not only are black holes the most violent places in the universe, they may also hold the key to our understanding of it. If we can figure out black holes, we may also be able to determine just how our universe formed. Size of black holes. But as they will swallow up before we understand
Following the crack eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise on April 4, 2018, a progressive increase in seismicity on April 27 evolved into a seismic crisis, accompanied by a rapid deformation indicating that magma is spreading to the surface, around 8:15pm on April 27, 2018, finally leading to a furious eruption on the south
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