Feeding a global population of 10 billion – the overwhelming number we’re predicted to hit by 2050 – will be extremely difficult, but scientists say it is not impossible. A radical new diet has the potential to improve public health, save countless lives, and protect our planet for future generations, according to a huge group of researchers.
Month: January 2019
The notion that fake news exists in its own universe turns out to be doubly true: One universe is the realm outside truth. The other is its own seedy pocket of social media. In a new study published Thursday in the journal Science, political scientists surveyed the inhabitants of this Internet pocket around the time
Birds see a very different world to the one we’re familiar with, and now we can get a hint of what that looks like thanks to a specially designed camera that simulates birdo-vision. Apart from being fascinating, the resulting images also explain why birds can navigate so accurately through dense foliage. Behavioural biologist Cynthia
A team of theoretical physicists has a mind-bending new explanation for why our Universe is the way it is, and how it emerged in all its strangeness. According to a recent paper, space-time itself – the very fabric that makes up our Universe – is nothing more than a product of quantum mechanics. And distortions in
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Earth’s oldest known rock may have been found, in the last place anyone would have thought to look for it: in samples of rock from the Moon, brought back home to Earth by Apollo 14 astronauts in 1971. We’re not talking about a “Moon was once part of Earth” rock (that’s just one hypothesis
There are few monuments in the world that are as iconic as the Pyramids of Giza, a necropolis that dates back nearly 5,000 years. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the ancient seven wonders of the world still standing and, in 2007, 100 million people voted to select it as one
Football fans in the US can be divided into three camps – those who think the Patriots victory against the Colts in the 2014/15 playoffs were given a helping hand by slightly under inflated footballs, those who don’t, and those who ask ‘OMG can’t we just get on with football?!’ Over the past few
When you play a game of thrones, there are only two outcomes: you either win or you die. The question is, who amongst us has the iron dice stacked in their favour? If you are a male of low birth with a penchant for unwavering loyalty and an insistence on living, you will probably have your
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is keeping the Doomsday Clock set at two minutes to midnight – a metaphor for the end of the world – calling the threats against humankind “a new abnormal”. The scientists announced Thursday that the clock is stuck at 11:58, citing nuclear weapons and climate change as two
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A big and powerful storm has formed in the Mediterranean Sea over the past 24 hours. Powerful winds, huge waves heavy snow, rain and
Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea erupted very strongly on January 24, 2019, sending lava down the side of the cliffs a ejecting an ash and gas plume 16.7 km (55 000 feet) above sea and destroying telecommunication towers and water sources. The eruption lasted 24 hours. Residents are urging for immediate evacuation. The Aviation Color Code
Alligators in one eastern North Carolina swamp have proven it was no fluke last winter, when they survived a cold snap by freezing themselves in place with their noses above the ice. 18 American alligators froze Monday night and stayed frozen all day Tuesday with their nose above the ice in North Carolina. Picture by
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A very large tornado hit the city of Antalya, Turkey’s tourism capital, on January 24, 2019, leaving at least 1 person dead, 1 missing
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A new high-impact eruption took place at Manam volcano, Papua New Guinea around 16:20 UTC on January 24, 2019. The volcano is continuously erupting
Thousands of water birds died of an avian cholera outbreak at the south end of the Salton Sea between Jan. 8-17. Outbreaks like this one occur annually as a result of birds flocking closely together during migration. Thousands of water birds die at Salton Sea. On Jan. 8, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A tornado reportedly touched down near the town of Mascotte in Lake County, central Florida early Thursday morning, January 24, 2019. Lake County Sheriff’s
The fact we’re living in a world where surveillance is becoming more common is unlikely to be a surprise to you. But even when you’re out of sight, you might not be safely hidden: researchers have developed a computer program that lets cameras see around corners. The technique is called computational periscopy, and it
More than 20 decomposing horses were discovered at a dried-up pool, known as “Deep Hole”, 56 miles east of Alice Springs, a remote town in Australia’s Northern Territory, amid an extreme heatwave in the region. Mass death of feral horses discovered in scorching, dry Central Australian waterhole. Picture by Facebook/Ralph Turner In a Facebook post, Alice Springs residents said
New technology being developed by the MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory uses laser light to excite moisture in the air surrounding a target’s ear, causing it to quietly whisper a personal message from several metres away. “Our system can be used from some distance away to beam information directly to someone’s ear,” says MIT team leader
The markets of Southeast Asia are common places to find the fossils of insects, embedded in amber millions of years old. But last year, gemologist Brian Berger found something much more rare and astonishing. The piece he bought features an insect inclusion, except it’s not preserved in amber – the lithified resin of ancient
Human sacrifice has been around for centuries – the Maya, Aztecs, and ancient Egyptians killed prisoners of war, volunteers, and slaves over the course of their histories. But child sacrifice, especially mass killings, are incredibly rare. Previously, evidence of the largest youth sacrifice ever – 42 children – was discovered at Templo Mayor in
President Donald Trump once offered NASA “all the money you could ever need” to land on Mars during the first term of his presidency, according to a New York magazine report citing a coming memoir from a former White House communications official. According to the magazine, in Team of Vipers: My 500 Extraordinary Days
The Roswell Incident took place in the town of the same name in New Mexico on July 8 1947. A reported explosion was initially thought to be the crash landing of a flying saucer but military authorities later said it was a downed weather balloon. Over the years conspiracy theorists have insisted that the military
The ingredients that created the conditions for life on Earth might not be native to our home planet. According to a new hypothesis, the essential elements for life were carried in on a Mars-sized planet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago. This hypothetical planet is called Theia, and it’s also believed, by
Sir David Attenborough has seen more of the planet and its wonders than most humans ever will. And on Monday, the famous naturalist and British television broadcaster warned that it had changed so rapidly and profoundly because of human-driven climate change that we risk destroying our earthly home. “The only conditions modern humans have
The Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared on March 8 2014 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, and authorities concluded it probably crashed into the Indian Ocean. As the tragedy was investigated, Malaysia looked into the crew members and all passengers who could have hijacked the plane. They asked all countries
A few totally crazy pictures of what’s happening when you combine an arctic blast of cold air with some wind and water from Lake Erie. A House Encased In Ice After The Recent Blizzard In Ohio (Lake Erie). via Imgur and Reddit The shores of Lake Erie have been transformed into some sort of mystical
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY The eruption at Guatemala’s Fuego volcano has increased over the past couple of days and authorities are now warning that lava flows could be
The British passenger liner famously sank on April 15, 1912, with more than 1,500 passengers losing their lives. Titanic was on its way from Southampton to New York when it hit an iceberg and descended into the Atlantic Ocean. Its captain, Edward Smith, went down with the ship. However, according to one passenger, Emily Richards, Mr Smith was to
The mythical city was first written about by Greek Philosopher Plato in 360BC. Since then, many historians have dedicated their lives to finding it, with hundreds of claims over the years placing its resting point around the globe. However, it may have been hiding in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean all along, according to a new Amazon Prime
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Severe Weather Warning for the northern Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Islands with heavy rainfall,
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A strong explosion took place at Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano at 03:06 UTC on January 23, 2019 (21:06 CST, January 22). The eruption threw incandescent
NASA’S July 20, 1969 Moon landing has been at the heart of conspiracy theory debate for the past 50 years. As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission approaches, new questions are being raised about whether NASA ever went to the Moon at all. Filmmaker and author Jay Weidner has now publicly revealed why
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A large storm system will slide from the Central U.S. into the East over the next couple of days, NWS warns. A zone of
For the first time, scientists have successfully demonstrated a ‘gene drive’ in mammals, using genome editing techniques to affect the way genetic traits are inherited in a population of mice. Gene drives have been developed before in previous animal experiments, but so far their use has only been demonstrated on insects. By showing the
The 1,700-years-old skeleton was discovered during an ongoing Bronze Age dig at the Gamurziyevskoye settlement site in the city of Nazran in the Caucasus Mountains. The burial pit, between Russia’s Ingushetia republic between the Nazranka and Sunzha rivers, was found on the same site where Bronze Age weapons, ceramic and jewellery were discovered. The dig
The ISS is being used for astronauts and humans to interact and NASA is refusing to disclose the information. This is according to conspiracy theorists who spotted two bright lights hovering around the ISS during a NASA live feed. The lights apparently “defy explanation” and space agencies such as NASA and the European Space Agency
A strong and shallow M6.7 earthquake hit the Prince Edward Islands region – 43.078°S 42.226°E – on January 22, 2019, 19:01:43 (UTC) at a depth of 10km (6.2miles). Strong and shallow M6.7 earthquake hits Prince Edward Islands between South Africa and Antarctica. Map via USGS Follow us on Facebook and Twitter or become a Patron on Patreon / donate through Paypal. Please and
The idea came to him in a dream, he later claimed, a vision delivered by supernatural forces. It was 1941, and Rudolf Hess – the Deputy Führer and second-in-line to Hitler himself – embarked upon a perilous solo flight to Britain in a wild bid to broker peace with Germany’s bitter enemy. Or did he?
We don’t wish to alarm you, but your mutations just aren’t what they were a million years ago. Sorry. By comparing genetic changes in the offspring of various primates, researchers have determined the mutation rate of humans has slowed since we parted ways. X-Men franchise fans might be disappointed, but the results could clear up
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A powerful eruption started at Papua New Guinea’s Manam volcano around 04:48 UTC on January 23, 2019. The Aviation Color Code is Red. The Darwin
On the Draupner oil platform off the coast of Norway, workers would expect big waves to shake things up from time to time. But at 3 pm on New Year’s Day in 1995, a monster struck. It made history. Topping out at nearly 26 metres (about 84 feet), it was the kind of wave you
A ‘super blood Moon’ eclipse might sound cool enough, but the total lunar eclipse of January 2019 has now gone down in history. For the first time, astronomers and eclipse-watchers around the globe caught sight of a piece of space debris – most likely a meteoroid – slamming into the surface of the Moon as it passed
Stainless steel won’t just make the SpaceX Starship rocket look cool – it’ll help it stay cool, too. On Tuesday, Popular Mechanics published an interview with CEO Elon Musk focused on SpaceX’s decision to build its massive new rocket out of stainless steel instead of the previously planned carbon fiber. Not only is the
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A new volcanic ash emission was observed at Michael volcano, Saunders Island, Antarctica on January 22, 2019. Volcanic ash plume moving southeast is identifiable
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY A meteor hit the lunar surface on January 21, 2019 at the time millions of people were watching total lunar eclipse. While not visible
Support us AD-FREE Producing content you read on this website takes a lot of time, effort, and hard work. If you value what we do here, please consider subscribing today. SUBSCRIBE TODAY New eruptions took place at Agung volcano in Indonesia on January 21 and 22, 2019. The Aviation Color Code is Orange. The volcano Alert
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