It’s been exactly one year since US scientists reported a mysterious surge in ozone-destroying chemicals, known as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Banned in 1987 under the globally signed Montreal Protocol, there was only one explanation: somewhere out there, in an unknown location, someone must have gone rogue, setting back progress on the ozone hole by a decade
MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and the 239 souls on board were never seen again. Volunteer investigator Andre Milne outrageously claims there were in fact two planes used in the attack, one of which flew over the Maldives and then landed in the Andaman Sea, explaining eyewitnesses
Antarctica is not in a good place. In the space of only decades, the continent has lost trillions of tonnes of ice at alarming rates we can’t keep up with, even in places we once thought were safe. Now, a stunning new void has been revealed amidst this massive vanishing act, and it’s a big one: a gigantic cavity growing under
Alcatraz might be best known as a popular tourist destination, the site of the former high-security prison that once held Al Capone. But a team of archaeologists has now unveiled new evidence of this San Francisco Bay island’s often overlooked military history. Using non-invasive techniques, the scientists have confirmed the presence of a coastal fortification
France has threatened three French journalists with potential jail time for using secret documents to reveal the country’s involvement in the Yemen civil war. They could face up to five years in prison and be fined up to $83,000. ‘Making an example of us’: French journalists face jail for exposing govt lies about Yemen war In
No two volcanoes are the same, but they all form in the same handful of ways. All, it seems, except for the ancient volcano forming the foundations of the island of Bermuda. After examining rocks from deep under the island, scientists discovered that this quiet volcano formed in a way that is, so far, completely unique. The
Jade occupied a special place in the mysterious civilisation of the Maya people, crafted into elaborate trinkets rich with ancient meaning and lore. But this prized stone wasn’t reserved solely for ornamental finery. Jade – in the form of its mineral variety, jadeite – also seems to have had its uses in the toil of
Colorado Senate Bill 19-013 is aimed at allowing doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of painkillers in an effort to curb opioid addiction. Colorado Senate Bill 19-013 is aimed at allowing doctors to recommend medical marijuana instead of painkillers in an effort to curb opioid addiction. Gov. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) is reviewing a Senate bill
Perry Stone, a prominent ‘prophecy teacher’ in the States warned Californians to prepare for the worst after experiencing several visions in which the world is being destroyed. However, he believes he has been told by God that a major tsunami will one day devastate California in preparation for the end of the world. The last
Bioplastics made from hemp are a viable alternative to petroleum-based plastics that have become the scourge of the ocean. Plastic is a significant source of pollution. It’s with harmful additives, made from oil and takes hundreds of years (or longer) to degrade. A patch of plastic and sludge the size of Texas is floating in the Pacific Ocean right
Imagine calling a friend. Only instead of hearing a ring tone you hear a police siren, and then a voice intoning, “Be careful in your dealings with this person.” Would that put a damper on your relationship? It’s supposed to. Welcome to life in China’s “Social Credit System,” where a low score can ruin your
More than a dozen tornadoes were reported Monday in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri, as an evening of very active severe weather also brought large hail, high winds and flash flooding across the southern Plains and Midwest. The threat was expected to continue overnight. Severe Weather Brings Flooding, Multiple Tornadoes Across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and
There’s no doubt we have too much plastic in our oceans, and it’s all our fault. But an unexpected source of support might help us to solve this terrible environmental problem: marine microbes that eat plastic, breaking the ubiquitous waste material down. In new research, an international team of scientists studied how microbial communities
A disabled dog named Ping Pong has become the pride of his village in north-east Thailand, after rescuing a baby boy who had been buried alive by his teenage mother. Ping Pong alerted local villagers to infant’s location by digging to expose the child’s legs. Disabled dog rescues baby boy buried alive by teenage mother in
It’s kind of crazy to think about the different things you take for granted on a daily basis. In this Thursday, May 9, 2019 photo Ken Wagner, a journeyman lineman with Piqua Power System in Piqua, Ohio, installs an electric meter at a home in Kaibeto, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, as his co-worker, Kevin
Radioactive waste from Cold War nuclear weapons tests could be leaking into the Pacific Ocean. According to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a concrete dome that was built on Runit Island in the late 1970s to contain waste from massive atomic bomb tests conducted after World War II could be leaking toxic sludge into the sea. A concrete
An Australian man has unearthed a 1.4kg (49oz) gold nugget with a metal detector while wandering Western Australia’s gold fields, say locals. Australian finds a 1.4 kg gold nugget in old gold fields. A shop in Kalgoorlie shared pictures of the rock online, estimated to be worth A$100,000 (£54,000; $69,000). The unidentified man was an
You may not realise it, because we always see the same side of it from Earth, but the Moon is pretty weird. The side we see is very different from the far side, which is always facing away from us, and the contrast between these two sides has been a baffling oddity. Now we have
Hurricane season doesn’t start until June 1, but the National Hurricane Center announced Monday evening that Subtropical Storm Andrea had formed. Called a subtropical storm because it has a blend of both tropical and nontropical characteristics, it is packing peak winds of 40 mph (64 kilometres per hour). The storm could strengthen slightly through Tuesday
If you think your mom is laying it on thick about producing grandchildren, take heart: At least you’re not a male bonobo. Bonobo mothers have been seen performing a variety of behaviors that seem to lend their sons an advantage when it comes to fathering babies, according to a study published Monday in Current Biology
Scott Waring made the controversial claims about an oddly coloured anomaly discovered on Google Mars. In a video uploaded to YouTube he said: “This is a UFO that has crashed into a crater on Mars. “It really looks like a thick disc spacecraft and it is strange that nobody at Google edited it out. “But
An outbreak of violent thunderstorms, including large, destructive tornadoes, is predicted in the Southern Plains through Monday night. “Particularly dangerous situation” tornado watches have been issued for western and central Oklahoma, including Oklahoma City, and the Texas Panhandle. The National Weather Service has issued an exceptionally rare “high risk” outlook for not only tornadoes, but
A massive landslide destroyed 53 buildings and a mosque in the Black Sea province of Ordu in northern Turkey early Thursday. Major landslide destroys 53 buildings and a mosque in Ordu, Turkey. Picture via Facebook “So far we had to evacuate 61 buildings and 80 houses; 22 buildings, 31 houses and a mosque were unfortunately
Flooding in Venice is not so rare. But when it’s inundated in May, then it is strange. But when the water level rises above 100cm (39.4 inches) in May, then, it is almost unprecedented. On May 18, 2019, the water was very high, namely 112cm (44.1 inches) above the normal. According to tide records from
The Chuckegg Creek wildfire is burning out of control in the High Level Forest Area, to the southwest and west of the town of High Level, in Alberta, Canada. The Chuckegg Creek wildfire (HWF-042) is burning out of control in the High Level Forest Area, to the southwest and west of the town of High
It’s not just happening in the USA. Nope! Extreme weather events are devastating crops and thus the food business around the world. From Australia to North Korea and Argentina here are the latest reports of food shortage around the world. The Global Food Crisis Australia imports wheat for first time in over a decade after
Alien investigator and UFO-hunter Scott C Waring was impressed by a 15-year-old photo of what is supposed to be a bipedal extraterrestrial. The bizarre photo, dated May 10, 2004, was snapped in the Parque Forest in Santiago, Chile, by German Pereira. The now infamous picture has been at the heart of conspiracy theory debates since
The end of the world will strike from above after signs in the heavens and the Earth warn of God’s retribution. In the Bible’s New Testament, the end of the world was prophesied by Jesus Christ who told his disciples of the signs to look out for. Jesus warned of “wars and rumours of wars”
It’s long been known that cannabis plants are indigenous to Central Asia, but a new study provides a fresh focus on where exactly this genus may have first evolved millions of years ago. Documents dating back to the middle ages show humans have been hypothesising about the geographical origins of cannabis for over a
The Solar System might be a soggier place than we previously thought – even in the glacially cold reaches of the Kuiper Belt. There, dwarf planet Pluto could be harbouring liquid oceans under a shell of nitrogen ice. It was thought that the temperature required to maintain a liquid ocean on Pluto was too
Sound isn’t just something we hear. It’s a formidable physical phenomenon – a wave of pressure that reverberates through the air around us. But the medium sound moves through doesn’t have to be air. Incredibly loud sounds can also travel through water, sometimes even being the result of particularly noisy fish. But if you really want
MH370 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014 when the jet mysteriously vanished with 239 people on board. Captain Zaharie Shah was in control of the plane when it last communicated with air traffic control at 1:19am over the South China Sea. However, moments later, the plane vanished from civilian radar screens following
Three strong and shallow earthquakes (M6.3, M6.0 and M6.3) hit off New Caledonia On May 19, 2019 within 13 hours. The first one hit at 1:23am (UTC), followed by a second one at 2:27pm (UTC). 20 minutes later, the last M6.3 earthquake struck almost at the same position than the two others. Will a bigger
Finally, 130 years after it was established, the kilogram as we know it is about to be retired. But it’s not the end: tomorrow, 20 May 2019, a new definition will be put in place – one that’s far more accurate than anything we’ve had until now. After the shift was unanimously voted in at
Many of the sharks were found to have their fins missing – sparking fears they may have been cut off before the fish were tossed back into the sea. Some fishermen have vented their fury that the shark massacre at Burry Port, West Wales, could have been the result of trawling. 100 dead sharks have
While we’re moving toward the closing dates for some resorts, it’s not due to a lack of snow. A blast of winter weather delivered a fresh coat of Sierra powder to the few resorts that are still operating for the season. Ski season ain’t over: Lake Tahoe resorts report up to 18 inches of new snow in
Everyday, volcanoes erupt along the Ring of Fire. Here the latest volcanic explosions reported around the world. Agung volcano, Indonesia Bali’s Mount Agung in Karangasem District erupted again on Saturday, May 18, at 2:09 a.m. local time, spewing ash 2,000 meters into the air. The volcanic ash column was thick and gray. The eruption had
CNN aviation expert Jeff Wise said he believes Russia ordered the hijack of the Malaysia Airlines Flight which went missing in March 2014. According to Mr Wise, there was a reboot of the plane’s Satellite Data Unit (SDU) at 6.25pm suggesting that someone altered it to mislead investigators. The aviation expert’s latest book, The Taking
Sometimes, while waiting for quantum computers to become a thing, or complaining that your stupid laptop keeps dying on 5 percent battery, it’s easy to forget just how far technology has come over the past 50 years. Sure, we can all list off a whole bunch of innovations that have changed the way the
MH370 was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China, on March 8, 2014, when it mysteriously vanished with 239 people on board. Captain Zaharie Shah was in control of the plane when it last communicated with air traffic control at 1:19am over the South China Sea. However, moments later, the plane vanished from civilian radar screens following a routine handover
Many people are familiar with the term ‘blue moon’ and know it as the second full moon in one calendar month. However, there is another way for a full moon to earn this well-known nickname. An American Airlines passenger airplane from Miami crosses a blue moon over Whittier, Calif., as it heads to Los Angeles
Let’s talk about weather chaos! What is currently sweeping across Saudi Arabia and Oman is more than that. Heavy hailstorms, extreme flooding… In desertic countries? What the heck is going on… Apocalyptic hailstorm blocks road traffic in Shifa, Saudi Arabia on May 17, 2019. Extreme hailstorm stops traffic in Shifa, Saudi Arabia A heavy hailstorm
Two dramatic photos reportedly taken only days ago purport to show an alien spacecraft. Self-proclaimed UFO expert Scott Waring uploaded the shock photos to his etdatabase.com blog. He explained the story behind the photos in a UFO post. Waring said: “They were taken by a couple from the province of Buenos Aires who had decided
Sensation prevails after volcanic lava-like inflammable liquid has been reported erupting again in Tripura since Wednesday morning. The incident has been reported from Madhuban under Kathaltali village, on the outskirts of Agartala. This is the fourth such incident in the state in a period of one year. Last year, three such incidents were reported from Sabroom
Thirty years ago, archaeologists digging at one of England’s earliest medieval villages discovered the remains of 73 worn cooking pots. Used for the last time half a century ago, they still hold tiny remnants of their last meal. Which means they provide fascinating insight into what medieval people actually ate on a day-to-day basis.
After 12 successful seasons, “The Big Bang Theory” has finally come to a fulfilling end, concluding its reign as the longest running multicamera sitcom on TV. If you’re one of the few who haven’t seen the show, this CBS series centers around a group of young scientists defined by essentially every possible stereotype about nerds
Between 1946 and 1958, the US government tested 67 nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands. It later dumped radioactive waste from the tests into a crater on one of the islands, placing an 18-inch-thick concrete dome over the horrifying sludge. Because the crater was only supposed to be a temporary storage solution, the bottom
Most people are familiar with optical lasers through their experience with laser pointers. But what about a laser made from sound waves? What makes optical laser light different from a light bulb or the sun is that all the light waves emerging from it are moving in the same direction and are pretty much in