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Dominica Devastated by Maria, Now Headed to Puerto Rico
September 19, 2017Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica with 165MPH winds and was the first Category 5 hurricane ever to strike the island. It is now headed toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico and is continuing to strengthen. A typical autumnal weather pattern... continued
Steampunk Space Probes: Inspiration for NASA’s Next Venus Probe came from 2,300-Year-Old Antikythera Computer
September 19, 2017To say the environment on the surface of Venus is extreme might be viewed as an understatement by some: the hottest planet in the Solar System's air cooks at a scorching 462ºC (864ºF), under crushing atmospheric pressure that is 92... continued
Maria Aims at Caribbean while Lee forms Behind it and Jose Heads out to Sea
September 17, 2017Tropical storm Maria is likely to become a powerful hurricane and appears headed along the same path into the Caribbean that Irma took. Meanwhile, Lee appears to be organizing off Cape Verde while Jose,a category 1 hurricane with 80MPH winds seems... continued
Excess Atmospheric CO2 is Slowly Turning Healthy Crops into Junk Food
September 16, 2017A slowly growing field of biological research is uncovering evidence that increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is steadily decreasing the concentration of nutrients in our food supply. Plants metabolize CO2 in the same way we metabolize oxygen,... continued
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were Back-to-Back Record-Breakers
September 15, 2017The one-two punch delivered by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma has left the southern United States and many islands in the northern Caribbean reeling, collectively resulting in more than 130 deaths, massive long-term flooding, and property damage totaling to a minimum... continued
Cassini to give Saturn a “Goodbye Kiss” during its Grand Finale
September 14, 2017After a 4.9 billion mile journey spanning more than two decades and countless major discoveries, the Cassini probe will complete its long voyage by plunging into the clouds of Saturn on September 15th, in what NASA's mission engineers are calling... continued
Synthetic DNA Could Be Used to Hack Computer Systems
September 13, 2017Researchers studying potential security issues surrounding open-source computer programs used to analyze DNA have found that most common sequencing software is the subject of poor security practices, leaving such systems open to cyberattacks and exploits. While the researchers haven't found... continued
The Saudi Government is Accused of Financing a “Dry Run” Rehearsal for 9/11
September 12, 2017New evidence that the Saudi Arabian government had supported the 9/11 hijackings has been revealed in a lawsuit being brought against the Saudi government, including allegations that they financed a "dry run" rehearsal for a future hijacking that was carried... continued
Atlantic Storm Wave Train Continues as Irma Takes Aim
September 9, 2017Each hurricane season brings a what is known as a wave train of tropical depressions generally forming in the south Atlantic off the African coast. This season south Atlantic waters are exceptionally warm, with the result that the wave train... continued
Strongest Quake in a Hundred Years Strikes Mexico
September 8, 2017At 9:22 local time last night, an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale struck southern Mexico and northern Guatemala. At least 30 people have been killed and many structures leveled. The quake was felt as far north as Mexico City where... continued