2019-03-01
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Very Old Fossil of Appears Like Modern Human Finger Bone
August 20, 2015Yet another fossil discovery may push the origins of humankind back further than what was previously accepted. Paleoanthropologists have unearthed what may be the oldest-known fossil of a human-like hand. The fossilized left-hand pinky bone, excavated at Olduvai Gorge in... continued
Major Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Solar Energy
August 19, 2015Solar energy is a great idea because it's nonpolluting and freely available. But solar panels are expensive and inefficient, so adoption of the technology around the world has been slow. The reason they are inefficient is that they don't capture... continued
Anne’s Diary: Final Entry by Whitley Strieber
August 18, 2015Anne Strieber was a wonderful essayist, and left behind a lovely collection in the form of Anne's Diary, which ran from 2000 to 2015. In this final entry, written by Whitley Strieber, many of her favorite entries are linked. Enjoy this... continued
NOAA Forecasts Record Breaking el Nino
August 17, 2015The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have revised their forecast for the El Niño event that is currently underway, saying that the likelihood of it persisting through the winter is not only high, but that this event may rival the... continued
New Companies can Remove Carbon from the Air, but Who Will Pay Them?
August 15, 2015There are a number of startup companies that aim to build industrial-scale carbon dioxide scrubbers to remove millions of tons of the greenhouse gas from the atmosphere to help offset climate change. However, they're still looking for financial backing to... continued
Fukushima Radiation Reaching US West Coast
August 14, 2015Approximately 800 trillion becquerel of Cesium-137 is expected to reach the West Coast of North America by 2016, according to Michio Aoyama, a professor at Japan's Fukushima University Institute of Environmental Radioactivity. Professor Aoyama says that this would be the... continued
Anne Strieber Has Died
August 14, 2015After a long and courageous struggle, Anne Strieber died on August 11, 2015. She founded Unknowncountry.com as Whitleysworld in 1998. In 2001, she changed the name and expanded it to include what she described as "the credible edge of science... continued
Google’s Search Engine is Determining Elections Worldwide
August 11, 2015A recent study has measured the potential effect a simple Google search can have on the potential outcome of a major election, and it's not a small one, as the search engine's article ranking algorithm could determine the outcome of... continued
Massive Toxic Algae Bloom Along US West Coast
August 9, 2015The current algal bloom being experienced along the Pacific coast is far larger than any previously recorded. They are cyclical and occur in the summer. The algae is extremely toxic. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this bloom stretches... continued
That September Doomsday Comet: Be Unafraid, be VERY Unafraid!
August 7, 2015September appears to be yet another doomsday month, so head for your shelters. Or perhaps not. The latest doomsday prediction convincing the unwary concerns a comet that is supposed to collide with the Earth, this one with a near-future arrival... continued