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- Nuclear energy in Europe
- Biden makes new pledges to Pacific island leaders as China’s influence grows
- Interview with Kyrylo Budanov
- NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe returning tomorrow
- Biden tells Zelenskyy that U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles
- A bloodsucking parasite
- The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
- “Be careful what you wish for:” DoD official warns separate cyber force could pose new challenges
- Does the U.S. government really not know where an F35 jet is after the pilot ejected?
Category Archives: Science
Does the U.S. government really not know where an F35 jet is after the pilot ejected?
By Robert Willmann You cannot make this stuff up. Cost estimates vary, but they all amount to millions and millions of dollars per airplane. Since (at least) Sunday, 17 September 2023, a Lockheed Martin F35 military jet is said to … Continue reading
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago
Human ancestors in Africa were pushed to the brink of extinction around 900,000 years ago, a study shows. The work1, published in Science, suggests a drastic reduction in the population of our ancestors well before our species, Homo sapiens, emerged. … Continue reading
Posted in Science, TTG
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Is a sheep taken in withernam irrepleviable? By Walrus
Is a sheep taken in withernam irrepleviable? This is the obscure ancient English law question posed by Sir Thomas More in 1520 to confound a legal braggart in the court of Henry VIII. The braggart didn’t know the answer. ChatGPT, … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Walrus
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Bat Superpowers – PBS NOVA episode
WANG: My students, when they first work in my lab, they got it wrong. They say bats has a more efficient immune system to clear the virus. I say. “No, bats have a more efficient immune system not to develop … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science, TTG
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Yesterday’s Congressional hearings on UAPs
Juicy elements ducked, and plenty of questions remain “We are not bringing little green men or flying saucers into the hearing. Sorry to disappoint y’all,” opened Republican Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee at the start of this hearing in his … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Science, Space, TTG
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Florida ocean temperatures at ‘downright shocking’ levels
Not only is Florida sizzling in record-crushing heat, but the ocean waters that surround it are scorching, as well. The unprecedented ocean warmth around the state — connected to historically warm oceans worldwide — is further intensifying its heat wave … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science, TTG
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“This Small-Brained Human Species May Have Buried Its Dead, Controlled Fire and Made Art”
Extraordinary claims about the small-brained human relative Homo naledi challenge prevailing view of cognitive evolution In the millions of years over which humans have been evolving, brain size has tripled, and behavior has become exponentially more elaborate. Early, small-brained hominins (members of … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science, TTG
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“Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?”
Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning. Orcas have attacked and sunk a third boat off the Iberian coast … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Science, TTG
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Water and Ocean Topography
https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/falcon-9-block-5-swot-surface-water-and-ocean-topo
“US Set to Announce Fusion Energy ‘Breakthrough'”
“… the Department of Energy plans to announce on Tuesday, The Washington Post has reported. The milestone was made recently at the government-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. Despite the breakthrough, the commercial use of such technology is still probably decades … Continue reading
Posted in Science, The economy
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