Signs of the Times - Science & Technology

From CFACT The Biden Administration has recently produced a wave of plans and regulatory actions aimed at building a monstrous amount of destructive offshore wind. No environmental impact assessm...

https://www.sott.net/article/491130-The-Policy-Makers-Offshore-wind-is-gearing-up-to-bulldoze-the-ocean

Cambridge University professor says we need to stop obsessing about net-zero Young people are terrified that climate change will destroy Earth by the time they grow up, but the world is not actua...

https://www.sott.net/article/491102-Why-climate-change-ISN-T-going-to-end-the-world

It might sound like a scene out of Avatar 2. But scientists claim it's now possible to have a conversation with a whale, following a 20-minute chat with a humpback whale in Southeast Alaska. A 38...

https://www.sott.net/article/491091-Scientists-claim-they-ve-had-a-20-minute-conversation-with-a-WHALE-and-say-it-could-pave-the-way-for-conversations-with-aliens-someday

Scientists have observed a wild orangutan applying medicine to his own wound in a world's first. A Sumatran orangutan, named Rakus, was seen chewing up leaves of a medicinal plant, create a pulp ...

https://www.sott.net/article/491090-Orangutan-observed-treating-its-own-wound-with-medicinal-plant-for-the-first-time

A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA's Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the...

https://www.sott.net/article/491062-New-findings-point-to-an-Earth-like-environment-on-ancient-Mars

This redefined a long-distance call. Earth just received a laser transmission from a world- (and perhaps universe) record-breaking 140 million miles away — which could have major implications f...

https://www.sott.net/article/491028-Earth-receives-NASA-space-laser-transmission-from-140-million-miles-away

A small team of planetary scientists from the California Institute of Technology, Université Côte d'Azur and Southwest Research Institute reports possible new evidence of Planet 9. They have pu...

https://www.sott.net/article/490962-New-evidence-found-for-Planet-9

Earlier this week, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a rarely seen event — four nearly-simultaneous flare eruptions involving three separate sunspots, as well as the magnetic fil...

https://www.sott.net/article/490955-Rare-quadruple-super-sympathetic-solar-flare-event-captured-by-NASA

Further scientific evidence has emerged to suggest that the Earth's atmosphere is 'saturated' with carbon dioxide, meaning that at higher levels the 'greenhouse' gas will not cause temperatures t...

https://www.sott.net/article/490937-New-scientific-evidence-that-CO2-emissions-cant-warm-atmosphere-because-it-is-saturated-published-in-peer-reviewed-journal

Many animals can glow in the dark. Fireflies famously blink on summer evenings. But most animals that light up are found in the depths of the ocean. In a new study, scientists report that deep-se...

https://www.sott.net/article/490889-The-first-bioluminescent-animals-may-have-been-ancient-corals-deep-in-the-ocean

The pioneering Voyager 1 deep-space probe is once again sending usable engineering updates back to Earth after five months of repairs, NASA officials announced Monday. Voyager 1, which along with...

https://www.sott.net/article/490882-Voyager-1-resumes-sending-readable-status-updates-after-5-months-of-repairs

Sheets of gold might find use as catalysts, or in light-sensing devices. It is the world's thinnest gold leaf: a gossamer sheet of gold just one atom thick. Researchers have synthesized1 the long...

https://www.sott.net/article/490866-Goldene-The-gilded-cousin-of-graphene-that-is-also-one-atom-thick

We used to make fun of Fool's Gold. Now, it might fuel the future. Fool's gold or iron pyrite — a common mineral that resembles its precious counterpart — may be more valuable than scientists...

https://www.sott.net/article/490828-Fools-Gold-may-be-valuable-after-all

Researchers from Max Planck Institute and Philipps University in Marburg have discovered the first fractal structure at the molecular scale. A fractal is a geometrical pattern that tends to repea...

https://www.sott.net/article/490798-Rare-discovery-First-fractal-molecule-identified-inside-bacteria

Interspecies competition in ancient humans saw an evolutionary trend that is the complete opposite of almost all other vertebrates, according to a new study. For years, scientists assumed the mai...

https://www.sott.net/article/490755-Ancient-human-evolution-is-unparalleled-and-almost-opposite-to-other-species-in-nature-new-study-reveals

Fiery pink towers could be seen erupting from the sun during the total solar eclipse on April 8. What are they? In this surprisingly colorful image, NASA photographer Keegan Barber captured the v...

https://www.sott.net/article/490733-Enormous-pink-flames-recorded-on-sun-during-total-solar-eclipse

A multi-institutional team of geneticists and genomic and genotyping specialists in Japan has sequenced the genomes of thousands of Japanese people from across the country, looking to settle the ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490730-Tri-ancestral-origins-for-Japanese-population-including-an-unidentified-NE-Asian-population-revealed-in-large-genomic-study

Forget approximate climate models, whose simulations are increasingly removed from reality. There's a far more scientific way of understanding the climate, and that involves observing the actual ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490713-Observation-of-the-Earth-shows-that-deforestation-and-urbanization-cause-three-times-more-warming-than-CO2

The 2,000-foot-wide asteroid 2013 NK4 just made its closest approach to Earth in recorded history, sailing by at about eight lunar distances. You can still see the massive rock with a backyard te...

https://www.sott.net/article/490688-2000-foot-wide-city-killer-asteroid-has-just-made-its-closest-approach-to-Earth

Perhaps the most fundamental distinction between naturalism and intelligent design is where each metaphysical framework draws the line at irreducibility. Leading intelligent design theorists Mich...

https://www.sott.net/article/490680-Is-Natural-Law-irreducible

Astronomers found the most massive stellar-mass black hole in the galaxy after spotting a star "wobbling" nearby. The baby monster is the 2nd-closest black hole to Earth ever detected. Astronomer...

https://www.sott.net/article/490673-Most-massive-stellar-black-hole-in-the-Milky-Way-discovered-extremely-close-to-Earth

A University of Melbourne expedition to the southernmost waters encircling Antarctica has discovered that wind drives the formation of colossal rogue waves, and that these unpredictable waves occ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490666-Rogue-waves-Southern-Ocean-expedition-reveals-wind-as-key-cause-phenomenon-occurs-more-frequently-than-thought

Military chiefs are to rush devastating laser guns into service to meet the threat posed by Russian drones and missiles. Comment: Meanwhile what's actually proving to be a problem for the UK is Y...

https://www.sott.net/article/490570-UK-scrambles-to-fit-DragonFire-laser-death-ray-onto-warships

Russian spacecraft: The close call had NASA officials tense. This was because of the potential danger posed by debris if the two crafts had collided. Such an eventuality could pose a threat to th...

https://www.sott.net/article/490534-Defunct-Russian-satellite-escapes-crash-with-US-Timed-satellite-by-just-10-metres

The Vanadis bristle worm has eyes as big as millstones - relatively speaking. Indeed, if our eyes were proportionally as big as the ones of this Mediterranean marine worm, we would need a big stu...

https://www.sott.net/article/490511-Mediterranean-marine-worm-has-developed-eyes-as-big-as-millstones

Less than twenty minutes after finishing this article, your brain will begin to store the information that you've just read in a coordinated burst of neuronal activity. Underpinning this process ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490510-New-analytic-technique-sheds-light-on-memory-and-learning

Every now and then, a giant of modern science should be allowed to express himself in language that we all understand. In the informative Climate: The Movie, the 2022 Nobel physics laureate Dr. J...

https://www.sott.net/article/490504-New-paper-finds-effect-of-human-caused-carbon-emissions-on-climate-is-non-discernible

There are hundreds and hundreds of studies showing that our wireless wonderland of EMF is not good for our health. But you might ask: Well, HOW? When we say "EMF", we're talking about many differ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490463-Is-your-DNA-an-EMF-antenna

Chemistry depends on heat. Atoms or molecules bounce around randomly, collide, and form other molecules. At higher temperatures, atoms collide more and the rate at which atoms become molecules in...

https://www.sott.net/article/490438-Inside-the-20-year-quest-to-unravel-the-bizarre-realm-of-quantum-superchemistry

A paper published in March of 2021 in the journal Science Advances reports on the discovery of evidence for a large airburst type impact within the SØr Rondane Mountains, Queen Maud Land, East A...

https://www.sott.net/article/490437-Airbursts-An-underappreciated-hazard

Transhumanism may lead to super-human capabilities for some & mind control for others: perspective The Internet of Bodies ecosystem may lead to the Internet of Brains sometime between 2035 and 20...

https://www.sott.net/article/490367-Internet-of-Bodies-may-lead-to-Internet-of-Brains-by-2050-RAND

Suddenly, amateur astronomers are seeing a naked-eye comet in the evening sky. It's Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the 'devil comet'. Waiting for next Monday's solar eclipse in Mexico, Petr...

https://www.sott.net/article/490349-The-Devil-Comet-is-now-a-naked-eye-object

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration, who produced the first ever image of our Milky Way black hole released in 2022, has captured a new view of the massive object at the center of our...

https://www.sott.net/article/490316-Event-Horizon-Telescope-reveals-strong-magnetic-fields-spiraling-at-the-edge-of-Milky-Ways-central-black-hole

Using a blink-and-you'll-miss-it experiment, researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that individuals differ widely in the rate at which they perceive visual signals. Some people ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490287-Speed-of-visual-perception-ranges-widely-in-humans-new-study-reveals

Some physicists have long suspected that mysterious 'ghost' particles in the world around us could greatly advance our understanding of the true nature of the Universe. Now scientists think they'...

https://www.sott.net/article/490265-Scientists-search-for-mysterious-ghost-particles

NASA has announced it will fire three scientific sounding rockets into the moon's shadow on Monday, April 8 during a partial solar eclipse across North America. In what will be a total solar ecli...

https://www.sott.net/article/490263-Why-NASA-will-fire-three-rockets-at-the-solar-eclipse

A small-bird species, the Japanese tit (Parus minor), uses wing movements as a gesture to convey the message "after you," according to new research at the University of Tokyo. When a mating pair ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490245-Wild-bird-seen-to-gesture-after-you

The size of the human brain may be gradually increasing over time, and that could reduce the risk of dementia in younger generations, according to new research. The study imaged the brains of mor...

https://www.sott.net/article/490207-Younger-generations-have-larger-brains-but-is-that-healthier

Fifteen rare asteroids showcasing very unusual "active" properties have been detected as part of an ongoing international volunteer effort to unravel the mysteries of a peculiar variety of space ...

https://www.sott.net/article/490166-Rare-asteroids-showing-strange-activity-are-challenging-existing-theories-about-solar-system

The Moon influences life here on Earth more than you might realize - and that includes shifting the sounds coming from coral reefs, which indicates changes in ecosystem activity, according to a n...

https://www.sott.net/article/490165-Moonlight-found-to-have-a-curious-effect-on-coral-reef-activity

Two new studies on the mysterious 'Havana syndrome' found no physical cause, but they did suggest a possible link to mental health. Since 2016, more than 1,000 US government personnel stationed i...

https://www.sott.net/article/490043-Havana-syndrome-mystery-deepens-further-after-brain-scan-analysis

Using observations made with the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) a study led from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) has confirmed that...

https://www.sott.net/article/489995-Astronomers-confirm-a-new-Trojan-asteroid-that-shares-an-orbit-with-Mars

A superfluid vortex controlled in a lab is helping physicists learn more about the behavior of black holes. A whirlpool generated in helium cooled to just a fraction above absolute zero mimics th...

https://www.sott.net/article/489979-First-of-its-kind-quantum-tornado-achieves-record-breaking-black-hole-mimicry

Nvidia, the tech company that has been shattering stock market records for fun, has announced a new project that will bring the world a step closer to humanoid robots. The project is called GR00T...

https://www.sott.net/article/489940-Nvidias-Project-GR00T-will-soon-make-the-era-of-humanoid-robots-a-reality

It's not every day that a giant volcano is discovered hiding in plain sight. By reviewing satellite imagery from many missions, scientists have spotted the remains of a colossal volcano on Mars. ...

https://www.sott.net/article/489928-Giant-ancient-volcano-discovered-on-Mars

Brave researchers have decided to save the world by pumping seawater onto ice sheets in the depths of winter. They are struggling through -30C windy conditions somewhere off the top end of Canada...

https://www.sott.net/article/489916-Climate-Superheroes-plan-to-rescue-Arctic-with-10-million-wind-powered-pumps

There's something peculiar about dying star Betelgeuse. Yeah, there was the whole sneeze thing. That's been pretty much resolved for now. But before the Great Dimming Debacle of 2019, scientists ...

https://www.sott.net/article/489903-Betelgeuses-wild-surface-may-be-reason-scientists-thought-it-was-spinning-twice-as-fast-as-it-should-be

China has a list of suspect journals and it's just been updated. Nature talks to the librarian behind China's Early Warning Journal List about how it is compiled each year. China has updated its ...

https://www.sott.net/article/489841-China-publishing-list-exposing-untrustworthy-scientific-journals

Depending on where we look, the universe is expanding at different rates. Now, scientists using the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have confirmed that the observation is not down to a mea...

https://www.sott.net/article/489831-JWST-confirms-there-is-something-seriously-wrong-with-our-understanding-of-the-universe

A nova outburst visible to the naked eye is expected to decorate the night sky this year with a "new star" that will briefly become as bright as the North Star, offering a once-in-a-lifetime star...

https://www.sott.net/article/489816-New-star-as-bright-as-the-North-Star-will-ignite-in-the-sky-this-year