As recreational space travel becomes a very real prospect, there may come a time when humans travel to other planets for vacation, or even to live. Blue Origin, a commercial space business, has already begun sending paying customers on suborbital trips. Elon Musk's SpaceX hopes to establish a base on Mars. This implies we must begin to consider what it would be like to live … [Read more...] about In Space, Death: What Would Happen To Our Bodies?
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Scientists in Fairbanks Were Astounded to Discover an Entire 40,000-Year-Old Steppe Bison
Pam Groves pinched her nose as she brushed chilly mud from the bones of an extinct bison, a rotten-egg odor billowing from gristle that clung to the animal's bones. She raised her head to examine the horizon, cautious of bears who could be drawn to the meat of a creature that died 40,000 years ago. Groves and Dan Mann, both researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, … [Read more...] about Scientists in Fairbanks Were Astounded to Discover an Entire 40,000-Year-Old Steppe Bison
More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Following the escape of more than 100 bison from a feedlot in southern Nebraska, neighbors jumped into pickup trucks, horses, and four-wheelers to try to apprehend the fleeing animals. "We had everything," Phelps County Sheriff Gene Samuelson said of the effort to apprehend the escapees who broke through a fence and escaped Valley View Feeders in Overton, Nebraska, some 150 … [Read more...] about More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Woman Travels the World by Trading Cat-Sitting for Free Accommodation
Where in the world would you go if you weren't required to pay for lodging? Madolline Gourley, an Australian writer, discovered a cunning travel trick that enables her to trade cat-sitting services for a place to stay. Gourley has thus been able to travel the length of Australia and the United States for the price of her airfare. "Since I learned about house sitting a few … [Read more...] about Woman Travels the World by Trading Cat-Sitting for Free Accommodation
The Motion of Waves is Converted Into Electric Power by a Spine-Like Floating Generator
The world is rapidly transitioning from traditional energy sources to renewable ones, and for good reason. The effects of climate change have become increasingly apparent, and it is now clear that a switch to renewable energy is not just beneficial, but necessary. Among renewable energy sources, wave power has been an area of much interest and investment. The movement of ocean … [Read more...] about The Motion of Waves is Converted Into Electric Power by a Spine-Like Floating Generator