Researchers from the Montana State University found how Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs really looked like nearly 75 years ago, before they got polluted with make-a-wish coins and debris coming from tourists. It seems that the hot springs Morning Glory pool initially had a deep blue color, instead of the orangey green tint it displays nowadays. Scientists said that they got these … [Read more...]
Dentist Had His Medical License Suspended Because a Patient Died After a Teeth Extraction Procedure
A dentist had his medical license suspended after one of his patients died following a teeth extraction. The doctor, Rashmi Patel was suspended temporarily in April and Wednesday the Connecticut State Dental Commission made the final decision to have his medical license suspended permanently after discovering that two of his patients were not attended as they should, including the woman who … [Read more...]
Make a Wish Tonight During the Geminid Meteor Shower
In case you are planning to make some wishes, this weekend is reportedly the best time to do this, as the Geminid meteor shower will be reaching its climax during the current weekend. More precisely the meteor shower will be seen best the night between Saturday and Sunday. NASA explained that the Geminid are actually debris that come from a long extinct comet, which is called 3200 … [Read more...]
Rosetta Spacecraft Used to Determine if Comets are Involved in the Origin of Water on Earth
The European Space Agency used probes to gather information regarding the origin of water on earth and determine if comets were involved in this matter. Experts have conducted several studies to determine whether Eath's water came from comets, asteroids or some other way. The European Space Agency has used the Rosetta spacecraft to analyze water from a comet called 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and … [Read more...]
Harvard Professor Sued Chinese Restaurant for $4
An unprecedented situation has the media buzzing as a Harvard professor has become viral on the internet after complaining about the fact that a Chinese restaurant charged him more than it should have. Granted, the customer is always right and, of course, we are all entitled to being treated with fairness in all establishments we enter. The Harvard professor sued the Chinese restaurant for … [Read more...]
Earliest Human Engraving Believed to Be 500,000 Years Old
Human engraving discoveries have always set off massive uproars in the world of science and paleoanthropology. The human race is at this point the only species that has managed to develop a creative mind, no other primate having evolved enough to use non-functional markings so far. The engravings in question were discovered on the shell of a clam that has spent nearly a century in a museum. … [Read more...]
Funding for Cutting Down Global Warming Has Extended to $650 Billion
Funding for cutting down global warming has extended to $650 billion, but 2014 was probably the hottest year, UN officials estimate. Even more worrisome, this budget needs to double in order to prevent the planet from overheating, United Nations agency says. According to the same source the cash flow from developed to less or under developed nation is a crucial element of an agreement that … [Read more...]
New Way of Measuring Exoplanets’ Magnetosphere
By measuring parameters of the hydrogen layer surrounding a distant extrasolar planet, a group of international scientists were able to estimate the size and shape of its magnetosphere. The findings were compiled in a general model that could be used in future scientific attempts of measuring any exoplanets’ magnetosphere. Extrasolar planets or exoplanets are planets located millions of … [Read more...]
Ancestor of Rhino and Horse Found in India
It may be hard to believe, but both horses and rhinos belong to the same family, Perissodactyla. However, an evolutionary gap that was missing was recently found by paleontologists, in India. Perissodactylia is a biological group of animals that have an uneven number of toes and a digestive system different from any other animal species. The fossil of what is presumed to be the … [Read more...]
Malicious Software Threatening Android Phones, Tablets
Android-powered smartphones or tablets are reportedly being targeted with malicious software that puts them at the mercy of hacker overlords, security firm Lookout warned consumers on Wednesday. In other words hackers can now effectively turn Android phones into so-called botnets, a compromised device that can be used to communicate with other infected devices for nefarious purposes. It appears … [Read more...]
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