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Dinosaur extinction · science · Science oddity

Rival dinosaur extinction theory causing volcanic uproar

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When Scientists and Creationists go at it, those of us with a need for evidence slide next to the guys with thick glasses and lab coats and roll our eyes at those who believe God whipped up the universe, the Earth and all life including Adam and Eve in six days. After much begatting over…… Continue reading Rival dinosaur extinction theory causing volcanic uproar

astronomy · science · Science oddity · Solar system

Uranus: butt of solar system jokes, again

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The Rodney Dangerfield of planets is back in the news. http://time.com/5252381/uranus-stinks-smell/ Uranus is mooned yet again and this time, surprise, surprise it’s the scientific community that after some astronomical sniffing around concluded … wait for it …. Uranus stinks. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-full-episode-1.4633051/uranus-smells-like-farts-scientists-confirm-1.4633058 Patrick Irwin, a planetary physics professor at Oxford University, led a team of researchers who poked…… Continue reading Uranus: butt of solar system jokes, again

Science oddity · Space Aliens

Could space aliens hack our planet?

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A science report from NBC offered an intriguing if not scary idea that what the FBI says Russians did with the #US_presidential_election_hack might be done on a far more profound scale by #space_aliens. https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/should-we-fear-cyberattacks-space-aliens-ncna849941 In a paper by astrophysicists Michael Hippke and John Learned, the scientists muse that telescopes aimed at the heavens might pick up…… Continue reading Could space aliens hack our planet?