Moscow health chief Andrei Seltsovky blamed an increase in deaths on the overwhelming heat and smog that has blanketed the country and contributed to doubling deaths in Moscow from 350 a day to 700 per day. Seltsovky also reported that the morgues were overflowing with as many as 1,300 bodies. The smog contains concentrations of [...]
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Today marks the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. The traditional solemn ringing of temple bells, followed by one minute of silence, is part of a ceremony that is held every year in memory of the world’s worst atomic bomb attack. For the first time ever, the [...]
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Stonehenge, in southern England, is famous for its mystique. Now with the use of radar-imaging equipment and no excavation scientists have discovered another site constructed in the same manner as the original archaeological site. The reason it hasn’t been discovered already, is that it was constructed with timber instead of stones. Since wood could not [...]
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Those of us who grew up in the fifties and found ourselves addicted to the news will fondly remember veteran reporter Daniel Schorr. Schorr passed away today at a Washington hospital at the age of 93. A spokeswoman for National Public Radio said that he had been suffering from a brief illness. Schorr’s career spanned [...]
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In a 272-152 House vote, Congress approved a six month extension of unemployment benefits. The restored benefits will be made available to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven week delay that interrupted benefits to the tune of about 4#00 a week. It is expected that President [...]
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Threat levels were raised Monday by most of the major security organizations. Users of all versions of Microsoft Windows are being warned of a critical bug and that widespread attacks are expected. ISC security analyst Lenny Zeltser was quoted as saying “The proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available, and the issue is not easy to fix [...]
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Is global warming to blame for the recent break away of an Alaskan glacier from the ocean floor? This event could imply that an increase in sea levels will be a result of ongoing global warming and the melting of glaciers around the world. A glacier is a perennial mass of ice which moves over [...]
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Oil spills are in the news. The world watches as British Petroleum attempts to stop the Gulf of Mexico spill, while the Great Barrier Reef in Australia had a similar oil spill disaster last March. In both areas scientists rush to determine the impact the sludge has on the environment and sea life. In Australia, [...]
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This Sunday a total solar eclipse will be visible to many located on remote Pacific islands and on Easter Island, located roughly 2500 miles west of Chile. The eclipse will last, at the longest, 5 minutes, 20 seconds over open Pacific waters at 3:33 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. During a total solar eclipse, the moon [...]
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It was reminiscent of Howard Hughes and his Blue Goose flight. But instead of a huge monster aircraft, it was a solar powered plane that took off on it’s maiden voyage. In Payerne, Switzerland pilot Andre Borschberg launched the Solar Impulse for a 24-hour flight. The plane completely powered by electricity generated by a solar [...]
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