The current pandemic not only affects humans, it also affects wildlife. As the world closes in to prevent further spread of the devastating coronavirus, suddenly there are far fewer cars on the road, planes in the sky, and ships in the water. And nature surely has noticed. Recently, cougars have …
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Only in recent years, since the historic New Horizons probe flyby in 2015, have we been able to understand Pluto in great depth or detail. We have learned a lot about the small outlier of our Solar System, but one of the biggest surprises was a series of indications that …
Read More »Large volcanic eruption in Alaska linked to rise of the Roman empire in new study
The murder of Julius Caesar in 44 a. C. caused a power struggle of almost two decades that led to the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. Historical records say the period was marked by strange sightings in the sky, unusually cold weather, and …
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