NOAA hydrophones recorded the 1997 “Bloop,” a sound so loud it travelled over 3,219 kilometres underwater. People continue to argue about a single sound from the deep ocean, nearly 30 years after its first recording. The “Bloop,”, a strange, powerful underwater noise picked up in 1997, has been folded into YouTube conspiracies. Lovecraft memes and…
More than 60,000 African penguins vanished from two of South Africa’s most important breeding islands in less than a decade, and scientists say they now understand why. A study published in the journal Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology has revealed that the collapse of sardine stocks triggered an unprecedented wave of starvation, wiping out more…
The launch of Sentinel-6B, a new environmental monitoring satellite developed as part of a multibillion-dollar worldwide programme, marks a significant advancement in climate monitoring. NASA has made a major advancement in its long-term climate monitoring mission. Launched in mid-November atop a SpaceX rocket, the satellite is expected to provide highly precise data on sea-level rise…
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain (AP Photo/Darko Bandic) Lando Norris of McLaren secured his maiden Formula 1 championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale on Sunday. Max Verstappen of Red Bull won the race, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finishing second and Norris taking third. This result enabled Norris to edge out Verstappen…
Most diet and fitness experts recommend restricting serving sizes to anyone who wants to lose weight. And measuring your food is the best way to do that. But what’s an accurate measure? Serving sizes, for instance, are a standard measure of food, in cup or gram weight. That doesn’t mean portion size, which is how…
Doctors warn microsleep is the sleep they fear most, a 1–30 second blackout where your brain stops processing anything, often with your eyes still open. People often imagine danger creeping in when they stay awake too long, with the nodding head, the heavy eyes, and the drift into sleep they try to fight off. What…
Japan has claimed a Chinese military jet locked its radar on a Japanese fighter jet near the southern island of Okinawa in a “dangerous act.” Japan‘s defence ministry said a Chinese J-15 “intermittently” targeted its fire-control radar at Japanese F-15s on two occasions on Saturday. A fire-control radar lock is one of the most threatening…
