Not really. Republicans and their brainwashed followers will be around for a long time. But the industry coalition that has funded and supported climate denial for decades appears to be cracking apart, according to this article in The Atlantic. Here’s an excerpt: “If you read a lot of cl[...]
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Kenya’s energy bonanza
Tectonic movement is tearing Africa apart, and along the fracture line (photo below), the earth’s molten rock comes close enough to the surface to create steam that can be captured by economically feasible wells. The steam can then be used to drive turbines that generate electricity. On the h[...]
GOP now targeting trans kids
Now the election is over, and insulting black voters by labeling their votes “fraudulent” (see previous post here) is passe for now, some Republicans casting about for a new hate object are fixing their sights on transgender athletes. Newly elected reactionary Senator Tommy Tuberville (R[...]
PHOTOGRAPHY: Atmospheric magic
This picture isn’t photoshopped. The ship is actually over the horizon, and light-bending atmospheric conditions made it visible. Read story here. This would’ve been useful to naval commanders before radar was invented if they could’ve figured out how to turn it on. Return to The-A[...]
Scientists: Covid-19 is here to stay
Impatient Americans want to know when the Covid-19 pandemic will be behind us and life will return to normal. They won’t like the answer. Scientists are increasingly skeptical it will ever end. “A new consensus is emerging among scientists … that SARS-CoV-2 will not only remain wi[...]
What science says about gender
While a battle over transgender rights plays out in Congress, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — after being barred from serving on congressional committees for her past terroristic comments — is drawing attention to herself by going around saying, in effect, “boys are boys, and gir[...]
February 24th, 2021 - 1:06 am § in Science
Generate electricity in space?
It’s more efficient than collecting solar energy on earth, because the sun’s rays aren’t filtered by an atmosphere. It would be sent to earth via microwaves, not a laser. It’s not science fiction; it’s been done, albeit on a small test scale. Read here about how it work[...]
This is much Covid-19 virus there is
A British mathematician calculated all the Covid-19 virus particles in the world would fill about half a soda can. Read about his methodology here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Dr. Fauci wins “Israeli Nobel Prize” for defending science
The Dan David Foundation based at Tel Aviv University awarded Dr. Fauci the Dan David Prize for “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis,” The Hill reported on Monday, February 15, 2021. The announcement doesn’t identify the &[...]
Yellow sub-marine
A yellow lobster caught by a Maine lobsterman has been donated to a university and “lovingly named Banana,” CNN says. The oddity occurs in roughly 1 in 30 million lobster catches. Read story here. Question: Is it discrimination to spare a lobster from a boiling pot because of the color o[...]