Article Archive for January 2009
Seed Vaults
Previously I have mentioned the amazing seed vault in Norway, that seemingly offers plants a better chance of surviving a cataclysm than humans have.
Other places to find species kept safe include:
Native Seeds – 2000 plant …
Blue Eyes only 10,000 Years Old
According to Discover magazine, “blue eyes have their hue because of a single genetic mutation that occurred fewer than 10,000 years ago in one individual and swept rapidly through the European population…”
The most likely cause …
Funny 2012 Cartoon Video
Here’s an outrageous, just-for-laughs look at 2012, just the sort of thing doom & gloomers need to see sometimes. Visit Passion Paris and click on the video named Happy New End.
This one is a real zinger!
Last one, I promise – but this email that arrived today is so, how should I say, representative, I felt it was worth sharing. Back to real news next post.
Hey There! I stumbled upon your …
The Five Stages of Accepting 2012
I have present these in the classic order, although they can happen in any order, and not everybody will experience all five stages. Some folk might only experience two. See Wikipedia for more information on …
The Great Escape: 20 People Leaving the Matrix
I think it is fair to say, that as 2012 approaches, more and more radical interpretations, and reactions, will become known to us. Hopefully nothing as extreme as Heaven’s Gate.
This group of 20 or so …
The Little Bacterium That Could
Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator doesn’t need sunlight, doesn’t even need photosynthesis. Therefore it is not so surprising it was discovered 3 kilometres below the Earth’s surface in a South African goldmine.
Report from New Scientist:
Such a self-sufficient …
Solar Storm Could Cause $2 Trillion in Damage!
Just in from SpaceWeather.com, news of a study that quantifies the potential damage of the worst solar storms:
The 132-page document examines what might happen to our high-tech modern society in the event of a super …
Could HAARP be used for Reiser’s crazy ideas?
Oliver L. Reiser is not very well known, but he did some work with Einstein, and I suspect he was the first person to suggest that evolution could be driven by massive influxes of cosmic …
What role might HAARP play in 2012?
According to a Russian government report cited in Wikipedia, with HAARP “the U.S. is creating new integral geophysical weapons that may influence the near-Earth medium with high-frequency radio waves … The significance of this qualitative …
Mysterious Light Pillars from Latvia
Even two leading experts in atmospheric optics can’t quite figure them out: “These pillars are mysterious,” say Les Cowley and Marko Riikonen. “They have unexplained curved tops and even curved arcs coming from their base.
http://spaceweather.com
Light …
