#science

1. Nigerians are building earthquake-proof homes from plastic bottles and it could be a game-changer

   By Sethuraman s Nigerians are building earthquake-proof homes from plastic bottles and it could be a game-changer Editor's note: This article was originally published on July 15, 2022. It has since been updated. Plastic is, without a doubt, one of the biggest banes of the environmen
   

2. NOAA has issued a rare "severe" geomagnetic storm watch, which could grace the northern tier skies with brilliant auroras but also trigger GPS problems, hamper satellite communication, and cause high-frequency radio blackouts. Sounds fun. #Science #Space #Phyics #Nature #News #C

3. Where the northern lights will be visible thanks to the solar flare

   Amid its period of peak activity, the sun is launching electromagnetic bombs at Earth, and all you can think of is gazing up at the northern lights? Good. You have your priorities in order, because nothing bad is likely to happen despite the recent solar flare eruptions. Here's h
   

4. Manhattan Project

   #NewMexico played a pivotal role in the Manhattan Project, a program to produce the first nuclear weapons during World War II - #downwinders #science #WW2 #nuclear #history #travel #roadtrip #daytrip

5. Strong Solar Storm Could Produce Northern Lights in U.S.

   By MARCIA DUNN / AP (CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. this weekend and potentially disrupt power and communications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare geomagnetic st
   

6. Secrets of 'Exceptional' Roman Shipwreck Revealed by Marine Archaeologists

   By Aristos Georgiou A study has yielded fascinating new insights into an "exceptional" Roman-era shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. The stricken vessel lies more than 200 feet off the coast of Mallorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands, at a depth of just over six feet. The "Ses Fon
   

7. Bluesky profiles to follow (George Conway, George Takei, Robert Reich, etc.)

   For those who will choose to make their home in Bluesky when Post closes its doors in few weeks (end of May?), here are some interesting profiles to follow (there are many more): George Conway: @gtconway.bsky.social Robert Reich: @rbreich.bsky.social Tom Nichols: @radiofreetom.bsky.

8. Wrestling with representation

   How alphabet books illustrated "x" before the x-ray: "X is for..." @PublicDomainRev (Plus_ Thomas Young) “X marks the spot” #alphabet #alphabetbook #alphabetbooks #art #culture #egyptology #hieroglyphs #hieroglyphics #history #illustration #indoeuropean #indoeuropeanlanguages #l
   

9. Ghosts can time travel and get trapped in places where evil has happened, expert says

   By Kim Carr & Rudi Kinsella Paranormal author and podcaster Jim Harold believes that ghosts can time travel and become trapped in locations where evil events have occurred . In his latest book, True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold's Campfire Volume Six, he delves into spine-chilling stori