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Stonehenge Erratic
12 October 2023 ArchaeologyAt https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23003905 ... there is an article published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, that clims the Altar Stone at Stonehenge has a more exotic
Twin Horned Comet
10 October 2023 Astronomy, ElectromagnetismAt https://spaceweather.com ... October 9th 2023, we learn that Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, has exploded into activity for a second time and is sporting a pair of
North Dakota in the Spring
7 October 2023 Biology, Catastrophism, GeologyThe North Dakota fossil site that caused a stir when it was uncovered a few years ago has now come up with the information the
Saturn's Rings
6 October 2023 AstronomyWilliam sent in the link https://www.yahoo.com/news/saturn-rings-may-formed-surprisingly-140557633.html .... but see also https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230512144752.htm ... new study puts a definitive age on Saturn's rings. They are young. No
We Really Don't Have Very Long
28 September 2023 Climate change, GeologyAt https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03005-6 .... we are all used to climate change alarmists telling us we only have a few years left before the world becomes too
Vincent Van Gogh and Nishimura
28 September 2023 Astronomy, ElectromagnetismAt https://spaceweather.com ... September 28th 2023, there is a reference to Van Gogh waves in the magnetosphere. The idea comes from his painting, 'A Starry
Yedoma
22 September 2023 Catastrophism, GeologyAt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yedoma ... Yedoma are Pleistocene age permafrost pockets with ice content at 50 to 90 per cent by volume. Yedoma are abundant in eastern
Marine Beds and Dinosaurs
22 September 2023 Biology, Catastrophism, GeologyRobert sent in the link https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/doi/pii/S0195667123002057 and https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/fossils-of-primitive-cousins-of-t-rex-shed-light-on-the-end-of-the-age-of-dinosaurs-in-africa/ ... together with https://www.icr.org/article/more-flood-evidence/ ... which is clear evidence of a disconnect. This is not evidence of
Future Asteroid Impact
22 September 2023 Astronomy, CatastrophismWilliam sent in the link https://www.yahoo.com/news/nasa-predicts-large-asteroid-impact-191317759.html ... NASA scientists even name the guilty asteroid. It is Bennu. It was discovered in 1999 and has an
The Russian Permafrost
21 September 2023 Biology, Catastrophism, GeologyAt https://www.rferl.org/a/dog-wolves-wooly-rhinos-beasts-russia-permafrost-melting/30318303.html ... the Russian permafrost deposits harbour the well preserved remains of prehistoric animals - in remote, icy , locations. Large patches of earth
Lunar Water
21 September 2023 Astronomy, Electromagnetism, PhysicsGary sent in the link https://scitechdaily.com/moons-mystery-moisture-electrons-from-earth-may-be-forming-lunar-water/ ... high energy electrons in earth's plasma sheet, or sheaf, are conributing to weathering processes on the surface of
Sodom Update
20 September 2023 Ancient history, Archaeology, CatastrophismTeHEP newsletter 15th and 16th September 2023. Interesting interview published with Steve Collins on 16 years excavations at Tall el-Hammam in Jordan. It seems he
Cova Dones
18 September 2023 Anthropology, ArchaeologyAt https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-more-than-100-ancient-drawings-in-a-spanish-cave-180982898/ ... At Millares, near Valencia, down south, we now have Palaeolithic cave art. Most of the known cave art is located in northern
Solar Orbiter and the Sun's Corona
18 September 2023 Astronomy, Electric Universe, ElectromagnetismAt https://phys.org/news/2023-09-solar-orbiter-solution-year-old-mystery.html ... which has an image of the Sun's corona as seen by a beamed down product of Solar Orbiter's Metis instrument. There is
Jupiter and the Fireballs
18 September 2023 AstronomyGary sent in a story from the New York Times but it is paywalled. A fireball seen crashing into Jupiter. However, it is nothing new
The Sahel is Greening
16 September 2023 Climate change, Environmentalism, PhysicsStaying on the subject of North Africa, this post concerns the Sahel. Previously known as the Sudan, which is now the name of a country
Goatherds Bad People
16 September 2023 Archaeology, Catastrophism, Climate change, Environmentalism, GeologyAt https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-really-turned-sahara-desert-green-oasis-wasteland-180962668/ ... this article is about the disappearance of the green Sahara, rather abruptly, around 4500 years ago. Most scientists have linked it either
Humans and Extinction Events
15 September 2023 Anthropology, Biology, Climate change, EvolutionA new study claims humans nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago. This apparently happened on four other occasions - it is estimated. Gary sent in
Pyrenean Caves, again
14 September 2023 Climate change, EnvironmentalismAt https://www.netzerowatch.com/pyrenean-caves-reveal-a-warmer-past/ ... which is by David Whitehouse, who used to work for the BBC - a long while ago. The mountains of the world
Strange Lights on Venus
14 September 2023 Astronomy, ElectromagnetismAt https://phys.org/news/2023-09-venusian-atmosphere-meteors-lightning.html ... planetary scientists are suggesting that periodic flashes of light in the atmosphere of Venus, picked by spacecraft and probes, may not come