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Robert sent in the link https://phys.org/news/2025-03-unveiling-mysterious-red-sprite-lightning.html ... by analysing the parent lightning discharges we discovered that the sprites were triggered by high peak current positive

William also sent in a link from National Geographic magazine. The same story is at https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/128-new-moons-discovered-orbiting-saturn-nearly-doubling-the-ringed-planets-total ... Saturn already had 146 moons. Another 128 means

William sent  in a link to https://www.yahoo.com/news/moses-parting-red-sea-may-060000050.html ... which also appeared on the MSN web site. A scientist is arguing, or speculating, that a natural

At https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/52-foot-high-megaripples-from-asteroid-that-killed-dinosaurs-mapped-deep-beneath-louisiana-in-3d ... It seems the largest known ripples caused by a massive tsunami wave have been discovered deep beneath Louisianna. They show, conclusively, that

In the Journal of Cosmology 2010 volume 7, pages 1750-1770, we have a paper by R Joseph PhD and Chandra Wickramasinghe PhD, 'Comets and Contagion:

William sent in the link https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mount-ararat-and-noah-s-ark-research-team-discovers-marine-fossils-suggesting-ancient-flood/ar-AA1Ayq5A ... experts, or researchers, from Istanbul Technical University and Andrews University in the US, among others, have been visiting

Ancient DNA reveals some of the origins of the Huns who sacked Rome and threatened western Europe in the 4th century AD. A new study

At https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218113650.htm ... the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy flickers and flares - constantly bubbling with light. This discovery

Robert sent in two link. At https://phys.org/news/2025-02-discovery-huge-amounts-helium-earth.html .... but see also the arXiv server at https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2405.11810 ... where researchers from Japan and Taiwan have discovered

Robert sent in a link to two different videos. I have no view on the content although it is probably true to say that science,

This was written by RNIyengar a professor of civil engineering in Bangalore. It seems to describe not just an additional Sun that was visible coming

At https://phys.org/news/2025-02-underwater-fossil-bed-collectors-rare.html ... hundreds of mammal fossils have been recovered from the Steinhatches River in Florida, dating back to around half a million years ago.

I have wondered how the Chicxulub asteroid impact could have generated a large tidal wave that swept up through the central parts of North America

NCGT Journal of March 2014 - see www.ncgtjournal.com ...  had a research paper by Robert Johnson, SIS member and author ... 'massive solar eruptions and

Up to the eruption of Mount St Helens the major effect of volcanic blow outs on the transparency of the atmosphere was down to dust

William sent in the link https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/35-000-mph-speeding-rocks-ripped-2-2-mile-deep-canyons-on-moon-in-10-minutes/ar-AA1yrGM0 ... but see also https://phys.org/news/2025-02-ancient-asteroid-grand-canyons-moon.html ... an asteroid slammed into the Moon, long long ago, and carved out two

At http://physorg.com/news/2011-03-mystery-ocean-sediment.html ... I haven't seen much on further research on this but it is worth airing again the original missive. Research by an international

Two posts at https://spaceweather.com ... are interesting. On January 28th we have the Sun near spotless but on the 30th a hole in the Sun's

William sent in a link to a post at MSN. I've found the same story at https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/city-killer-asteroid-has-a-1-in-83-chance-of-smashing-into-earth-in-2032-nasa-says ... the asteroid, 2024YR4, was detected by NASAs

An interesting article at https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162311.htm .. a new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice cores suggests global increases in wildfire activity coincide with