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Remarkable photograph from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a huge cloud of mushroom spores as a result of a lawnmower blowing apart the fungi and filling the air

At https://phys.org/print455182676.html ... analysing traces of leaf wax from local plants that accumulated in sediments in the sea by a team of researchers at the

Water water everywhere - not a drop to drink. Water on the moon, on Mars, and now on Jupiter - see https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/31/nasa-indications-of-water-on-jupi... ... which appears

At https://phys.org/print454252017.html ... a fossil horse foal has been uncovered in Yukatia in Russia - perfectly preserved in the permafrost. It still has its skin,

At https://phys.org/print454742797.html ...    ... and see also www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/uoc-sai082818.php ... amber, obsidian, jade, jet, and rock crystals of all kinds have been used in the

Sent in by Jovan. At https://phys.org/print453997528.html ... which concerns the meteor seen over Detroit back in January of this year. Its explosion and disintegration was

Waves of migration from Anatolia and the Zagros Mountains (modern Turkey and Iran) entered the Levant during the early Chalcolithic period - as proved by

At https://phys.org/print453971146.html ... more evidence that migrations of people coincide with major low growth tree ring events. The Lothagum Pillar Site is near Lake Turkana

The book, 'Discovering the City of Sodom' is now listed as a number 1 best seller on Amazon. The author's are Steve Collins and Latayne

At http://spaceweather.com (Tuesday 21st August 2018) ... the solar wind has sparked auroral storms in the Arctic Circle. It is flowing from a wide coronal

At https://phys.org/print453720308.html ... a new telescope in South Africa, the HIRAX, has two goals. One is to study the evolution of dark energy by tracking

This comes from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180627160430.htm ... Yosemite granite tells a different story about Earth's geological history, is the blurb. What do they mean? Granites in Yosemite

At https://phys.org/print453630339.html ... Aboriginal tradition describes the complex motion of the planets, the wandering stars of the sky. This may sould a bit like Robert

At https://phys.o9rg/print453635544.html ... Oort clouds around other stars should be visible in the cosmic microwave background. For decades astronomers have theorised beyond the edge of

This one caught my attention as it is reminiscent of the recent talk by Rupert Holms (see home page of web site). At https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/stealing-from-the-solar-syste... ...

At www.spaceweather.com (Sunday 19th August 2018) - a giant elve over Russia. High above a thunderstorm in central Russia an enormous ring of light appeared

At https://popular-archaeology.com/article/dating-the-ancient-minoan-erupti... ... courtesy of the University of Arizona (dendrochronology unit). An attempt has been made to resolve discrepancies between archaeological and radiocarbon methods of

Sent in by Robert - two posts at the Daily Mail online site - www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6054483/Frozen-mammoth-carcass-u... ... and www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6055207/New-species-pterodactyl-... ... to which Robert comments, 'new pterodactyl

We have further evidence of upheaval and climate change around 6200BC. The world suddenly cooled leading to a period of drier summers (and presumably colder

At https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/08/15/strange-events-earths-upper-atmos... ... a strange event - earth's upper atmosphere is creating glowing clouds.    ... This summer, extra water vapour in the mesosphere is