A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change earlier this month found that global climate warming is causing many of the meteorites found in Antarctica to be lost to researchers from the surface. These meteorites are important sources of data for scientists trying to learn about conditions outside Earth and its history. Antarctica contains more than 60% of the entire planet’s supply of meteorite finds. Meteorites Lost Source: Nina Lanza/Wikimedia The study, called “Antarctic Meteorites Threatened by climate warming,” found that nearly 5,000 meteorites are becoming lost to researchers each year due to the meteorites sinking into melting ice…
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In a viral Instagram post, Mike Loughran documents the amazing site of one of the world’s “eternal flames.” These flames can continuously burn, sometimes even without human help, for hundreds or thousands of years. The spectacular flame was captured burning at the base of a frozen waterfall grotto in an area of Upstate New York called Chestnut Ridge. Eternal Flame Falls Source: Rory Szwed/Wikimedia The waterfall where Loughran captured the breathtaking footage is the appropriately named “Eternal Flame Falls.” While it looks cool on camera, the “eternal flame” is made possible due to an outpouring of natural gas that fills…
On Tuesday, The United States Senate passed the controversial “TikTok ban” bill, which threatens the social media platform’s parent company BtyeDance to sell its stake in the app or risk the entire service being shut off in the US. The bill then landed at its last stop on President Biden’s desk, which Biden immediately signed. Now a drawn-out court battle is likely on the horizon over whether this ban violates the US Constitution’s First Amendment. Senate Vote Source: Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash The Senate voted to approve the TikTok ban bill by a massive 79-18 majority on Tuesday. The ban proposal was…