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Oct112019 by adminNo Comments

Global warming is causing moths in the tropics to shrink

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Oct. 11 (UPI) -- As temperatures rise, vulnerable species, including insects like moths, move to higher elevations. While chasing moth species up the mountains of Borneo's national parks, scientists from the University of York realized the insects were also getting smaller. Researchers turned to earlier surveys to confirm what their eyes were telling them. Moth surveys conducted on Borneo's Mount Kinabalu between 1965 and 2007 revealed significant reduction the length of moth wings. The analysis was detailed this week in the journal Nature Communications. Scientists determined that the reduction in wing sizes was explained by the shrinking of moth bodies and the arrival of smaller species at higher and higher elevations. If the changes in body size continue, entire ecosystems could be af...

May132019 by adminNo Comments

NASA: Lunar shrinkage may be causing moonquakes

Science

May 13 (UPI) -- The moon shrinks? During its more than 4.5 billion years in space, it has slowly shrunk, researchers say. Over the last few hundred million years, the moon's belt line has slimmed by approximately 150 feet. According to a new study, the moon's contractions continue today, causing ongoing surface fracturing. These active fractures, or thrust faults, are responsible for moonquakes. "Some of these quakes can be fairly strong, around five on the Richter scale," Thomas Watters, senior scientist in the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, said in a news release. Using a new algorithm designed to pinpoint the origins of shallow rumblings produced by a sparse fault network, scientists analyzed the data collected ...

Oct272018 by adminNo Comments

Cry me a river: Low water levels causing chaos in Germany

Technology

A new island in Lake Constance. A river in Berlin flowing backward. Dead fish on the banks of lakes and ponds. Barges barely loaded so they don't run aground. A hot, dry summer has left German rivers and lakes at record low water levels, causing chaos for the inland shipping industry, environmental damage and billions of euros (dollars) in losses — a scenario that experts warn could portend the future as global temperatures rise. The drought-like conditions have hit nearly 90 percent of the country this year. In Magdeburg, the Elbe River has been so low that no ships carrying goods south to Leipzig or on to the Czech Republic have been able to pass through since the end of June, said Hartmut Rhein of the city's waterways and shipping department. The river's down to a depth of about...

Aug192018 by adminNo Comments

Indonesian island hit by another quake, causing landslides

World

A strong earthquake jolted the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, causing landslides on Mount Rinjani and damaging buildings, as it tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake, which was centered in the northeast of the tourist island, at magnitude 6.3 with a depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles). It was felt on the neighboring island of Bali and was preceded a few minutes earlier by a magnitude 5.4 quake, also in Lombok's northeast. An Associated Press reporter on Lombok said the tremor caused landslides on the slopes of Rinjani and panic in villages. Video shot by the Indonesian Red Cross showed huge clouds of dust billowing from the mountain's slopes. The shaking toppled motorcycles and there was damage...

Apr42018 by adminNo Comments

Real Housewives' Joanna Krupa forgets her bra causing sideboob spillage

Entertainment

The Real Housewives of Miami starlet hit Hyde Bellagio club in Las Vegas for a pre-birthday bash like no other.Arriving at her birthday celebrations in a nude illusion halter neck mini-dress, bombshell Joanna Krupa instantly wowed onlookers.Strutting her stuff down the red carpet, the vixen looked sensational as she struck a number of mode poses for the cameras.**JOANNA KRUPA INSTAGRAM PIC MELTS INTERNET**Going braless for the outing, Joanna, 38, teetered on the brink of total exposure, and flashed plenty of sideboob, not that she appeared bothered.WENNBRALESS BOMBSHELL: Joanna Krupa flashed plenty of sideboob during her pre-birthday bashCleavage Queen Joanna Krupa in pictures Polish American model and actress Joanna Krupa mostly known for her appearances on the reality television sh...