Jane Christmas
eurekalertFri, 11 Nov 2005 12:00 UTC
Hamilton, ON A gigantic ape, measuring about 10 feet tall and weighing up to 1,200 pounds, co-existed alongside humans, a geochronologist at McMaster University has discovered.
Using a high-precision absolute-dating method (techniques involving electron spin resonance and uranium series), Jack Rink, associate professor of geography and earth sciences at McMaster, has determined that Gigantopithecus blackii, the largest primate that ever lived, roamed southeast Asia for nearly a million years before the species died out 100,000 years ago. This was known as the Pleistocene period, by which time humans had already existed for a million years.
ALEXANDRA L. WOODRUFF
dailycalFri, 11 Nov 2005 12:00 UTC
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In quantum physics, nothing is as it seems. As physicists continue to study the universe they continually run into new questions that shake how humans understand the universe's intricate mechanics.
UC Berkeley physics professor, Raphael Bousso, is trying to break down the mysteries of the universe with a concept called the holographic principle. Physicists stumbled on the idea while studying black holes. It is a concept, which ultimately questions whether the third dimension exists.
Comment: His complex calculations can't prove it exists. But all other calculations, including those of birds, pilots and astronomers take the third dimension into account and they are successful. The guy is like a man who can't distinguish between red and blue, so he thinks that no one can prove they exist as different colors.
It is true that we are storing our information 2-dimensionally. For instance we store books on the shelves on the wall. Storing them 3-dimensionally (some libraries have moving walls) is a pain! But to FIND and ACCESS this information we are using (in fact, we HAVE TO USE) the third dimension.
Tech humour, really, move along, nothing to see here
In a scenario dubbed the "big trip", so-called phantom energy trickling into a wormhole will cause it to swell up so much that it eventually engulfs the entire universe, says cosmologist Pedro Gonzalez-Diaz at the Institute of Mathematics and Fundamental Physics in Madrid, Spain.
SPXThu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00 UTC
A University of California, Berkeley seismologist has discovered a way to provide seconds to tens of seconds of advance warning about impending ground shaking from an earthquake.
While a few seconds may not sound like much, it is enough time for school children to dive under their desks, gas and electric companies to shut down or isolate their systems, phone companies to reroute traffic, airports to halt takeoffs and landings, and emergency providers to pinpoint probable trouble areas. Such actions can save lives and money.
SPXThu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00 UTC
Winston-Salem NC - At a time when oil prices are reaching record highs and people are bracing for winter heating bills, researchers at Wake Forest University's Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have made significant strides in improving the efficiency of organic or flexible solar cells.
None of the many 9-11 researchers can definitively say exactly what happened on that fateful day in September almost 3 years ago. But any sensible person can easily spot dozens of inconsistencies in the official story that is being forced upon us. And the fact is, most of the available 9-11 evidence points to at least some level of government complicity or foreknowledge.
Please, read more for yourself. Don't take my word for it. Most of all, do not buy the double-speak that visible politicians and the media use to discount any question about 9-11. Clearly, there are no "conspiracy theories" surrounding 9-11. The official story itself affirms that there was obviously some kind of conspiracy. It's just a question of which conspiracy occurred. We know it wasn't mere coincidence that several hijackers happened to be on several different airplanes and happened to hijack them at the exact same time and happened to pick the World Trade Center as a target. The real question is, "Who was involved in the conspiracy?"
UPIThu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00 UTC
GARCHING, Germany -- Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have recorded a massive star moving at more than 1.5 million mph.
Since stars are not born with such large velocities, its position suggests it was ejected from the Large Magellanic Cloud, perhaps by a massive black hole in the Milky Way's closest neighbor.
Comment: His complex calculations can't prove it exists. But all other calculations, including those of birds, pilots and astronomers take the third dimension into account and they are successful. The guy is like a man who can't distinguish between red and blue, so he thinks that no one can prove they exist as different colors.
It is true that we are storing our information 2-dimensionally. For instance we store books on the shelves on the wall. Storing them 3-dimensionally (some libraries have moving walls) is a pain! But to FIND and ACCESS this information we are using (in fact, we HAVE TO USE) the third dimension.