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APRIL 11, 2011
The 7 Greatest Scientific Achievements Of The Last 50 Years
By John Hawkins 3/1/2011
We human beings tend to forget how far we've come as a species in a relatively short period of time.
In the 1870's, we had the first house that was lighted with electricity. Cars just started to become available 100 years ago. Charles Lindbergh made the first transatlantic flight in 1927. Televisions didn't become widely available until after WWII. In other words, the advances humankind has made in a relatively short period of time -- thanks to men like Edison, Bell, Tesla, Einstein, Franklin, Salk, and the Wright Brothers -- have been nothing short of extraordinary.
Perhaps just as extraordinary is how we tend to simply adapt to these incredible changes, not realizing how completely our world has been altered in a short amount of time. With that in mind, it seems worth looking back at some of the amazing scientific advances we've made in the last few decades.
7) Cell phones:
6) The Artificial Heart:
5) The Personal Computer:
4) The First Communications Satellite:
3) The Moon Landing:
2) The Internet/World Wide Web:
1) The Microchip: John Hawkins
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Read the rest at http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2011/03/01/the_7_greatest_scientific_achievements_of_the_last_50_years

This seems a bit scary, ask WHY? 1st the fish that died by the thousands, now those fish are being eaten by the sea lions, who's next on the fod list?

Sick sea lions and other marine mammals are washing up on shore at Southland beaches. Rescuers say the animals are suffering from domoic acid poisoning, a neurotoxin found in large algae blooms that naturally occur in the spring. So far this year, Marine Animal Rescue has removed at least 34 sea lions from beaches in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, according to rescuer Peter Wallerstein. The animals that are washing up are suffering from seizures, paralysis and foaming at the mouth. Rescuers warn that if you see a sick animal, stay away because the disoriented animals could bite. In addition to sea lions, rescuers say sick dolphins and pelicans have been found. Marine Animal Rescue says they have been able to rehabilitate about half of the animals. While domoic acid is a naturally occurring biotoxin produced in algae blooms off California's coast, experts say this year, the algae appears to be especially potent.

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert_read.php?cid=30273

Opps!
Mt. Etna one of the worlds most active volcanoes is at it again!



Moments ago at approximately 18.30 local time, Mt. Etna - with a belch and a sigh began spewing thousands of metric tons (I can only imagine by the sight) of ash and sand (known as 'rena' in this cities dialect) to the North East.

[edit on 8-4-2010 by silo13]

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread559546/pg1

Read More at above site...

Thought we need some beauty added to this thread!
To read all articles that go with pictures…
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/pictures/110408-new-aurora-pictures-deep-sky-northern-lights-space/

Wisconsin Aurora
Photograph by Brian Larmay
When Wisconsin sky-watcher Brian Larmay was out for a stroll on the night of April 2, he noticed a faint glow near the North Star. Racing for his camera, Larmay captured the ethereal colors of auroras over Pembine (map)—farther south than the northern lights usually appear.

Auroral Curtains
Photograph by Wayne Barsky
Ghostly green curtains of light hang over the frozen Koyokuk River in Alaska in a picture taken April 2.

Aurora's Magenta Majesty
Photograph by Zoltan Kenwell
The aurora borealis—or northern lights—appears as ribbons of purple and pink in a picture taken just north of Edmonton, Canada, on the night of April 2.

Doused in Green
Photograph by Wayne Barsky
Brilliant auroras dance over snow-capped mountains near the Koyokuk River in Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, in a long-exposure picture taken April 2

Ghostly Pillars
Photograph by Zoltan Kenwell
Faint pillars of auroral light spread across the sky above northern Alberta, Canada, in a 15-second-exposure picture taken in the predawn hours of April 2.


Hope ya'all enjoyed... As much as I did.

Countdown:
10 Things You Didn't Know About the Brain
by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer
Date: 18 February 2011 Time: 12:11 PM ET

10. Human brains are big...
9. ...But they're getting smaller
8. Our brains burn through energy
7. Wrinkles make us smart
6. Most of our brain cells aren't neurons
5. The brain is an exclusive club
4. The brain starts as a tube (My comment not in article: : just a bunch of cells, not living?) http://www.livescience.com/images/i/14863/i02/baby-sonogram.jpg?1297887344
3. Teen brains aren't fully formed
2. Brains never stop changing
1. Women aren't from Venus after all
http://www.livescience.com/12916-10-facts-human-brain-779.html

Think I'll post this every week, if I rememeber...

Global Warming Hoax Weekly Round-Up, Apr. 14th 2011
Part One: Hippie of the Week
Part Two: Warmists & Scaremongers
Part Three: Inconvenient Truths
Part Four: AGW in the News
(*)Part Five: Global Hottie

http://dailybayonet.com/?p=8210

(*) Dudes (& some chicks), at least check this one out...

TPP wrote: Thought we need some beauty added to this thread!
To read all articles that go with pictures…
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/04/pictures/110408-new-aurora-pictures-deep-sky-northern-lights-space/

Wisconsin Aurora
Photograph by Brian Larmay
When Wisconsin sky-watcher Brian Larmay was out for a stroll on the night of April 2, he noticed a faint glow near the North Star. Racing for his camera, Larmay captured the ethereal colors of auroras over Pembine (map)—farther south than the northern lights usually appear.

Auroral Curtains
Photograph by Wayne Barsky
Ghostly green curtains of light hang over the frozen Koyokuk River in Alaska in a picture taken April 2.

Aurora's Magenta Majesty
Photograph by Zoltan Kenwell
The aurora borealis—or northern lights—appears as ribbons of purple and pink in a picture taken just north of Edmonton, Canada, on the night of April 2.

Doused in Green
Photograph by Wayne Barsky
Brilliant auroras dance over snow-capped mountains near the Koyokuk River in Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle, in a long-exposure picture taken April 2

Ghostly Pillars
Photograph by Zoltan Kenwell
Faint pillars of auroral light spread across the sky above northern Alberta, Canada, in a 15-second-exposure picture taken in the predawn hours of April 2.

Hope ya'all enjoyed... As much as I did.

One of the things on my bucket list