Poison mushrooms: How to tell

A popular adage among mushroom foragers is, “you can eat any mushroom … once.” Some wild mushrooms are poisonous and will make you sick. A few can kill.

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The 1st microsecond of the Big Bang

Researchers used the Large Hadron Collider to investigate the 1st matter formed in the 1st microsecond of Big Bang. They said it had liquid-like properties.

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In Switzerland, Reality (And Voters) Intrude Into The Climate Debate

To my list of examples of reality intruding into the utopian dreams of climate cultists, add the results of yesterday’s referendum in Switzerland. The headline at Reuters is “Swiss reject law to help country meet Paris carbon emissions goal.” It…

Blue Origin’s $28 million ticket to space

On June 12, 2021, Blue Origin ended its auction for a ticket to space. The yet-unnamed winner will join Jeff Bezos in a New Shepard sub-orbital launch July 20.

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Earth’s lopsided core? Strangeness in our planet’s interior

A new computer model suggests Earth’s lopsided core growth. That is, the inner core grows faster on one side than the other. Faster cooling on one side of the core helps explain why.

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What is a magnetar?

Magnetic magnetars Can you imagine a magnet so powerful that it could wipe every credit card on Earth from a…

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Could temperatures keep rising?

Orbital changes are responsible for Milankovitch cycles that make Earth move in and out of periods of glaciation, or Ice Ages. Summer insolation on the Northern Hemisphere reached a peak some 10,500 years ago, in line with the Milankovitch cycles, and…

Young moon, Venus, Mars after sunset mid-June

These next several evenings – June 11, 12 and 13, 2021 – watch for the young moon to return to the evening sky. As viewed from North America, the slender crescent pairs up with Venus on June 11 and Mars on June 13. Enjoy!

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See 1st new images of Ganymede in over 20 years

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first new closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede in over 20 years. They show the moon’s craters, light and dark patches and tectonic faults in beautiful detail. See them here!

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Meet Australotitan: Australia’s largest dinosaur yet discovered

Australotitan is Australia’s largest dinosaur species ever discovered, as long as 2 buses as heavy as 1,400 kangaroos.

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