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Scientists discover an enormous underwater mountain off the coast of Guatemala

December 05, 2023 -

The seamount is 5,249 feet (1,600 meters), which means it is nearly twice as high as the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at an impressive 2,722 feet.

Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) discovered the underwater mountain using a multi-beam echosounder on the Falkor research vessel.

Wendy Schmidt, co-founder and president of the SOI, said that during every expedition, researchers on the Falkor research vessel "have found the unexpected, ...

Solving the climate puzzle: The sun’s surprising role

November 06, 2023 -

(Article by Javier Vinos republished from JudithCurry.com)

Here is the text of Chapter 17 of my new book

The ocean is the primary source of poleward heat transport in the tropics, with the tropical Pacific being the dominant player due to its size. It exports heat to the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, which are the only ones to transport heat across the equator. However, inter-basin exchanges are relatively small, indicating that global seawater pathways play ...

3D scans show underwater volcano off Oregon coast could explode without notice

December 12, 2019 -

Dubbed Axial Seamount, the “deep-sea magma monster” is the youngest in the Cobb-Eickelberg seamount chain, a 1,120-mile-long line of submarine volcanoes created by a stationary mantle plume below the shifting Pacific tectonic plate.

Scientists aboard the 235-foot research vessel Marcus G. Langseth added that the underwater volcano also sits astride the mid-ocean ridge separating the Pacific Plate to the west and the Juan de Fuca Plate to the east – a crossroads ...

Life on the ice: Extraterrestrial life on ice worlds could look like Hawaiian underwater creatures

February 18, 2020 -

In a talk presented at the Astrobiology Science Conference, post-doctoral investigator Amy Smith said the Lo’ihi seamount, located just off the southeastern coast of Hawaii's Big Island, can mimic the conditions believed to exist on the Saturnian moon, Enceladus.

According to Smith, who is currently signed with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, if the Lo’ihi seamount does mirror Enceladus' environment, the undersea volcano can potentially aid in the search for ...

Scientists uncover link between low tide and earthquakes

February 16, 2020 -

In this study, led by researchers from the Earth Institute of Columbia University, the scientists believe that they have uncovered the mechanisms that explain this phenomenon.

"Everyone was sort of stumped," explained Christopher Scholz, seismologist at Columbia's Earth Observatory. "Because according to conventional theory, those earthquakes should occur at high tides." However, Scholz and his team found that the answer to the mystery comes down to the magma lurking ...

Another reason to get your kid outside: Kids who play outdoors can SEE better, study finds

September 30, 2017 -

Professors Karla Zadnik and Don Mutti of Ohio State University's College of Optometry argued that easy access to technology -- such as computers, video games, and smartphones -- may negatively impact eye development among young patients. The experts stressed that the availability of these technologies and the hours spent on screen time raise the odds of developing myopia. However, this risk can be mitigated by spending more time outside and getting enough sunlight exposure....

NASA admits that climate change occurs because of changes in Earth’s solar orbit, and NOT because of SUVs and fossil fuels

August 30, 2019 -

It was the year 1958, to be precise, when NASA first observed that changes in the solar orbit of the earth, along with alterations to the earth's axial tilt, are both responsible for what climate scientists today have dubbed as "warming" (or "cooling," depending on their agenda). In no way, shape, or form are humans warming or cooling the planet by driving SUVs or eating beef, in other words.

But NASA has thus far failed to set the record straight, and has instead chosen ...

No joke: Veterinarians recently gave a lion a CAT scan

April 08, 2018 -

The big cat is one of the stars at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in central Ohio. Transferred from the San Diego Zoo in 2006 as part of the African Lion Species Survival Plan, he's fathered three big litters of cubs.

"This lion's name is Tomo, and he got a tomo-graphy," said Dr. Randy Junge, the vice president of animal health at the zoo where Tomo lives.

According to him, the 14-year-old lion recently had one of his teeth removed. But the gum area didn't heal properly, ...

Scientists warn CO2 and global warming “biggest misdirection” in scientific history

July 14, 2021 -

In an article on Global Research, psychologist and educationalist Dr. Rudolf Hansel has collected quotes from other like-minded scientists who have pointed out the many problems with the prevailing theories about climate change.Scientists dispute IPCC report on climate change

A significant portion of the quotes Hansel collected focus on the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the report that it put out in 1995 that has dominated mainstream ...

Leaked internal documents show 36 babies died after receiving this vaccine

January 09, 2019 -

Initiative Citoyenne, a Belgium-based vaccine activism network, reports that the 1200-page document revealed thousands of adverse reactions occurred during the evaluations which took place between 2009 and 2011. While GlaxoSmithKline's official report declares that only 14 children died during the 2-year period, Initiative Citoyenne (IC) reports that their own analysis of the data indicates a much higher death toll, closer to 36. IC reports that at least 73 children have died ...