At the end of the Pleistocene a wave of extinction swept over the icy plains and glacial outlets of the world. Some of the coolest megafauna that ever lived disappeared, from Eurasian mammoths to Australian diprotodons. The two primary theories for why it happened were over hunting by our direct ancestors and climate change. A new study finds both played a role: [Read more…]
XCOR's suborbital spaceplane, the Lynx. Click image for company homepage
I’ll have an interview with XCOR’s CEO Jeff Greason this month. But I thought you guys and gals would like to see one of the cool things they’re building, the Lynx, shown above. [Read more…]
In real life, modern India, Sushil Kumar is one question away from winning one million dollars. How did he do it? A) He cheated, (B) He’s lucky, (C) He’s a genius, and (D) It is written. [Read more…]
No matter how clear cut or murky a scandal can be, we can always count on Bobo Brooks to shine, as long as it involves trashing progressives and fluffing cons. His latest apologetic is somehow both painful and entertaining to read. [Read more…]
Update: Cain suspects former aide, now working for Rick Perry, of leaking sexual harassment stories.
And then there were three:
A third woman who used to work for the National Restaurant Association told the Associated Press that she considered filing a complaint against Herman Cain over what she described as “aggressive and unwanted behavior.”
Campaigns are exhausting, gaffes are easy to make. But when asked about China, responses like this don’t exactly shore up concerns over Cain’s foreign policy cred:
“Yes, they’re a military threat,” Cain said on the PBS NewsHour, in response to a question from Judy Woodruff. “They’ve indicated that they’re trying to develop nuclear capability and they want to develop more aircraft carriers like we have. So yes, we have to consider them a military threat.”
China successfully tested their first fission bomb in 1964 and their first hydrogen bomb in 1967. It is estimated they currently have around 200 active nukes.
Update from Feralboy12 in comments: “Not only that, but the communists are trying to overthrow Chiang Kai-Shek, our most valuable ally in the region.”
Extreme right-wing patriotism is a strange bird. Complain about the USA to that group and they’ll tell you to love it or leave it, commie, then turn right around and call the elected government every name in the book when it suits their purpose. But a few violent nutcases go much, much farther: [Read more…]
The main company pushed by former Fox News host Glenn Beck is under investigation for a bait and switch operation. The scam allegedly worked like this: [Read more…]
A Near Earth Object will live up to its name next week as it grazes the earth-moon system. It won’t hit us, and that’s good. Because this sucker is plenty big enough to do some damage. But it will come close in [Read more…]
It seems Mittens of Romney once gushed politically on a Salt Lake City mayor who opposed Iraq, proposed gay marriage, and wanted to impeach George W. Bush. And that’s not all. [Read more…]