A report suggests that snakes – the Chinese krait and the Chinese cobra – might have been the original source of the coronavirus that’s triggered an outbreak of deadly infectious respiratory illnesses in China this year. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/snakes-original-source-china-coronavirus-outbreak…
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Negotiation Tips and Tricks (From Salary to Price)
Want to know how to negotiate your salary or how to avoid the biggest mistakes in negotiation? Get advice from Dr. George Siedel, a master negotiator and Professor Emeritus of Business Law at the University of Michigan. Read on to learn his insights on: Why negotiation is an important skill His number one tip on […]
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Navy Confirms It Has a Secret Classified Video of an Infamous UFO Incident, Says Releasing It Would Threaten National Security
The US Navy says it has classified documents and video related to a 2004 UFO encounter and releasing those materials would threaten national security. From a report: The Pentagon has Top Secret-classified briefings and a Secret-classified video about an infamous UFO incident, the U.S. Navy said in response to a public records request. The files concern the 2004 encounter between the…
Top-Secret UFO Files Could ‘Gravely Damage’ US National Security if Released, Navy Says
The US Navy confirmed they have secret, classified documents regarding a 2004 UFO encounter, but releasing them could ‘gravely damage’ national security. Source: https://www.livescience.com/navy-confirms-secret-ufo-video.html
What is the asteroid belt?
The asteroid belt is a region of our solar system – between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter – in which many small bodies orbit our sun. Here’s a good basic introduction. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-asteroid-belt…
More Small Tests Are Happening For Universal Basic Incomes
DevNull127 writes: A video report from NBC News profiles “Springboard to Opportunities,” an advocacy group for affordable housing residents that’s now also testing $1,000-a-month payments (privately-funded) for 20 women in Mississsippi chosen at random. One senior-living aid making $10.31 an hour says the grants represent “a little freedom”. She’s using the money to pay down debt — and to visit the…
America Considers Declassifying Military Information on US, Chinese, and Russian Space Programs
Long-time Slashdot reader SonicSpike quotes Defense News: The U.S. Air Force’s top civilian and a key member of Congress agreed Saturday on the need to declassify a large amount of information about America’s military space programs to both intimidate foes and encourage support among the public. “Declassifying some of what is currently held in secure vaults would be a good idea,”…
Astronomers spy the Geminid meteors’ dust trail in space
Astronomers held a press conference this week to discuss the trail of dust left by 3200 Phaethon – the mysterious, blue rock-comet that spawns the Geminid meteor shower each year. This object was one of the 1st to blur the distinction between asteroids and comets. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/rock-comet-3200-phaethon-geminid-meteor-shower…
Here’s How a Princeton Physicist Lost Classified H-Bomb Documents in 1953 … on a Night Train
A physicist who coined the term “black hole” lost highly sensitive nuclear weapons information when the U.S. had just completed tests of the first hydrogen bomb. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hydrogen-bomb-secrets-lost.html
Humans Placed in Suspended Animation For the First Time
Doctors have placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, as part of a trial in the US that aims to make it possible to fix traumatic injuries that would otherwise cause death. From a report: Samuel Tisherman, at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, told New Scientist that his team of medics had placed at least one patient…