The multiverse hypothesis or theory holds that a group of multiple universes (possibly infinite universes) comprise everything that exists: The entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 10 months 4 weeks ago • 143 views • 10:03

This is a bit of a mind-bender, but entirely worth the watch if you're at all interested in mathematics or computer science. Possibly even if you're not, but I'm uncertain. I had previously learned... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 633 views

Some boaters were left stunned after witnessing an orca's extraordinary leap 15-feet out of the water during a dolphin hunt in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. (Credit: Miguel Cuevas) While battering their... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 839 views • 45 secs

February 2017 saw one of the most serious dam-related engineering incidents in history with the failure of the service spillway at Oroville Dam. Whether they realized it or not, the people living and working... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 11 months 1 week ago • 465 views • 18:27

For over a century, one of the most important salmon runs in the U.S. has had to contend with historic dams in Oregon and California. These dams have been responsible for the death of hundreds of thousands... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 12 months ago • 134 views • 3:07

Pike County Sheriffs beat and mace a man hogtied in a restraint chair so badly the sheriff deputy broke his hand on the man's face. He has applied for workers compensation for the "job related injury". ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 12 months ago • 222 views • 1:47

I highly recommend listening to the song first, or at least the first half. As a drummer for 32 years (8 formally on actual drums / in public, the rest on available surfaces and arguably in rhythm games),... continue reading

posted by moonsammy 3 years 1 week ago • 497 views • 10:15

Donna, Texas facility capacity of 250 holding 4000+

posted by bobknight33 3 years 3 weeks ago • 445 views • 3:28

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) admits right up front he's not supposed to do this -- but then calls out racist remarks by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and shares an emailed response from a black staff member, as well.

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 606 views • 11:15

COLUMBIA, SC Three former Orangeburg County law officers caught in an FBI sting where federal agents pretended to be members of a Mexican drug-smuggling cartel have been sentenced to prison, according... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 1 month 1 week ago • 14 views • 1:20

From Youtube, "Do you like driving, potentially not having a rent bill, and don't mind living at truck stops? Then driving a truck might be for you! Contributor Jon K. shares a day in the life of being... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 3 months ago • 65 views • 7:06

The EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the earliest great work of literature that we know of, and was first written down by the Sumerians around 2100 B.C. Ancient Sumer was the land that lay between the two rivers,... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 15 views • 3:56

From Youtube, "The night sky seems peaceful and orderly. But in reality, stars are careening through the galaxy at speeds of hundreds of thousands of kilometers per hour. Not bound by static formations... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 326 views • 9:46

"Why some Americans’ votes count more than others. Watch more of our election coverage: http://vox.com/ElectionVideos In the 2000 US presidential election, the Democratic candidate got half a million... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 86 views • 8:09

For the first time in it's 175 year history Scientific American has endorsed a presidential candidate, Joe Biden. They recognize the importance of basing our actions on fact and science, and the disasters... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 7 months 1 week ago • 361 views • 3:42

"Not every yellow bloom ― or fluffy white globe ― taking over your backyard is a dandelion. Some of them are close relatives called catsears. But both of them have a little secret. To tell them apart... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 82 views • 4:50

From Youtube, "What started as a simple desire for a better arc lighter got carried away and I ended up making the scariest device I've ever built. In this video I tested a plasma lighter and attempted... continue reading

posted by w1ndex 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 55 views • 26:02

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 3 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 930 views • 7:59

Red sprites, secondary jets and newly discovered green afterglow called "ghosts" triggered by red sprites. A dozen vibrant red sprites were recorded on this evening and only two events had the green afterglow.... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 years 9 months ago • 984 views • 2:32

The toughest, most dominant canine gets the resources and respect - or at least that's the idea that caught on culturally. Turns out, that's not necessarily how it works. -yt

posted by eric3579 3 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,066 views • 6:02