Two members of the British Geological Survey landslide response team observed a landslide event at Wang Shan, China, on September 13, 2012.During a conference field trip around Gansu Province, the team captured a video of the landslide in progress; including the
Felix Baumgartner’s jump from the stratosphere is on for October 9! Baumgartner will attempt to break the record for the longest freefall and break the sound barrier with his body. The jump will also attempt to break highest speed in freefall, highest jump and
Earthquake-Report posted a great video compilation prepared by Raghad Rabah, showing powerful earthquakes captured by security cameras, video surveillance cameras and phone cameras in the moment of actual event. Ten videos bellow are ordered by the magnitude (USGS)…
Have you ever wondered why you look up and see a dark sky at night? The Minute Physics have created another great video explaining why the sky is dark at night. Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in
The September 28th Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) impacted Earth’s magnetic field at 22:20 UTC last night, September 30, 2012 sparking strong Geomagnetic storms at high latitudes today. The Bz component of the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) sharply deviated to -35
A female dolphin was born at a Hawaiian resort in a lagoon at the Dolphin Quest marine park, part of the Hilton Waikoloa Village. Amazing underwater video footage shows the baby’s birth and first swim with her mom Keo.Featured image credit: Dolphin Quest
FACTS! One in five people live in extreme poverty One in seven people are undernourished One in seven people don’t have water to meet their basic needs One in six people live without electricity or with only erratic accessThere is only one Earth. Re-think
Strong radar interference picked up on the Australian BOM network at 05:10 UTC on September 27, 2012 as well as very high scintillation and ionospheric readings during the last 18 hours.Australian BOM
In a room with a beautiful pond the astronauts enjoy a meal before descending even deeper into Earth.An international crew of six astronauts are training for a caving adventure designed to prepare them for spaceflight. There are many similarities to spaceflight such
Far away from light pollution and high up in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Yosemite National Park’s stunning views of the night sky and majestic natural wonders attract astronomers, photographers and city dwellers from around the country.Credit: National Park
