Current Earthquake Activity and Aftershocks

Earthquake activity continues to accelerate
exponentially in the Pacific Ring of Fire.

Earthquakes in the News Crystalinks

Arctic Ocean changes driven by sub-Arctic seas

15-foot-long skeleton of extinct dolphin suggests parallel evolution among whales

There's a 'Desert' in The Middle of The Pacific. Here's What Lives There
These distant waters lie at the heart of the South Pacific Gyre, the centre of which holds the 'oceanic pole of inaccessibility': the ocean's remotest extreme, aka Point Nemo (a name meaning 'no-one'), famous otherwise for being a spacecraft cemetery.

Gigantic Sea Scorpions, Some Larger Than Humans, Hunted in Ancient Oceans

Flashes bright when squeezed tight: How single-celled organisms light up the oceans

Marine life found in ancient Antarctica ice helps solve a carbon dioxide puzzle from the ice age

Climate change may cause extreme waves in Arctic

Deep undersea earthquake widely felt in Indonesia, no damage

Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU

Using sound to study underwater volcanoes

Tree rings show unprecedented rise in extreme weather in South America

Simulations show magnetic field can change 10 times faster than previously thought

Ice age mining camp found 'frozen in time' in underwater Mexican cave

At the end of the last ice age, Indigenous miners in what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico risked life and limb - venturing into pitch dark caves illuminated only by fire - to extract a prized mineral, a new study finds. That mineral wasn't gold or diamonds, but red ochre, a valuable crayon-like pigment that prehistoric people used for both ritualistic and everyday activities, including rock paintings, burials and possibly even insect repellent.

No one knows, however, how the Indigenous people of the Yucatan Peninsula used ochre. After Indigenous people mined the caves, between about 12,000 and 10,000 years ago, the caves flooded as the ice age ended and sea levels rose. But the still water in the caves preserved the miners' camps - even the charred remains of their fires - allowing archaeologists to see exactly how the mineral was extracted.

What's the most amazing thing about the universe? The universality of physical laws and theories

Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light years across

The quest to find signs of ancient life on Mars

Glistening 'Gel-Like' Substance on Far Side of The Moon Finally Identified - rock that was melted together likely in the heat of a meteorite impact - to form a dark green, glossy, glassy mass

There's more metal on the moon than we thought

4 mysterious objects spotted in deep space are unlike anything ever seen -

Dying stars breathe life into Earth: study

New collection of stars, not born in our galaxy, discovered in Milky Way

Astronomers Finally Have Important Details on What The Centre of Our Galaxy Looks Like

Mysterious spinning neutron star detected in the Milky Way proves to be an extremely rare discovery

It might just be a city thing but since coronavirus I find more people buying and riding bicycles around Brooklyn. I haven't ventured into Manhattan for a long time but friends who live there tell me they find bicycle riding good exercise and a great way to get around the city rather than by subway or bus. Hey guys ... Watch out for motorists. Note to motorists: Drive slower in areas with people ride bikes because they can come out of nowhere.

The rules when riding a bicycle are not unlike those for walking during coronavirus. Wear a mask that allows you to breath properly. Social distance. Ride alone or with other family members you know are coronavirus free. Be courteous. Try to avoid talking on your phone. Wipe down your bike before and after riding. Gloves are not a bad idea.

Bicyclists in New York City - other than children - know not to ride on the sidewalks. Fast moving cyclists sometimes nearly miss mowing down unsuspecting pedestrians. Perhaps they don't know the rules or choose not to follow them which seems to be the name of the game today.

Though I haven't read anything about it - I assume that with all these bicycles people should be careful when parking them outside. New York City has a long history of stolen bicycles, tires, or other parts. Secure locks don't always work. If someone wants to steal a bicycle it's easy to cut the lock and ride off. Remember we live in difficult financial times - many people without income.

Here is everything you need to know about the E.T. Highway before you set off on your stranger-than-fiction road trip.

Coronavirus and Emotions Four Months Later

Coronavirus and Education

Is Trump Throwing Us Under the (School) Bus?

About a fifth of adults in the US have moved due to Covid-19 ...

Abandoning Cities

Coronavirus, air conditioning filters, and lots of hot air

Governor Cuomo, Trump's Denial, Ellie's AC Filters

87% of Americans are having vivid dreams
during the coronavirus pandemic. Why?

The Dynamics of Dream Time

Age is a state of mind like everything else