Earth's tropical belt seems to have expanded a couple hundred miles over the past quarter century, which could mean more arid weather for some already dry subtropical regions, new climate research shows. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago tags earth tropics belt expands tropical belt arid weather |
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'One click could change your future. Belt up' picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Two Connecticut men are facing assault charges after allegedly battling with a belt buckle and a spatula in a state park. picked by suebe 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
A boundary of air, wrapped like a belt around the earth's equator, is keeping the polluted atmosphere of the Northern Hemisphere separate from the relatively pristine south, say UK researchers. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
"One of the things that attracts me about Titan is that it has a lot of the same circulation features as Earth, but done with completely different substances that work at different temperatures..." picked by DrNothing 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A tropical storm was not what astronomers expected to see when they pointed their telescopes toward the equator of Saturn's moon Titan last summer. But that's exactly what they found on this beguiling moon, home to a weather system both eerily familiar and perplexingly strange. picked by kakana 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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A team of researchers has found for the first time that tropical rainforests, a vital part of the Earth's ecosystem, rely on the rare trace element molybdenum to capture the nitrogen fertilizer needed to support their wildly productive growth. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Police arrested a man who picked up a dead alligator and tried to butcher it on his front lawn, saying he only wanted a new belt. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
If you're like me, and work in a cubicle, it could be a sunny day or Hurricane force winds and you'd never know the difference. picked by Bandit 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Astronomers have discovered the first known planet to survive its "red-giant" phase, a period when an aging star expands and engulfs bodies orbiting it. The discovery of the gas-giant planet three times the size of Jupiter offers a look at the future of our own solar system and what will happen to the Earth when the sun grows old and collapses. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
She wanted the puppy killed because it was a gift from a former girlfriend. She wanted it killed but she also wanted a belt. picked by doggybob 5 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
After having mounted the conveyor belt, the child disappeared down the chute to the cargo area and through the X-ray machine. picked by suebe 1 year ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
A maternity belt that updates parents-to-be's Facebook pages every time their baby kicks or moves in the womb is being developed in the US. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
A lunar eclipse helped a group of international scientists take a snapshot of earth's chemical fingerprint, which could help to identify planets most similar to earth where life may be thriving. picked by stinkobinko 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The structure of the rubber belt is a large mesh grid that splits the dieter's belly, side and back fat into easily manageable blobs. picked by stinkobinko 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
There is a growing body of evidence that suggests the Earth's magnetic field is about to disappear (at least for a while). As the magnetic poles shift position, it will have a significant effect on our terrestrial weather as well as all the gadgets we've launched into Earth orbit. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
One of the largest objects in the Kuiper Belt, a ring of icy bodies beyond Neptune, has finally gotten a name: Makemake, after a god in the culture of Easter Island. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share science |