Two bloggers have made a stunning claim that has spread like wildfire on the Internet: They say the Northern Hemisphere jet stream, the high-altitude river of winds that separates cold air from warm ...
University of Ottawa geography professor Paul Beckwith recently asserted that the Northern Hemisphere jet stream has crossed the equator and mixed with the Southern Hemisphere jet stream in an ...
The two nicknames revolve around the crossing of the Equator. The term Shellbacks (often Trusty Shellbacks) is given to those who have previously crossed the Equator by ship. Pollywog (or Slimy ...
THE lively crowds on deck are kissing frozen fish, have raw egg dribbling down their chests, and spaghetti and tomato sauce clinging tenaciously to their hair. They are a messy bunch, yet all smile ...
About a week ago, Facebook feeds lit up with the news: The jet stream is now “wrecked,” running pole to pole and confusing summer with winter. The source was a blog post by Robert Fanney, and within ...
The peer review process is a way of evaluating science. It is the science version of the "FDA" approval process for food and drugs. Anyone can post a new drug on the internet and make claims about its ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
They are a messy bunch, yet all smile broadly as they slip and slide across a large waterproof tarpaulin protecting the deck. As happy seafarers they are enduring these indignities in a ...