Recent NASA budget uncertainties could make one space agency endeavor up for grabs — defending Earth from incoming space rocks.
That effort, undertaken by NASA for many years, could be given to the U.S. Space Force, which has a much bigger new…

Recent NASA budget uncertainties could make one space agency endeavor up for grabs — defending Earth from incoming space rocks.
That effort, undertaken by NASA for many years, could be given to the U.S. Space Force, which has a much bigger new…

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NEW YORK (AP) — A microscopic discovery in a California lake sparked buzz and controversy more than a decade ago when it was first revealed.
Scientists said they’d discovered bacteria that used the…

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A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, something remarkable happened beneath the surface of the planet: the Earth “swallowed” billions of tonnes of water,…

July 24, 2025 at 10:35 am

Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit;…
A previously quiet fault line beneath North America is now feared to be a ticking time bomb, and experts warn it could unleash a devastating earthquake with no warning, shaking parts of the US.
Canadian scientists have discovered that the Tintina…

Fifteen years ago in a sanctuary in Zambia, inspiration struck a chimpanzee named Julie. She plucked a stiff blade of grass, stuck it inside her ear, and left it there. There the grass dangled as Julie played, groomed, and rested. The behavior…

A newly discovered human cervical vertebra from the Gran Dolina site in the Sierra de Atapuerca in Spain, which dates to 850,000 years ago, has provided new evidence of cannibalism among early humans. The child’s bone, aged between two and four…