It’s time to reflect on the most futuristic breakthroughs and developments of the past year. This year’s crop features a slew of remarkable scientific and technological achievements, from an actual working hoverboard to cyborgized brains. Here are 18 predictions that finally came true in 2015.
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Fog can be a pain in the ass, but it could also bring more profound problems. At least in California, where researchers have discovered that coastal fog can contain peculiarly large concentrations of mercury.
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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/R3mgKLRoBSA/theres-mercury-in-californian-fog-1748466173
By Charlie Jane Anders on io9, shared by Cheryl Eddy to Gizmodo
Lisa Goldstein has an incredible track record as a fantasy writer, including the award-winning The Red Magician and the beautiful collection Travelers in Magic. Now she’s written a science fiction book about time travel, …
What are we looking at here? That’s the state of California today, with almost no cloud cover. Yes, that white stuff is snow and it’s quite a sight for our drought-parched eyes.
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