WATCH: Cruise ship cabin battered by huge waves during terrifying storm at night

The YouTube video captured by passengers on the ship reveals the dangers of travelling at sea during a storm. In the video, the waves crashed against the glass cabin doors, completely concealing the view. The video caption explains that it was the 6th level of a ship that had seven levels, meaning the waves almost […]

Gravitational waves and the slow pace of scientific revolutions

Enlarge / For years, people weren’t sure if gravitational wave were a necessary product of relativity. (credit: Fermilab) LIGO’s detection of gravitational waves came almost exactly a century after Einstein had formulated his general theory of relativity and an ensuing paper mathematically describing the possibility of gravitational waves. Or at least that’s the story as […]

Italy’s political turmoil is sending shock waves through global markets

Franco Origlia/Getty Yields on Italy’s 2-year debt rose by almost 50 basis points overnight. Yields on longer-term Italian 10-year debt also spiked, rising to around 2.77% — the highest level since 2014. European markets are under pressure amid the rising political uncertainty in Italy and Spain. When markets opened a short time ago, the dramatic […]

Doctor slammed by med board for selling $5 homeopathic sound waves for Ebola

Enlarge / Listen to that homeopathic energy. (credit: Getty | Ian Waldie) The California medical board is threatening to revoke the license of Dr. William Edwin Gray III for selling homeopathic sound files over the Internet that he claims—without evidence or reason—can cure a variety of ailments, including life-threatening infections such as Ebola, SARS, swine […]

Friends can share similar brain waves, genetics, and personality traits — here’s why it happens

Peter Bernik / Shutterstock If you look at your friends, you may find that they are similar in a lot of ways. Research suggests this could be for a number of reasons. Friends tend to share similar brain waves, and react to situations in the same way. Also, you might share some genetic similarities with […]

7.6 quake triggers warning of 1m tsunami waves across the Caribbean

Published time: 10 Jan, 2018 03:07 Edited time: 10 Jan, 2018 04:51 A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck in the Caribbean Sea north of Honduras, triggering multiple tsunami warnings in the area, including for the coasts of Honduras and Belize. The powerful quake, which was felt in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, struck some 36km northeast […]