Forecast possible for Irukandji box jellyfish blooms

The sudden arrival of huge blooms of box jellyfish can now be predicted, a study suggests.

Researchers from Australia say that monitoring changes in ocean winds can help to establish where and when Irukandji jellyfish will strike.

The study is published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

Lead author Lisa-Ann Gershwin said: "They travel in very, very large numbers. It's not uncommon to have dozens of stings on a beach in a day.

"The jellyfish bodies and tentacles are invisible in water - it's like a diamond dropped into a glass of water - you just can't see them."

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DAVID WEATHERLY -INTERVIEWED BY MARK ANTONY RAINES -GHOSTMAN

QUESIONS WHAT INSPIRED YOU
I believe that when you are destined to explore the unknown, it finds you as much as you find it.  As a child, I was always drawn to the mysteries of the world, Ancient lore, tales of ghosts and cryptids, psychic phenomena, mysterious sites such as the pyramids and Easter Island and much more.  When I reached my teenage years, I began to meet people who were able to point me in the right direction to start exploring these mysteries.  I began to investigate on my own and learned much through trial and error and by attempting to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Charles Fort, John Keel, Hans Holzer and others.  In the 1970s, I discovered Fate magazine and soon after, “In Search Of” debuted on television, I was hooked and have pursued the strange since then.
-WHAT ARE YOUR AIMS
My only agenda is to put information out there and inspire others to pursue these topics and ask their own questions.  The more people who peer into the unknown, the more we’ll all have to discuss and explore.  For me, the more answers I find, the more questions I have.
 -WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE
I have several projects in the works.  A couple of more books are already in the pipeline to come out and a few others in various stages of completion.  There’s also a video project in the works and some other exciting things.  I’ll be making several appearances at conferences this year, both in the states and abroad.  My blog and Facebook page are the best ways to keep track of new releases and updates on my work.
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Self-healing plastic mimics blood clotting

READ MOREHealing chemicals arrive via capillaries (the red and blue vertical lines) and form a gel that seals the gap

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Science of Materials

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A new plastic that "heals itself" has been designed, meaning your cracked phone screen or broken tennis racquet could mend its own wounds.

The polymer automatically patches holes 3cm wide, 100 times bigger than before.

Inspired by the human blood clotting system, it contains a network of capillaries that deliver healing chemicals to damaged areas.

The new material, created by engineers at the University of Illinois, isdescribed in Science journal.

For decades scientists have dreamed of plastics that heal themselves like human skin.

Cracks in water pipes and car bonnets would seal up. Satellites could repair their own damage. Broken electronic chips in laptops and mobile phones would spontaneously sort out their own problems.

Black Death skeletons give up secrets of life and death

READ MOREThe medieval Black Death led to better health for future generations, according to an analysis of skeletons in London cemeteries. Tens of millions of people died in the epidemic, but their descendants lived longer and had better health than ever before, a study shows. The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history. But survivors benefited from rising standards of living and better diets in the aftermath of the disaster. The improvements in health only occurred because of the death of huge numbers of people, said a US scientist. It is evidence of how infectious disease has the power to shape patterns of health in populations, said Dr Sharon DeWitte of South Carolina University. Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote Even in the face of major threats to health, such as repeated plague outbreaks, several generations of people who lived after the Black Death were healthier in general than people who lived before the epidemic” Dr Sharon DeWitte University of South Carolina Lumps and black spots The Black Death killed 30-to-50% of the European population in the 14th Century, causing terror as victims broke out in lumps and black spots, then died within days. The elderly and the sick were most at risk of catching the bacterial infection, which was probably spread through sneezes and coughs, according to the latest theory. The outbreak had a huge impact on society, leaving villages to face starvation, with no workers left to plough the fields or bring in the harvest. However, despite analysis of historical records, little is known about the general health and death rates of the population, before and after the disease struck.

Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus FOUND IN BRITAIN.

READ MORE ABOUT SNAKE ON LINKAesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus  Able to grow longer than 6ft have been found along Regents Canal,london.Theory is they are related to zoo escapees from london zoo -20 years ago -and are 30 in the colony.They kill prey by squeezing and prefer moles,rats,birds . locals are fearing for they pets and are awiting a desicion on fate of snakes- third largest in europe and have supply a info link on AESCULAPIAN SNAKES.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/snakes-in-a-park-and-other-unlikely-uk-sights-8278097.html

BARREL JELLYFISH SEEN IN BRITAIN.

Barrel Jellyfish, Atlantic species can be 3ft wide found washed up at Portland,Dorset,due to sea temperatures rising is 1 theory.

ALIEN LIFE?

FOR MORE INFO FOLLOW LINKA E-Coli bug had 2 extra artificial -letters -of d.n .a which  engineered a new life form .Concern is it could escape  the laboratory where made  and it can grow  and reproduce as normal.