What Risks Are Associated With Owning A Ski Resort? While writing for SnowBrains, I have touched on the topic of risk and what makes people assume high degrees of risk in extreme sports. To me, risk is fascinating because of its various components and how it is embedded in our everyday lives. We make choices every minute that have potential tradeoffs, positive or negative. While thinking about risk the other […] Brains Greg Obernesser | June 8, 2020 0 Comments
400-Year-Old Shark Discovered in Greenland An incredible discovery has been made following research conducted on 28 Greenland sharks — the longest-living vertebrate animal. At the estimated age of nearly 400-years-old, the female Greenland shark has officially set a new record for longevity. Given that this particular shark is the greatest predator in the Arctic seas, gaining insight into their lifespan is of great interest to […] Brains Emily Crofton | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
Is Social Media Ruining the Modern Concept of Wilderness? Is social media ruining the modern concept of wilderness? This question occurred to me while writing my last piece about how social media is sometimes making us take unnecessary risks in the backcountry. If social media is making us venture further and deeper into places not traveled, I feel we interacting with wilderness in a way that was unforeseeable by […] Brains Greg Obernesser | May 9, 2020 0 Comments
Astronomical Event: Jupiter, Venus, And The Moon To Form A Smiley Face Next Month In times like these, the world needs reasons to smile. Luckily for us, the cosmos is about to lend a hand with that. On May 16, a crescent moon, beneath Venus & Jupiter, will form a smiley face in the sky. This spectacle is called conjunction and is quite rare. The last time this happened was 12 years ago in […] Brains The Brains | April 30, 2020 0 Comments
Upsides of the Pandemic: Sea Turtles Are Thriving After Beach Closures Wildlife around the world is enjoying the lack of human activity due to coronavirus lockdowns, and sea turtles are not excluded. According to CNN, beaches in Thailand have seen the largest number of turtle nests in two decades. RELATED: Great White Shark Spotted in Spanish Waters for the First Time in More than Thirty Years Kanokwan Homcha-ai, a supervisor at the […] Brains SnowBrains | April 24, 2020 0 Comments
Doctor Answers Question: “Can Coronavirus Be Spread Through Farts?” “The smell may be hell but the mist could leave you pissed.” – New York Post, 4/22/20 Doctors in Australia are doing a podcast to keep the public updated on coronavirus research and policy tackled an important question this week: “Can the coronavirus be spread through farts?” The answer is yes because the coronavirus is found in poop and […] Brains SnowBrains | April 22, 2020 0 Comments
NASA Captures Breathtaking New Images of Saturn What. A. Photo. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently captured this photo of Saturn showing these mysterious yet captivating fluorescent colors that are a result of auroras at the planet’s north and south poles. NASA said in an Instagram post: “This false-color composite image, constructed from data obtained by our Cassini spacecraft, shows the glow of auroras streaking out […] Brains SnowBrains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
NASA: Hubble Space Telescope Captures Brilliant New Images of the Horsehead Nebula In this Hubble Space Telescope view, the Horsehead Nebula, a popular target for amateur astronomers, appears in infrared wavelengths. The nebula, shadowy in optical light, appears transparent and ethereal when seen in the infrared, represented here with visible shades. The rich tapestry of the Horsehead Nebula pops out against the backdrop of Milky Way stars and distant galaxies that are […] Brains The Brains | April 18, 2020 0 Comments
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