Monthly Archive: July 2018
Anthony Wood – Images showing Neptune captured using the new adaptive optics mode, and another with it switched off (Credit: ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)) Astronomers at the Paranal Observatory in Chile have achieved first light with a cutting-edge adaptive optics mode for the European …
Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the family tree. Naledi Fossils – While primitive in some respects, the face, skull, and teeth show enough modern features to justify …
By Gerard West (Photo From National Weather Service) Experts say that the United States is experiencing torrential rain events, not only more frequently, but that more rainfall is occurring and the problem is only getting worse. The number of flash flood events is …
Nick Lavars – Aston Martin is presenting its Volante Vision flying taxi concept at the Farnsborough International Airshow this week. Aston Martin is the latest transport heavyweight to enter the flying taxi scene, joining the likes of Boeing, Airbus and, now, Rolls-Royce. It …
by Carol Kando-Pineda Attorney, Division of Consumer and Business Education You’re working on your computer when, suddenly, a message pops up on the screen: “Virus detected! Call now for a free security scan and to repair your device.” That’s a tech support …
by Derek Beres – Replica crania of (L-R) Homo habilis (Kenya ∼1.8m years old), an early Homo erectus (Georgia ∼1.8mil years old) and Homo floresiensis (Indonesia ∼20,000 years old) are compared with actual fragments of cranial material of Homo naledi. In his song, …
By Daniel Rennie – Grace O’Malley – YouTube. How pirate queen Grace O’Malley ruled the high seas, bent the English crown to her will, and rose to the top of a world with little place for women. While Mary, Queen of Scots succumbed …
Scott Collie – The Aston Martin Valkyrie could be headed to a public road near you. The bespoke AM-RB001 Valkyrie became one of the most talked about cars in the world when Aston Martin and Red Bull announced it in Melbourne last year, and the hype …
by Stephen Johnson – Scott Santens via Flickr. Chicago may become one of the first U.S. cities to implement a universal basic income program (UBI). The proposal, introduced by Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, would create a small-scale UBI experiment that gives 1,000 families …
For centuries, no one could read it. by Sarah Laskow – The papyrus before conservation. University of Basel. At the University of Basel, in Switzerland, the papyrus collection contained a mystery. Most of the papyri had come to the university around 1900, for …
