Monthly Archive: May 2019
By Loz Blain – A recreation of what Simbakubwa Kutokaafrika may have looked like in the wild. (Credit: Mauricio Anton). After sitting in a drawer in a Kenyan museum for more than 40 years, a set of fossilized bones has introduced the world …
By Loz Blain – Look twice, that’s an e-bike – the Nua Electrica to be precise. (Credit: Nua Bikes). If e-bikes tend to look a little ungainly for your tastes, check out this thing from Barcelona’s Nua Bikes. With the motor, sensors and …
By Michael Irving – – A computer simulation of a spiral galaxy, like the Milky Way, forming. These simulations suggest that the outer halo is made up of stars from other galaxies. (Credit: Takayuki Saito/Takaaki Takeda/Sorahiko Nukatani/4D2U Project, NAOJ). Astronomers have discovered a …
By David Szondy – The Manicouagan impact crater in Quebec, Canada, is one of many reminders that asteroids have impacted Earth. Although large impacts are rare, it’s important to be prepared. (Credit: NASA). NASA and its international partners are thinking the unthinkable. A …