Monthly Archive: January 2020
Most visitors will walk past 109 East Palace Avenue in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and have no idea that they are passing the site that once served as Robert Oppenheimer’s office. By Larry Bleiberg, 29 January 2020 – In the courtyard of a …
Scientists are getting closer to solving one of the biggest Martian mysteries. By Passant Rabie – In May, 2018, Mars was engulfed by a massive dust storm, covering the entire planet in a hazy blur that lasted for months. But while such an …
Many common terms in English have unexpected roots. Kelly Grovier explores the origins of seven words coined in art history, including the political meanings of ‘silhouette’ and ‘picturesque’, and how ‘mobile’ became ‘mob’. By Kelly Grovier – Which came first, the chicken or …
By ensuring that the Buddha’s teachings were transmitted across millennia, the religion helped develop and spread printing techniques around the world – as a new exhibition reveals. By Cameron Laux, 15 January 2020 – Do you ever feel like you’re trapped …
As the Earth orbits the Sun, the Sun appears to move through the ancient constellations of the zodiac. Tauʻolunga/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA. By James Kaler, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – I was born a Capricorn (please don’t judge …
By Ben Coxworth – The X tractor is being presented in commemoration of Kubota’s 130th year in business. Kubota. According to agricultural machinery manufacturer Kubota, there are now fewer farmers in Japan, trying to manage increasingly large amounts of land. With that problem …
By Nick Lavars – A new study has revealed not just how warm our ocean’s have gotten, but that they continue to do so at an accelerated pace. Alebloshka/Depositphotos. Where some consequences of climate change are plain to see, like the bushfires currently ravaging …
ICANN eliminated price protections for .org domain owners earlier this year. Timothy B. Lee – 11/23/2019, 8:30 AM – Enlarge / The word DOT ORG written in vintage wooden letterpress type in a wooden type drawer. elinedesignservices / Getty. – The Public Internet …
By Maarten Wensink – Ask your smartphone how to drive from Copenhagen to Berlin and it will give you an estimate of how long the trip will take, based on current traffic. If there is a traffic jam in Hamburg, say, the extra …
By Ben Coxworth – The Chukka-style skin, getting zipped onto one of the soles. Images: ACBC. – While it’s nice to own multiple styles of shoes, each one of the things has a big rubber sole that will ultimately end up in the …
