Monthly Archive: May 2020
By Ben Coxworth 2020 May 25 – The Santa María volcano in Guatemala, Zorn et al. 2020, Nature – Scientific Reports: DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2212-1 – Active volcanic craters are something that people generally don’t want to get very close to – even if they’re dedicated …
By Genevieve Carlton – Most people have never heard of the Cerrejón coal mine, located in Colombia. The mine pumps out over 30 million tons of coal each year, and it’s also become a critical site for scientists. In fact, the coal …
by Daniel Burnstein 2020 May 24 – An 1856 cartoon depicts Republican John C. Fremont as a representative not only of abolition but of a host of threatening social movements. Many people who see little rational basis for supporting Donald Trump ask themselves: …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 25 – ‘Outdoor sports photographer in quarantine.’ Stockholm, Sweden @dmartphoto – With billions of people subjected to some level of stay-at-home order over the past couple of months, the COVID-19 pandemic has delivered one of the most profound shared …
By Richard Haw – 2020 May 10 – Two things that have often seemed in short supply in our national politics over the last few years are a respect for history—not just the lessons it can teach us, but what forces and factors …
By Pierce Nahigyan 2020 May 14 – Shrines, castles, temples, and cathedrals are built to last, so it’s no wonder that they make up most of the oldest standing buildings in the world. Many of them were commissioned by emperors and kings and …
Beware the restless spirits and evil forces that occupy these eerie places. Their stories alone are the stuff nightmares are made of. Experience the spookiness of each for yourself through the books and movies that they inspired. Life is an adventure worth caring …
By Alexei Muraki, Updated 2020 Apr 25 – It is generally suggested (through archeological and genetic evidence) that the Ainu (or the ancestors of the Ainu) originated in southern Siberia or somewhere in Central Asia. From there my ancestors migrated to the …
By Loz Blain 2020 May 21 – The heart of a new “greener than green” hydrogen production facility design planned for Lancaster, California – Lancaster, California, will be home to a “greener than green” trash-to hydrogen production plant three times the size of any …
By Michael Irving 2020 May 22 – One of the micro-comb photonic chips, which allowed internet speeds of up to 44.2 Tb/s. Monash University. – An Australian research team has recorded the fastest ever internet speed from a single light source – an absolutely …
