Monthly Archive: May 2020
Map-makers insert fake towns or trap-streets to catch out plagiarists, but Agloe, in New York state, took on a strange life of its own. By David Bramwell 2020 May 03 – The non-existent town of Agloe, NY, came into existence when an entrepreneur …
The Asian giant hornet, which became more active in the state in April, is the world’s largest and can kill humans with multiple stings. Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease – By Amanda Holpuch in New York, @holpuch 2020 …
By Loz Blain, 2020 Apr 28 – Delivery drones don’t stack up in terms of energy consumption compared to ground vehicles in most circumstances. jukai5/Depositphotos. – As soon as there were drones, there were visions of drone deliveries. Robotic insects bringing parcels and pizzas …
By Rich Haridy, 2020 Apr 28 – New research suggests very few mammals have the ability to metabolize ethanol as effectively as humans, meaning it wouldn’t take much fermented fruit to get an elephant intoxicated. fouroaks/Depositphotos. – New research from a team of Canadian …
By Mike Rothschild – Updated 2020 Mar 25 – What was the Silk Road? The history of the Silk Road begins with the Persians of 500 BCE and stretches all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE. As one …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 02 –‘Pahtotharmyar’. Pahtotharmyar Temple, Bagan, Myanmar. @ayechantun – A spectacular shot of Vietnam’s iconic Golden Bridge has won the popular vote in Agora’s latest photo contest, which focused on incredible shots of architecture from all over the globe. – …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Apr 23 – Boston Dynamics suggests this technology could be applied to a number of other more common wheeled robots. Boston Dynamics. – For years we have witnessed Boston Dynamics develop increasingly sophisticated robots, and while they are undoubtedly impressive …
It originated in India, and came to dominate Western interiors and fashion. Joobin Bekhrad traces the fascinating – and turbulent – history of all things ‘chintzy’. By Joobin Bekhrad 2020 Apr 21 – In a letter to her sister penned in 1851, the …
By Nathan Gibson Updated 2019 Jun 14 – Typos (generally, errors in spelling of a printed word) have been a part of human history ever since people began to read and write. While they mostly effect publishing companies rather than individuals, anyone who …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 30 – New tail fossils reveal that Spinosaurus was an aquatic dinosaur. neilld/Depositphotos. – A new Spinosaurus fossil has revealed that this gigantic predatory dinosaur was a proficient swimmer. The first fossil of the creature’s tail has been discovered, …
