Monthly Archive: June 2020
The Parthenon Blew Up While Being Used For Gunpowder Storage By The Ottoman Military. By Gordon Cameron, 2020 Jun 18 – When we look at old ruins, we may be tempted to think that time steadily wears down structures in an implacable, vague …
The Z-Triton is currently in the prototype stage and Zeltini hopes to bring it to market by mid-2021. Gatis Priednieks-Melnacis – By Adam Williams 2020 Jun 25 – What do you get when you cross a camping trailer, a tricycle, and a boat? Well, …
White polka-dotted black zebra foal spotted in Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. This portrait… Frank Liu – By GrrlScientist, Senior Contributor Science Rare Zebra Foal — With Polka-Dots!! — Spotted In Kenya | @GrrlScientist – A newborn zebra foal with bizarre …
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a huge ancient structure near Stonehenge. Albo73/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Jun 24 – Looming large over the British countryside, Stonehenge cuts an imposing figure – but it’s just a fraction of the structures that once stood …
Base Camp, shot in the Dolomites, Italy. The warm glow of the tents contrasts the cool tones of the galaxy overhead. Giulio Cobianchi – By Michael Irving 2020 Jun 27 – The night sky is a beautiful canvas for photography, and the Milky Way …
Some of the ruins from the Tulsa Race Massacre in June 1921, when white vigilantes set the Oklahoma city’s African-American district ablaze. Credit…Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. By Alby Thompson Updated 2020 Jun 23 Some historical events you wish you’d learned about in school. History …
Each bubble carries about 2,000 pollen grains. Eijiro Miyako – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 18 – Due to the ongoing worldwide decline in bee populations, farmers are increasingly looking to alternative methods of pollinating fruit-bearing plants. As it turns out, the use of …
Thousands of years before Blackbeard, these buccaneers raided ships, stole booty—and even kidnapped a young Julius Caesar. Merchant ships, such as that on the left of this sixth-century B.C. Greek bowl, were targets of pirates in antiquity. Naval warships, such as the one …
By Melissa Sartore – Despite what Hollywood portrays on the big screen, not all cowboys were white. As a matter of fact, about one quarter of cowboys in the American West were African American. As the United States emerged from the Civil …
Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane glides over New Mexico. Virgin Galactic By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 25 – Virgin Galactic continues to make itself at home in New Mexico, today completing the second successful glide test of its VSS Unity spaceplane since relocating there earlier in …
