Monthly Archive: July 2020
Our Sun. ‘Total Solar Eclipse, Venus and the Red Giant Betelgeuse’. In a very long process, the photographer calibrated, aligned and stacked 96 frames together, revealing the streamers and the faint corona. Sebastian Voltmer – By Rich Haridy 2020 Jul 25 – The Insight …
By reinventing herself as Indian, Lillian Smith became a wild west sensation—and escaped an unhappy past – Lillian as Princess Wenona, with beloved horse “Rabbit.” This was probably taken around 1915, while she was contracted with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West. …
Silly names like “grand wizard” lost all of their silliness amid the murder, terror, and destruction this group has caused. KKK gathering – Shutterstock – By Nicholas Vrchoticky 2020 Jun 17 – It might not be surprising that a white supremacist group …
Did Betelgeuse eat a star? That could help explain some of its more puzzling attributes. Chatzopoulos et al. 2020 – By Jennifer Leman 2020 Jul 21 – A team of researchers have proposed that the star Betelgeuse may have been part of a …
In a controversial new study, scientists cite artifacts dating the event to more than 26,000 years ago – A stone point from Chiquihuite cave (Ciprian Ardelean) – By Brian Handwerk, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Jul 22 – Surprisingly old stone points found in a Mexican …
Rep. Bella Abzug, center, with Rep. Shirley Chisholm to her left, join antiwar activists marking the opening of the 92nd Congress with a peace demonstration on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Bettmann / Contributor/Getty – By Pamela S. Nadell 2020 Jul 21 …
New technology enables scientists to document megaflashes spawned by monster storms. Most lightning — like this flash over Texas in 2009 — is impressive enough. But now, scientists have confirmed one so long that it defies the imagination. (Credit: Vortex II. Photographer: Sean …
With no permanent residents and millions of animals, South Georgia island is one of the world’s most biodiverse places. Yet, few Brits have ever heard of it. A far-flung British territory (Credit: Bella Falk) – By Bella Falk 2020 Jul 21 – Marooned …
It’s hardy, contagious, and risky to wild animals and pets. An outbreak last year of rabbit hemorrhagic disease in northwestern Washington state had devastating impacts on both feral and pet rabbits. Now animal health officials are tracking its spread and trying to protect …
The technique was developed in the laboratory of Adjunct Associate Professor Glendon Parker (center). Karen Higgins/UC Davis – By David Szondy 2020 Jul 20 – Scientists at UC Davis have tested a new method for determining the sex of human remains based on proteins …
