Monthly Archive: July 2020
The Chaco Canyon chocolate-drinking jars have a distinct shape, with connections to similarly shaped Mayan vessels. After testing distinguishable jar fragments from an excavated trash pile in in the canyon, archaeologists determined all of the drinking jars were used to consume cacao. (A336494, …
Scientists have developed a new formula for calculating the physical age of dogs. pitrs10/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Jul 05 – For a rough idea of a dog’s physiological age, a popular approach is to simply multiply its actual age by seven, but …
In a study of 78 kitties, researchers concluded our feline friends can differentiate their names out of a series of random words. Skippy, the author’s cat, is generally an attentive listener. (Courtesy of Linda Burakoff) – By Maddie Burakoff 2019 Apr 05 – …
Gobekli Tepe or the “Pot-Bellied Hill”: The site where paradigms were shifted, dogma was broken and our understanding of human history changed forever. Source: mehmet / Adobe Stock – By Freddie Levy, 2020 Jul 11 – Our journey begins with the Freemasons. This …
An illustration of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Credit: Monlster – By Ḏḥwty When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all …
Researchers found that wild rufous hummingbirds could remember which flower in a sequence held nectar. A Rufous Hummingbird sips on the nectar from an Orange Justicia plant in California (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times via Getty Image) – By Theresa Machemer, SmithsonianMag.Com …
The landmark ruling upholds the sanctity of treaties between the United States and American Indians—to a certain point. The Supreme Court building in Washington, DC (Xinhua / Liu Jie via Getty Images) – By Nora McGreevy, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Jul 10 – On Thursday, …
Highway-speed electric kick scoots going flat knacker around a racetrack? You’re damned right we’d like to see that! eSkootr Championship – By Loz Blain 2020 Jul 09 – Leather-clad riders eyeing each other off at the starting line. Fifteen-inch weeny tires chirping as …
New research shows that some metal alloys actually corrode slower after being irradiated. Maxal_Tamor/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 09 – Radiation is famously damaging, both to living tissue and materials. But now, engineers at MIT have been surprised to discover that radiation …
By Rosa Pasquarella Updated 2018 Oct 13 – Ah, America: the land of the free and the home of the brave… and a bunch of other weird stuff. We searched the internet to find out what things non-Americans were most confused by during …
