Monthly Archive: September 2020
Harry Smith, under the name of Jay Silverheels, was a Mohawk actor who famously portrayed Tonto on The Lone Ranger – By Liza Black – Liza Black is Assistant Professor of History & Native American and Indigenous Studies at Indiana University and author of Picturing Indians: …
Researchers have shown how to grow gold inside cancer cells in order to kill them. Spectral/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 13 – Gold isn’t just a pretty face – it’s shown promise in fighting cancer in many studies. Now researchers have found …
Rory Sullivan, CNN 2020 Sep 12 – A colorful Mediterranean parrotfish “smiles” at the camera, a raccoon’s hind legs and tail poke out of a tree and a young seal appears to be having a great time while resting on some wood. – …
Migraine-suffering test subjects were exposed to green light for one to two hours a day, over a 10-week period. Kris Hanning/The University of Arizona Health Sciences – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Sep 10 – Three years ago, scientists from the University of Arizona reported …
GettyImages. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images – By Yelena Ionova, Postdoctoral Fellow in Quality of Medical Products, University of California, San Francisco 2020 Sep 11 – There are many more ingredients in every pill you take than what is listed on the bottle label. These …
Excavations at Bamburgh Castle uncovered the foundations of a circular dwelling dated to the Roman occupation of Britain. Volunteers at Bamburgh Castle discovered the foundations of an ancient roundhouse. (Photo by Owen Humphreys / PA Images via Getty Images) – By Alex Fox …
A leatherback sea turtle pauses for air on its long migration. Connie Merigo (NMFS Permit #1557-03), CC BY-NC-ND – By Kara Dodge, Postdoctoral Investigator in Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2015 Mar 11 – Imagine yourself swimming in the Sargasso Sea in the …
Artist’s concept of a pulsar. NASA – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 10 – Astronomers have detected the strongest magnetic field ever observed in the universe. Studying powerful X-ray signals coming from a neutron star, the team calculated that its magnetic field is tens …
A county election worker gets mailed-in ballots ready to be counted, in this file photo from 2016. AP Photo/Don Ryan – By Priscilla Southwell, Professor Emerita of Political Science, University of Oregon 2020 Sep 03 – Oregon voters have long cast their ballots …
Once you get the hang of it, the CLR can reportedly be set up in one minute. Daniel Schult – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Sep 09 – If you want a kayak (that isn’t inflatable), you typically also need a car with a suitable …
