Monthly Archive: October 2020
2nd Place, The Beauty of Nature. ‘El Cordón Caulle II’, a dirty storm that occurred during the furious eruption of the Cordón Caulle, located in the region of Los Ríos and the Parque Nacional Puyehue, Chile. Francisco Negroni – View 20 Images – …
A recent study found the simple intervention reduced bird mortality by 72 percent. Researchers found that painting one blade black was enough to encourage the birds to alter their flight path. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty Images) – By Alex Fox …
A simulated image of how microlensing works, where the gravity of a foreground planet distorts the light from a background star. Jan Skowron/Astronomical Observatory, University of Warsaw – By Michael Irving 2020 Oct 29 – While almost every planet we’ve ever found orbits a …
An alert said malicious groups are targeting the healthcare sector with attacks designed to lock up information systems and steal data. The FBI warned that the US healthcare system is facing an ‘imminent’ cybercrime threat. Photograph: J David Ake/AP – By Guardian staff …
A long, low, mean look for the Project S1 Spyder. Ares Design View 10 Images – By Loz Blain 2020 Oct 29 – The 2020 Corvette C8 Stingray is absolutely one of the most exciting supercars on the market at the moment, largely because …
From leaf-engineering to complex social circles, there’s more to bats than flying and echolocation. (Charles J Sharp) – By Erin Malsbury 2020 Oct 27 – Bats have had a rough year. Brought into the limelight by the coronavirus pandemic, their already spooky public …
Yes, that’s a license plate on the back of the Pal-V Liberty, which this Dutch company claims is the world’s first production-model flying car. Pal-V — View 13 Images – By Loz Blain 2020 Oct 28 – Dutch company Pal-V has celebrated a milestone …
The Halloween sweet was invented in the 1880s (Robert Marien/Corbis) – By Danny Lewis SmithsonianMag.Com 2015 Oct 30 – Whether you love it or hate it, candy corn has been a Halloween favorite for more than a century. This year, candy companies like …
It’s okay if this weirds you out. Maarten Wouters/Getty Images – By Caroline Delbert 2020 Oct 19 – The internet has rediscovered carcinization: the separate, five-time evolution of crabs. Parallel evolution isn’t unheard of by any means, but crabs have done it a …
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered. Researchers worry that the Laptev Sea findings may signal a new climate feedback loop has been triggered. Photograph: Markus Rex/Alfred-Wegener-Institut – By Jonathan Watts Global environment editor, @jonathanwatts …
