Monthly Archive: October 2020
An ICIJ investigation reveals the role of global banks in industrial-scale money laundering — and the bloodshed and suffering that flow in its wake. Journalists gathered in Hamburg for a FinCEN Files meeting. – By Fergus Shiel and Dean Starkman Image: Scilla Alecci/ICIJ 2020 …
Has the ISS benefited society? Scientists are divided: for some, it’s a beacon of unity; for others, just a set for an action film. Astronaut Mike Hopkins during a spacewalk from the ISS in December 2013. Photograph: Nasa/Reuters – By Robin McKie 2020 …
How an Indian export became part of the fabric of American life. The classic Turkey red, sported by everyone from Rosie the Riveter to Tupac Shakur. (National Museum of American History) – By Laura Hilgers Smithsonian Magazine | Subscribe 2020 Nov – Long …
For one hour in October, the entire state of South Australia drew its energy purely from solar. gyuszko/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Oct 25 – Climate change, advances in technology and lower costs are driving the adoption of solar around the world, but …
One of the coins is a silver penny dated to Harold II’s brief reign in 1066. The other dates to the time of Henry I. 17-year-old Reece Pickering found one of just three surviving silver pennies dated to Harold II’s reign. (Courtesy of …
The laser weapon system is designed to be mounted on a variety of platforms. General Atomics – By David Szondy 2020 Oct 23 – General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing have entered into a partnership to develop a scalable 100 kW to 250 …
Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction, as a new documentary premieres about the American Indian princess. Pocahontas wasn’t even a teenager when John Smith claims she saved him from execution. Whether the story happened the way Smith tells it—or even at all—is …
Veelo is presently on Kickstarter. Veelo – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Oct 22 – Although there are electric rollerblades and skateboards, sometimes people just want a temporary boost while using their existing non-electric set of wheels. That’s why Veelo was invented. Created by Canadian …
The world’s only venomous primates just got weirder. Javan slow lorises are now one of only six mammal species known to use venom against individuals of their own species. (Aprisonsan via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 International) – By Rasha Aridi SmithsonianMag.Com …
“I knew they’d get one of us, I thought it would be me.” Robert F. Kennedy Wikimedia/Public Domain – IrishCentral Staff @IrishCentral 2018 Nov 20 – Robert F. Kennedy had his own suspicions regarding the assassination of his brother, President John F Kennedy, …
