Monthly Archive: October 2020
The tardigrade is known to be one of nature’s hardiest creatures, and scientists have just discovered a new species that uses a previously unknown tool to survive. DenisSmile/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Oct 13 – The tardigrade is one of nature’s toughest …
While it’s always been a boon to Popeye’s “muskles,” it looks like spinach may also have a role to play in clean future batteries. Credit: Ataly/Shutterstock – By Robby Berman 2020 Oct 06 – Scientists are seeking sustainable, clean chemicals for use in …
Nazca Lines: Archaeologists discover 2,000-year-old cat figure in Perú. Credit: Jhony Islas/AP – Written by Oscar Holland, CNN Published 2020 Oct 19 – A huge feline figure carved into an arid hillside over 2,000 years ago has been discovered in southern Perú, according …
A series of recent studies found that people with healthy levels of vitamin D were less likely to contract COVID-19 and suffer severe complications from it. Vitamin D supplement. Credit: ExQuisine via Adobe Stock – By Stephen Johnson 2020 Oct 06 – Vitamin …
The species had survived droughts before, but human interference was the final nail in the mega-sized coffin. Humans once lived alongside megafauna such as this elephant bird, giant lemurs, dwarf hippos and giant tortoises on Madagascar. (Public domain via Wikimedia Commons) – By …
The East India House, 1928. From ‘A History of Lloyd’s,’ by Charles Wright and C. Ernest Fayle. Macmillan and Company Limited, London, 1928. Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images – By Nicole Kay Peterson, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University 2020 Oct 15 – …
Father of robotics? Al Jazari was an Arab Muslim scholar, inventor, and mechanical engineer during the Islamic Golden Age (Middle Ages) – Iowa State University University Library 2007 Oct 10 News Newsletter – Do you know who is considered to be the “father …
Winner in the Animal Portraits category: The Pose. A young male proboscis monkey cocks his head slightly and closes his eyes. Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year – By Loz Blain 2020 Oct 17 – After more than 49,000 entries were whittled down to …
The Indus Valley Civilization flourished alongside Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the early society remains shrouded in mystery. Mohenjo Daro, or “Mound of the Dead” is an ancient Indus Valley Civilization city that was abandoned in the 19th century BCE as the Indus Valley …
The National Archives has scanned more than 300 agreements between the United States and Indigenous tribes. Ratified Indian Treaty 37: Eel River, Wyandot, Piankashaw, Kaskaskia, and Kickapoo—Vincennes, Indiana Territory, August 7, 1803 (Courtesy of the National Archives) – By Nora McGreevy SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 …
