Monthly Archive: November 2020
Authorities say they don’t know how or why the monolith was placed there. – By Leah Asmelash, CNN 2020 Nov 23 – What started as routine wildlife assistance took an extraterrestrial turn for Utah’s Department of Public Safety after officers stumbled upon a …
The RMIT team’s pictures showed that the regular diamonds only form in the middle of these Lonsdaleite veins under this new method developed by the cross-institutional team. Credit: RMIT – By Australian National University 2020 Nov 20 – An international team of scientists …
By Jade Boyd, Rice University 2020 Nov 22 – Just after sunset on the evening of December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer together in Earth’s night sky than they have been since the Middle Ages, offering people the world over …
Archaeologists think the vessel was likely a 19th-century merchant ship. Researchers will continue studying the timbers in an effort to determine their age and origin. (Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program) – By Livia Gershon SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Nov 19 – Erosion on a Florida beach …
A couple in Alsace, France, stumbled onto a capsule containing a cryptic note dated to either 1910 or 1916. A couple hiking in the Alsace region of northeastern France spotted the tiny aluminum message capsule in a grassy field in September. The note, …
It’s not healthier for you. It doesn’t technically come from the Himalayas. But pink salt’s appeal has exploded nonetheless. Photo by Morinka / Shutterstock – By Amanda Mull, The Atlantic – For decades, I was under the impression that salt is white. Table …
Good morning everyone, please see the below news release and attached examples of the scams that are running rampant in New Mexico right now. Please help spread awareness so less people fall victim to this crime. Thank you! Shannon Jackson, Spokesperson PNM …
‘Baby monkey’ by @prabuds (Indonesia). prabuds View 23 Images – By Rich Haridy 2020 Nov 14 – Photography social network Agora’s latest contest focuses on the most incredible shots of animals from all around the globe. Baby monkeys, ferocious lions and a herd of …
Disputed findings suggest some residents of the “Lost Colony” settled 50 miles west of their original home. Two new research ventures appear to support the idea that Roanoke’s colonists split into two or more groups after abandoning the North Carolina settlement. (Public domain …
A new study has demonstrated how a tractor beam containing trapped graphene microparticles could one day redirect lightning strikes. Anettphoto/Depositphoto – By Michael Irving 2020 Nov 12 – Lightning strikes are a major trigger for wildfires, including the record-breaking blazes that devastated Australia, California …
