Monthly Archive: October 2022
Shamans from the organization Tengeri conduct an offering ritual in 2013 to Bukhe Bator, the spirit master of the Selenga River, Republic of Buryatia, Russian Federation. Roberto Quijada, CC BY-NC – By Justine Buck Quijada, Associate Professor, Department of Religion, Wesleyan University Published: …
An illustration of a gamma ray burst. NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 14 – Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are among the most energetic explosions since the Big Bang – and now astronomers have detected the most powerful one yet. A beam …
A microscope image of neurons within DishBrain, with cells highlighted using fluorescent markers. Cortical Labs – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 12 – Scientists in Australia have demonstrated that clusters of brain cells in a lab dish can be taught to play Pong in …
Trends in recreational or illicit drug use often make the jump to Halloween warnings. Malte Mueller/fstop via Getty Images – By Joel Best, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Delaware Published: 2022 Oct 12 – Every year around the middle of …
Something people today have in common with civilizations past: a love of music. peepo/E+ via Getty Images – By Laura Dallman, Lecturer in Music History, University of Florida Published: 2022 Oct 10 – Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. …
Myaamia Heritage Program students get a lesson from Daryl Baldwin, executive director of the Myaamia Center at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Scott Kissell, Miami University, CC BY-ND – By Daryl Wade Baldwin, Executive Director, Myaamia Center, Miami University Published: 2022 Oct 07 …
You don’t need space-based solar if you’ve got a global wireless energy network, says Emrod. Depositphotos View gallery – 10 images – By Loz Blain 2022 Oct 09 – New Zealand company Emrod says it’s got the technology to enable efficient wireless energy transfer …
A man walks across his land on the Navajo Nation to receive his monthly water delivery. Roughly one-third of Navajo homes lack piped water. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images As the climate crisis chokes Arizona and New Mexico, tribal regions often lack natural resources …
Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our Homo sapiens ancestors shared the landscape with multiple other hominins. The Washington Post via Getty Images – By Joshua Akey, Professor at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University – Published: 2022 Oct 07 – …
A leading group of robotics firms have published an open letter pledging not to weaponize their machines. Boston Dynamics – By Nick Lavars 2022 Oct 06 – As robots from Boston Dynamics and the like continue to find more widespread applications, concerns are growing …
