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The inventor at rest, with a Tesla coil (thanks to a double exposure). Dickenson V. Alley, Wellcome Collection, CC BY – By Richard Gunderman, Chancellor’s Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University Updated 2020 Aug 14 – Match the following figures …
Research suggests honey also more effective than many over-the-counter medicines. Writing in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, researchers said they would recommend honey as an alternative to antibiotics. Photograph: Getty Images – PA Media Last modified on 2020 Aug 18 Tuesday – …
Composer Edmund Hunt leads effort to examine sonic footprints of Vikings and Celts. TV shows such as Vikings captivate modern audiences, but history does not record exactly what Vikings sounded like. Photograph: Allstar/MGM/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar – By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent @rorycarroll72 Last modified …
Its makers describe The Rig as being “Not a Wheelchair” – NotAWheelchair.Com – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Aug 17 – Just because someone has limited mobility, does that mean they should be limited to traversing smooth pavement? Not according to husband-and-wife team Zack and …
Archaeologists found the charred bones of a young adult in the ancient Israeli village of Beisamoun. The charred shoulder blade of a young adult who was cremated in northern Israel some 9,000 years ago. The bone contains the embedded point of a flint …
Hyperion’s hydrogen-powered supercar – By Peter Valdés-Dapeña, CNN Business Updated 2020 Aug 12 – Hyperion, a California-based company, has unveiled a hydrogen-powered supercar the company hopes will change the way people view hydrogen fuel cell technology. The Hyperion XP-1 will be able to …
Contributed by Elizabeth Rayne, @quothravenrayne 2020 Aug 16 – Jurassic seas were swimming with strange life forms. Crinoids could have passed for extras in Little Shop of Horrors if it had an aquarium, and eerier still, these creatures without a brain somehow figured out how …
Social media makes dating-related harassment and stalking that much easier. smartboy10/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images – By Emily Rothman, Professor of Community Health Sciences, Boston University 2020 Aug 13 – CC BY-ND – Falling in love for the first time can be a …
The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs – By Ryan Browne Updated 10:31 PM ET, Thu 2020 Aug 13 – Washington (CNN) The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs that have been observed by US …
Vintage woman – Shutterstock – By Debra Kelly/Updated: 2020 Jul 14 – History is filled with episodes that prove mankind is just sort of making everything up as it goes. There’s no shortage of things that can kill us or do horrible, terrible …
