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By Melissa Sartore – At the height of Pancho Villa’s banditry, the United States sent federal troops to the Mexican border to avenge his actions against Americans. The Mexican revolutionary ventured into the US several times, most notably engaging American forces in Columbus, NM, …
By Michael Irving 2020 May 04 – Using ultrafast laser pulses, a new camera system can shoot at up to 70 trillion frames per second. pstocks/Depositphotos. – The best phone cameras can record slow motion with under 1,000 frames per second. Commercial rigs generally …
And we’re starting to unravel which ones matter. 2020 May 05 – The relationship between the coronavirus and human genetics is murky. fatido/E+ via Getty Images. – The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea – When …
By Genevieve Carlton Updated 2019 Aug 29 – Many enslaved people escaped following the North Star to freedom, crossing hundreds of dangerous miles until they reached Canada. But thousands also traveled the underground railroad to México, swimming across the Río Grande to …
Map-makers insert fake towns or trap-streets to catch out plagiarists, but Agloe, in New York state, took on a strange life of its own. By David Bramwell 2020 May 03 – The non-existent town of Agloe, NY, came into existence when an entrepreneur …
The Asian giant hornet, which became more active in the state in April, is the world’s largest and can kill humans with multiple stings. Alarm over deaths of bees from rapidly spreading viral disease – By Amanda Holpuch in New York, @holpuch 2020 …
By Loz Blain, 2020 Apr 28 – Delivery drones don’t stack up in terms of energy consumption compared to ground vehicles in most circumstances. jukai5/Depositphotos. – As soon as there were drones, there were visions of drone deliveries. Robotic insects bringing parcels and pizzas …
By Rich Haridy, 2020 Apr 28 – New research suggests very few mammals have the ability to metabolize ethanol as effectively as humans, meaning it wouldn’t take much fermented fruit to get an elephant intoxicated. fouroaks/Depositphotos. – New research from a team of Canadian …
By Mike Rothschild – Updated 2020 Mar 25 – What was the Silk Road? The history of the Silk Road begins with the Persians of 500 BCE and stretches all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE. As one …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 02 –‘Pahtotharmyar’. Pahtotharmyar Temple, Bagan, Myanmar. @ayechantun – A spectacular shot of Vietnam’s iconic Golden Bridge has won the popular vote in Agora’s latest photo contest, which focused on incredible shots of architecture from all over the globe. – …
