Just Plain WEIRD #2
The first vertical test shot of Green Launch’s hydrogen-powered impulse launch cannon, in Arizona last December. Green Launch – By Loz Blain 2022 Apr 14 – Rockets are expensive, complex, bad for the environment and prone to occasionally exploding – so alternative launch technologies …
Children celebrating Easter, with their Easter Bunnies and Easter eggs. Sanja Radin/Collection E+ via Getty Images – By Tok Thompson, Professor of Anthropology and Communication, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 2022 Apr 13 – The Easter Bunny is a much …
Mathematicians have long known infinity comes in many sizes, but how do they relate to one another? The key lies in a 150-year-old mystery known as the continuum hypothesis. Shutterstock/ Image Flow – By Timothy Revell 2022 Apr 13 – INFINITY is a …
Cyclotech and Yamato Holdings have put together a fascinating cargo-carrying concept drone using cyclic propulsion systems. Cyclotech/Yamato Holdings – By Loz Blain 2022 Apr 13 – Innovative vertical propulsion company Cyclotech has partnered with Yamato, one of Japan’s largest delivery companies, to produce a …
A new film and play about an allied intelligence operation resonate at a time when conflict and propaganda haunt Europe again. ‘They got completely obsessed by it’: Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu and Johnny Flynn as Ian …
Work by Francis Hines, who wrapped buildings and paintings and died at 96 in 2016, found in dumpster and now destined for sale. Francis Hines attends SLAG Gallery opening in 2008 Jun 12 in New York City. Photograph: Patrick McMullan/Getty Images– Associated Press …
Unprecedented overpass will allow fauna of the Santa Monica mountains to safely cross a dangerous 10-lane stretch. Rendering of the Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing, which will span a busy section of highway near Los Angeles, allowing animals to pass safely. Photograph: Living Habitats …
Conservationists say the farms are a danger to sea lions and other marine mammals, who can become entangled in their nets. A sea lion enjoys an easy meal at the industrial fish farm. Photograph: Jeremy Mathieu/Clayoquot Action – By Leyland Cecco First published …
Scientists have discovered a new way to rejuvenate aging skin cells while retaining some of their specialized functions. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Apr 07 – Through experimentation with a highly promising anti-aging technique, scientists at the UK’s Babraham Institute have demonstrated a …
Artist’s rendering of the Chicxulub asteroid entering Earth’s atmosphere 66 million years ago, triggering events that caused a mass extermination. Roger Harris/Science Photo library via Getty Images – By Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University Published: 2022 Mar 28 Curious Kids …
