Just Plain WEIRD #2
Amenhotep I ‘unwrapped’ digitally by Cairo scientists, revealing details from his grave jewellery to his teeth. The sarcophagus of Amenhotep I, who ruled Egypt between roughly 1525 and 1504 BC. Photograph: De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images – By Mark Brown Last modified on …
Amid the pandemic, confetti fell on an almost-empty Times Square last New Year’s Eve. AP Photo/Craig Ruttle – By Miriamne Ara Krummel, Professor of English, University of Dayton 2021 Dec 23 – On Dec. 31, people from cultures all around the world will …
A favorite subject of astronomy photographers, the Veil nebula is the remains of a massive star that exploded as a supernova roughly 10,000 years ago. This new Hubble image uses new processing techniques to highlight finer details. ESA/Hubble & NASA, Z. Levay View …
Hilary Swank in AI thriller I Am Mother (2019). Photograph: Netflix – By John Naughton Last modified on 2021 Dec 25 – Forget about the danger of robots creating a sci-fi-style dystopia. The modern corporation is already doing all of that. In the …
In 2019, the body of a man fell from a passenger plane into a garden in south London. Who was he? A plane lowers its undercarriage as it descends for landing at London Heathrow airport. Photograph: Avpics/Alamy – By Sirin Kale Last modified …
Humanitarian groups have been calling for a ban on autonomous weapons. Wolfgang Kumm/picture alliance via Getty Images – By James Dawes, Professor of English, Macalester College 2021 Dec 20 – Autonomous weapon systems – commonly known as killer robots – may have killed …
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy. In Sweden, the Christmas star has a yellow bill, a furious temper, and no pants. Shaka/CC BY-SA 2.0 IT – By Natasha Frost 2017 Dec 22 – Every country has its own festive holiday traditions. Austrian children …
New research calls for more rigorous agricultural practices to control the uptake of heavy metals into cannabis plants grown for human consumption. fotovincek/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2021 Dec 15 – A new study led by researchers from Penn State is outlining a number …
A new study has compared the volume of microplastics people consume through water, seafood and salt with the concentrations that cause damage to human cells. endewer1.mail.ru/Despositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2021 Dec 09 – With plastic waste turning up everywhere from Arctic snowfall to …
Someone first stole the deck boards and then came back for the rest of the structure, leaving police baffled. The Cuyahoga river in Ohio. The pedestrian bridge used to span the river in a park in Akron. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters – By Gloria …
