Just Plain WEIRD #2
The sediment cores taken from the seafloor, which were found to contain living bacteria from 100 million years ago. IODP JRSO – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 28 – In what sounds like the opening scenes of a sci-fi disaster movie, scientists have managed …
Pentagon admits to secret $22m UFO program. The program ran from 2007 to 2012 with $22m (£15m) in funding. (USAF via Getty) – By Tom Embury-Dennis @tomemburyd – The Pentagon has reportedly recovered metal alloys from unidentified flying objects that scientists “do not …
My Pet Chicken, a full-service chicken-raising site, has seen a spike in sales. – By Mallory Hughes, CNN Updated 2020 Jul 25 – At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the food supply in America was in question. Images of barren grocery store …
The Forgotten Drink That Caffeinated North America for Centuries Yaupon tea, a botanical cousin to yerba maté, is now almost unknown. At a council, the chief sits at the place of honor surrounded by his advisors. Cassina is prepared by women in the …
One of the most extreme and remarkable supercars ever built, the Gordon Murray T.50 pushes boundaries in many directions. Gordon Murray Design – By Loz Blain 2020 Jul 21 – If you haven’t been following, Formula One wizard Gordon Murray is designing …
We’re safeguarding the world’s seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data? – Image source: Hans-Jurgen Mager/Everyday basics/Unsplash/Big Think – By Robby Berman, 2020 Jul 23 – Buried underground near the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the Arctic World Archive …
It’s not rain, it’s a swarm of flying ants. – By David Williams, CNN Updated 2020 Jul 18 – You can add giant swarms of flying ants to your 2020 scary-sounding insects Bingo card alongside murder hornets and hordes of noisy cicadas. The …
Polina Bright / Shutterstock – By Tracey Anne Duncan Updated: 2020 Jul 13 – When my now 10-year-old cat, Cabbage, was but a wee kitten, I tried to teach her to walk on a leash. She would slink under cars and pull and …
Gobekli Tepe or the “Pot-Bellied Hill”: The site where paradigms were shifted, dogma was broken and our understanding of human history changed forever. Source: mehmet / Adobe Stock – By Freddie Levy, 2020 Jul 11 – Our journey begins with the Freemasons. This …
An illustration of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. Credit: Monlster – By Ḏḥwty When, lo! as they reached the mountain-side, A wondrous portal opened wide, As if a cavern was suddenly hollowed; And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all …
