Just Plain WEIRD #2
Scientists expect heatwaves to become more common in Europe (and elsewhere) as temperatures continue to rise. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Nov 06 – Scientists tracking climate change have found Europe is seeing temperatures increase at more than twice the global average. This …
The case study found structural deficits in the building contributed to airflow, and subsequent COVID infections, between non-adjacent rooms on different floors. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2022 Nov 06 – A striking new case study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases illustrates …
Got the winning ticket? AP Photo/Julio Cortez – By Jay L. Zagorsky, Clinical associate professor, Boston University Published: 2022 Nov 04 – The latest Powerball jackpot swelled to US$1.5 billion on 2022 Nov 02 – just shy of the record amount – after …
This clay facial reconstruction of Kennewick Man, carefully sculpted around the morphological features of his skull, suggests how he may have looked alive nearly 9,000 years ago. Brittney Tatchell, Smithsonian Institution – By Samuel Redman, Assistant Professor of History, UMass Amherst Published: 2016 …
Monsters and spirits –including ‘tsukumogami,’ which are made of everyday objects – in the ‘Hyakki-Yagyō-Emaki’ scroll, painted between the 14th and 16th centuries. Wikimedia Commons – By Kevin C. Taylor, Director of Religious Studies and Instructor of Philosophy, University of Memphis Published: 2022 …
An artist’s impression of a large asteroid obscured by the glare of the Sun. DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine – By Michael Irving 2022 Nov 01 – Astronomers have discovered a trio of new near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), including the closest known to the Sun. Another is …
Tree rings can preserve a record of astrophysical events like solar flares. University of Queensland – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 27 – Tree rings are not just a great record of a tree’s life, but they can preserve a snapshot of the Earth …
Many are still reporting minimization of their long Covid symptoms – and it’s partially attributable to the fact that female patients are routinely dismissed. Left to Right: Pitra Moeis, Varalakshmi Padma Priya Dharmavarapu, Georgia Lancaster, Beth Ann Pardo, Alice Rumble. Photograph: Febri Sugita, …
Sacheen Littlefeather speaks at the 45th Academy Awards. Bettmann/Getty Images – By Dina Gilio Whitaker, Lecturer on American Indian Studies, California State University San Marcos Published: 2022 Oct 28 – When Sacheen Littlefeather died on 2022 Oct 02, obituaries reflecting on the actress …
Latest finding adds to theory that animals, including humans, naturally arrange things in a certain order, even without being able to count. The study found that bees headed to the left to get a smaller number of items, and to the right to …