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KSTAR, the so-called “Korean artificial sun,” has set a record for maintaining plasma at temperatures over 100 million °C. Michel Maccagnan – Own work, (CC BY-SA 3.0) – By Darren Quick 2020 Dec 28 – While harnessing the power of the Sun has progressed …
Venice’s small footprint, dense population, unusual governmental structure, and its devotion to trade was a unique combination that fostered innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. – By Meredith F. Small 2020 Dec 06 – When Venetians invented quarantine in 1348, the government proclamation was based …
New Atlas revisits some of 2020’s strangest science stories. prometeus/Depositphotos View 9 Images – By Michael Irving 2020 Dec 26 – Curing cancer is a noble goal and all, but sometimes scientists just want to see what happens when you give octopuses ecstasy. From …
Archaeologists on the ERC project LASTJOURNEY have discovered spectacular rock pictographs in three separate rock shelters in the Guaviare Department of Colombia. The drawings, made around 12,600 and 11,800 years ago, provide proof the Amazon rainforest’s earliest human inhabitants lived alongside now-extinct Ice …
A snowflake is a small weather feature that can pack a big punch. – By Allison Chinchar, CNN meteorologist 2020 Dec 23 – Many are made up of just one single ice crystal while some, more elaborate snowflakes are comprised of as many …
Behind the scenes, natural history museums store biological samples from the field. Ryan Stephens, CC BY-ND – By Jocelyn P. Colella, Assistant Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Assistant Curator of Mammals, University of Kansas – Bryan McLean, Assistant Professor of Biology, …
“Hogan in the Snow,” ca. 1985. Painted by Robert Draper (Diné , 1938–2000). Chinle, Navajo Nation, Arizona. 26/6481 (National Museum of the American Indian) – By Dennis Zotigh 2020 Dec 22 – The introduction of Christianity to the original peoples of the Americas …
While Isabel dos Santos and her advisers face multiple investigations, accountability for the offshore industry remains elusive. Isabel dos Santos. Image: Daniel Rodgrigues/Bloomberg via Getty Images – By Will Fitzgibbon 2020 Dec 07 – The jolt of energy delivered to the anti-corruption movement …
Rocki is remotely controlled over the internet, by pet owners viewing real-time video from the robot’s camera. Rocki – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Dec 21 – Earlier this year, we heard about a pet-entertaining/treat-dispensing robot known as Pumpkii. Although its crowdfunding campaign was cancelled, …
The philanthropist is giving away billions of dollars quickly to help people like these Floridians seeking donated food. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Elizabeth J. Dale, Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University 2020 Dec 16 – The author and philanthropist …
