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By Nathan Gibson Updated 2019 Jun 14 – Typos (generally, errors in spelling of a printed word) have been a part of human history ever since people began to read and write. While they mostly effect publishing companies rather than individuals, anyone who …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 30 – New tail fossils reveal that Spinosaurus was an aquatic dinosaur. neilld/Depositphotos. – A new Spinosaurus fossil has revealed that this gigantic predatory dinosaur was a proficient swimmer. The first fossil of the creature’s tail has been discovered, …
Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories. An ongoing study by the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center has found a 35 percent increase in dream recall and a 15 percent increase in negative …
By Carly Silver Updated 2019 Nov 05 – You probably know Joan of Arc as a tough-as-nails warrior maiden from France, but there’s a lot more to the rags-to-riches-to-rags story of this smart soldier than just that. So who was Joan of …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 29 – One of the most eye-catching shots Spitzer ever took, showing the Helix Nebula, a cloud of dust two light-years wide, with the bright red center hiding a dying star shrouded in its own disk of debris. NASA, …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Apr 26 – Plastic bottles are a huge source of waste, but scientists may have uncovered a way to put them to use in next-generation batteries. chaoss/Depositphotos. – Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all …
By Ben Coxworth 2020 Apr 27 – The microneedle patch (red) has been successfully trialed on plants such as tomatoes. MIT. – When it comes to safer, less painful, slow-release alternatives to the hypodermic injection of medications, “microneedle patches” show a lot of promise. …
The legendary trail has carved itself into American history—and, in some places, into the earth itself. A painted depiction of the Oregon Trail by Albert Bierstadt 1869. (Creative Commons) – By Jennifer Billock, SmithsonianMag.Com – A painted depiction of the Oregon Trail by …
The researchers gathered data from 166 surveys of insect abundance around the world, mostly conducted since the 1980s. A new analysis of insect abundance surveys finds the decline may not be as dire as previously thought. (Photo by Charles J Sharp via Wikimedia …
By Nick Lavars – 2020 Apr 26 – A new discovery paves the way for novel drugs that could help safeguard DNA and slow the aging process. Sashkin7/Depositphotos. – Central to a lot of scientific research into aging are tiny caps on the ends …
