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Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light. By Matt Davis – – Today, there are 40.3 million slaves on the planet, more than the number of people living in Canada. Slavery can be hard to find, but it commonly occurs in several …
Stephan Roget – – The real Pocahontas was nothing like the Pocahontas depicted in Disney’s 1995 animated classic. There are a multitude of ways that Disney lies about, or at the very least exaggerates, the life of Pocahontas, but they’re not the only culprits …
By John Anderson – – Artist depiction of an American mastodon. (Credit: Charles R. Knight, via Wikimedia Commons). When did humans arrive in America? It’s been a hot topic in scientific circles for the last 20 years or so, pegged anywhere from 13,500 …
By Michael Irving – – A bold new study suggests that Aboriginal Australians have lived on the southern continent for as long as 120,000 years – almost twice as long as previously thought. (Credit: lucidwaters/Depositphotos). Australia’s Aboriginal population is said to be the …
By Paul Ridden – – The Kiwano KO1+ has a 1,000 watt hub motor that rolls the electric monowheel up to 12 mph over grass, sand, dirt or pavement. (Credit: Kiwano). When launched in 2017, the KO1 monowheel scooter – a kind of …
By Ben Coxworth – – Researchers study the eggshell material, with some help from a scanning electron microscope. (Credit: Daniel Messling, HIU/KIT). They’ve been used as a rubber additive, a carbon-capture medium and a bioplastic ingredient. Now, discarded eggshells may have yet another use. …
It was a sprawling civilization. By Matt Davis – – Near modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, you can find towering mounds of earth that were once the product of a vast North American culture. Cahokia was the largest city built by this Native American …
By Paul Ridden – – The EV4 Mountain Cart was developed with input from a disabled extreme athlete, and has been tested in snowy Polish mountains and on jump tracks. (Credit: EV4). Jack Skopinski’s rivet-packing electric trikes and four-wheelers like to tilt. It’s become something …
By Michael Irving – Researchers have found a new way to study the genes that bacteria swap to give each other new skills. (Credit: wasja/Depositphotos). The smallest creatures can have some of the biggest impacts on the planet. You can get a sense of …
By Nick Lavars – – The Pal-V Liberty Pioneer is based on the same flying car shown off last year, but with a few extra trimmings to give its limited run of 90 an extra air of exclusivity. (Credit: C.C. Weiss/New Atlas). After …
