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Submitted by Carol A. Clark on July 13, 2018 – 9:31pm – A game cam captures a bear taking a bath earlier this month in the backyard of a home on Kachina Street on Barranca Mesa in Los Alamos, NM. Photo by Andrew …
by Mike Colagrossi – The Colossus of Rhodes, Wikimedia Commons. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were marvels of architecture, human ingenuity, and engineering on a scale that even the greatest artists of contemporary times would have a hard time replicating today. …
Think you know beans about coffee? Quiz yourself and see how well you know your java. By Rachel Mount Hofstetter – 1. The name cappuccino comes from: a) The drink’s resemblance to the brown cowls worn by Capuchin monks b) The similarity in …
Her dramatic death often overshadows her epic life, but it shouldn’t. By Brianna Bibel, Biochemistry, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory – Illustration by Matteo Farinella. The mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Hypatia is considered the first known female mathematician and one of the “last great …
A new look at sea-level rise projections discovered a threat to coastal internet infrastructure that may come much sooner than expected. By Rob Goodier – Getty Images – Brendan Smialowski. Climate change threatens many facets of modern human life, from eroding coastlines, …
Spiros Tsantilas – The 2018 V6 Café Racer is the first Levis motorcycle to be produced in 80 years (Credit: Levis) The last time Levis introduced a new motorcycle was in 1938, three years before it would shut down. Eighty years later, the …
Anthony Wood – Images showing Neptune captured using the new adaptive optics mode, and another with it switched off (Credit: ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)) Astronomers at the Paranal Observatory in Chile have achieved first light with a cutting-edge adaptive optics mode for the European …
Scientists have discovered a new species of human ancestor deep in a South African cave, adding a baffling new branch to the family tree. Naledi Fossils – While primitive in some respects, the face, skull, and teeth show enough modern features to justify …
By Gerard West (Photo From National Weather Service) Experts say that the United States is experiencing torrential rain events, not only more frequently, but that more rainfall is occurring and the problem is only getting worse. The number of flash flood events is …
Nick Lavars – Aston Martin is presenting its Volante Vision flying taxi concept at the Farnsborough International Airshow this week. Aston Martin is the latest transport heavyweight to enter the flying taxi scene, joining the likes of Boeing, Airbus and, now, Rolls-Royce. It …
