Why does outer space look black?
A lack of light has little to do with it. The dark night sky, as seen from Arches National Park in Utah (Image credit: Pascal Fraboul / EyeEm via Getty Images) – By Tiffany Means 10 days ago – Look up at the …
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Armed Afghan women take to streets in show of defiance against Taliban
Women in north and central regions of country stage demonstrations as militants make sweeping gains nationwide. One of the biggest demonstrations was in central Ghor province, where hundreds of women turned out over the weekend. Photograph: Facebook – by Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul …
‘Monstrously Big Ant’ Fossil Found in Wyoming
A two-inch-long ant that once roamed Wyoming rivals today’s hummingbirds in size. (Image credit: Bruce Archibald) – By Stephanie Pappas – Almost 50 million years ago, ants the size of hummingbirds roamed what is now Wyoming, a new fossil discovery reveals. These giant …
Dinosaurs were already in decline before the asteroid wiped them out – new research
Life was already getting harder for dinosaurs before an asteroid wiped them out. metha1819/Shutterstock – Fabien Condamine, Chercheur au CNRS en Phylogénie et Evolution Moléculaire, Université de Montpellier 2021 Jun 30 – Some 66 million years ago, on the Yucatán peninsula in México, a …
Edward S. Curtis’ ‘The North American Indian’ fetches $950,000
The record price for a complete 40-volume set was established by Christie’s in New York in April 2012 when a complete subscriber’s set of Curtis’s monumental work fetched $2,882,500 to become one of the most valuable scientific artifacts ever sold at auction. The …
‘Well of Hell,’ gaping desert hole, is shrouded in mystery
Photo credit: AFP – By Monica Danielle, AccuWeather senior producer Updated 2021 Jun 24 – Nobody has ever been to the bottom of Yemen’s Well of Barhout. The mysterious natural wonder has stirred stories of demons and djinns for centuries. – Far out …
Same county tops healthiest US community ranking for the second year in a row
A biker travels through the hills of Los Alamos County, New Mexico. – By Kristen Rogers, CNN Updated 2021 Jun 29 – As the country reopens in an ongoing pandemic, Los Alamos County, New Mexico, has been ranked the healthiest US community for …
Genome study discovers ancient coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago
Researchers have found evidence suggesting a coronavirus epidemic struck East Asia around 20,000 years ago. Photocreo/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2021 Jun 24 – An incredible new study, published in the journal Current Biology, is presenting evidence to suggest a major coronavirus outbreak struck …
What are tax havens? The answer explains why the G-7 effort to end them is unlikely to succeed
Not all tax havens come with fancy resorts and sun-drenched beaches. Westend61/Getty Image – By Beverly Moran, Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University 2021 Jun 25 – Close your eyes and imagine a tax haven. Does a Caribbean island come to mind? Sand, …
I have ‘pandemic brain’. Will I ever be able to concentrate again?
When lockdown hit, I became distracted, unfocused – and overwhelmed. But there are ways to recover. ‘In the weeks and months after initial lockdown, people began to notice a sudden inability to focus, remember things, and follow through on tasks.’ Illustration: Sonny Ross/The …