Don’t dismiss soil: its unknowable wonders could ensure the survival of our species. When a plant root pushes into soil, it triggers an explosion of activity in billions of bacteria. Photograph: Liz McBurney/The Guardian – By George Monbiot Published: 2022 May 07 – …
The Moon as seen by the Galileo deep-space probe in 1992. NASA/JPL/USGS – By Michael Irving 2022 May 04 – The Moon may look like a big dry ball, but there’s more water up there than you might expect. In a new study, scientists have …
The headstone of Father Damien, a Catholic saint who was canonized in 2009. Richard A. Cooke III/Corbis Historical via Getty Images – By Mark Lambert, Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago Divinity School Published: 2022 May 06 – On 1865 Jan 03, the Kingdom …
Most of the claims about ‘Hitler’s Jewish blood,’ repeated Sunday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, arise from the fact that the identity of his paternal grandfather is unknown. The answer to that question seems to have been buried with his grandmother. German …
The articulated legs of the Elevate allow it to stand up and walk over obstacles that would chew regular off-road vehicles to pieces. – By Loz Blain 2022 May 05 – We see a lot of wacky concept vehicles, but few as nutty …
Wind quickly spread a blaze that burned homes near Flagstaff, Ariz., in April of 2022. Coconino National Forest via AP – By Molly Hunter, Associate Research Professor in Environment and Natural Resources, University of Arizona Published: 2022 May 04 – New Mexico and …
Ukraine destroyed a railway, shown on 2022 Apr 02, to prevent passage from Transnistria to Ukraine. Andrea Mancini/NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute on Russia, University …
Scientists have used a protein derived from corn as the basis for a potential vaccine for Alzheimer’s. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 May 03 – Among the many ways scientists hope to be able to tackle Alzheimer’s is by preventing it from taking …
A toxic green pigment was once used to color everything from fake flowers to book covers. Now a museum conservator is working to track down the noxious volumes. During the 19th century, emerald green pigment was all the rage in fashion and home …
The system already utilizes M18-size screws, and should soon be available in M20 and M36. Fraunhofer – By Ben Coxworth 2022 May 02 – It’s easy to forget that structures such as bridges, wind turbines and scaffolding are held together by screws which could …
