For centuries, indigenous history has been largely told through a European lens. John White, circa 1585-1593, © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA – By Sturt Manning, Director of the Cornell Tree Ring Laboratory and Professor of Classical Archaeology, Cornell University …
The first floating photovoltaic park on the dam of the River Rabagão, Portugal. EDP – By Nick Lavars 2020 Oct 01 – Hydropower plants that leverage the force of falling water to generate electricity are already an important part of the global energy mix, …
A 19th-century engraving depicts the Angel of Death descending on Rome during the Antonine plague. J.G. Levasseur/Wellcome Collection, CC BY – By Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College 2020 Oct 01 – Before March of this year, few probably thought disease …
Mike Stewart / AP – By Dennis McNevin, Professor of Forensic Genetics, University of Technology Sydney 2020 Sep 27 – Far-right White supremacist ideology is on the rise in Europe, North America and Australia. It appeals to a racist notion whereby many White …
Multi-point articulating legs allow the Hyundai Elevate concept to walk over rubble, large rocks, collapsed highway gaps and more. Hyundai – By C.C. Weiss 2020 Sep 30 – When Hyundai debuted (rendered, really) its sci-fi-grade Elevate walking all-terrain vehicle concept at CES 2019, we …
What route did the first settlers to colonize the islands of the Caribbean take? M.M. Swee/Moment via Getty Images – 2020 Sep 29 Authors Matthew F. Napolitano, Ph.D. Candidate in Archaeology, University of Oregon Jessica Stone, Affiliated Researcher in the Department of Anthropology, …
An outlandish idea code-named ‘Operation Fantasia’ aimed to demoralize the Axis power by mimicking legendary spirits. Operation Fantasia aimed to destroy Japanese morale by exposing soldiers and civilians to a Shinto portent of doom: kitsune, or fox-shaped spirits with magical abilities. (Illustration by …
More than 40% of Germans are cutting down on meat, and vegan burgers are a shopping mall staple. A customer tucks into Vincent Vegan burgers in a shopping mall in Berlin. Photograph: Laura Müller – By Philip Oltermann in Berlin @philipoltermann Sun 2020 …
Commended – Sport. Kleanthis Vikelidis stadium in flames Dimitris Tosidis – By Rich Haridy 2020 Sep 24 – The winning entries in this year’s Drone Photo Awards deliver an outstanding assortment of aerial images, from the overall winning shot, catching a school …
A sample of crucible slag from an 11th century archaeological site in Iran, which was found to contain chromium. Rahil Alipour, UCL – By Michael Irving 2020 Sep 23 – Chromium is a common addition to alloys to make materials like tool steel or …
