Some of the ruins from the Tulsa Race Massacre in June 1921, when white vigilantes set the Oklahoma city’s African-American district ablaze. Credit…Bettmann Archive/Getty Images. By Alby Thompson Updated 2020 Jun 23 Some historical events you wish you’d learned about in school. History …
Each bubble carries about 2,000 pollen grains. Eijiro Miyako – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 18 – Due to the ongoing worldwide decline in bee populations, farmers are increasingly looking to alternative methods of pollinating fruit-bearing plants. As it turns out, the use of …
Thousands of years before Blackbeard, these buccaneers raided ships, stole booty—and even kidnapped a young Julius Caesar. Merchant ships, such as that on the left of this sixth-century B.C. Greek bowl, were targets of pirates in antiquity. Naval warships, such as the one …
By Melissa Sartore – Despite what Hollywood portrays on the big screen, not all cowboys were white. As a matter of fact, about one quarter of cowboys in the American West were African American. As the United States emerged from the Civil …
Virgin Galactic’s spaceplane glides over New Mexico. Virgin Galactic By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 25 – Virgin Galactic continues to make itself at home in New Mexico, today completing the second successful glide test of its VSS Unity spaceplane since relocating there earlier in …
China’s Jin class or Type 094 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) capable of … Navy Office of Legislative Affairs – By James Conca, Contributor 2020 Jun 25 – Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued a scary report on China’s ability …
The Spaceship Neptune capsule, pictured here cruising 100,000 feet (30,480 m) above Earth. Space Perspective – By Ben Coxworth 2020 Jun 23 In recent years, people have used balloons to carry items ranging from teddy bears to chicken sandwiches to the edge of …
Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature for the region of 38 °C (100.4 °F). European Union/Copernicus Sentinel 3 imagery By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 24 Scientists at a weather station in Siberia have logged an extreme temperature …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Jun 22 – Scientists studied the impacts of plastic particles on Arabidopsis thaliana, and found that they can inhibit its growth and reduce the overall biomass of the fully formed plant. kovalvs/Depositphotos – Such is the magnitude of our plastic …
By Loz Blain 2020 Jun 22 – Looking at any digit between 2 and 9, patient RFS could only see a spaghetti-like scramble of lines and colors, as depicted here. Johns Hopkins University – Damaged brains have given us an incredible treasure trove of …
