By Mike Rothschild – Updated 2020 Mar 25 – What was the Silk Road? The history of the Silk Road begins with the Persians of 500 BCE and stretches all the way to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 CE. As one …
By Rich Haridy 2020 May 02 –‘Pahtotharmyar’. Pahtotharmyar Temple, Bagan, Myanmar. @ayechantun – A spectacular shot of Vietnam’s iconic Golden Bridge has won the popular vote in Agora’s latest photo contest, which focused on incredible shots of architecture from all over the globe. – …
By Rich Haridy 2020 Apr 23 – Boston Dynamics suggests this technology could be applied to a number of other more common wheeled robots. Boston Dynamics. – For years we have witnessed Boston Dynamics develop increasingly sophisticated robots, and while they are undoubtedly impressive …
It originated in India, and came to dominate Western interiors and fashion. Joobin Bekhrad traces the fascinating – and turbulent – history of all things ‘chintzy’. By Joobin Bekhrad 2020 Apr 21 – In a letter to her sister penned in 1851, the …
By Nathan Gibson Updated 2019 Jun 14 – Typos (generally, errors in spelling of a printed word) have been a part of human history ever since people began to read and write. While they mostly effect publishing companies rather than individuals, anyone who …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 30 – New tail fossils reveal that Spinosaurus was an aquatic dinosaur. neilld/Depositphotos. – A new Spinosaurus fossil has revealed that this gigantic predatory dinosaur was a proficient swimmer. The first fossil of the creature’s tail has been discovered, …
Fears around the pandemic are causing sleep patterns to change and strange dreams to linger in people’s memories. An ongoing study by the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center has found a 35 percent increase in dream recall and a 15 percent increase in negative …
By Carly Silver Updated 2019 Nov 05 – You probably know Joan of Arc as a tough-as-nails warrior maiden from France, but there’s a lot more to the rags-to-riches-to-rags story of this smart soldier than just that. So who was Joan of …
By Michael Irving 2020 Apr 29 – One of the most eye-catching shots Spitzer ever took, showing the Helix Nebula, a cloud of dust two light-years wide, with the bright red center hiding a dying star shrouded in its own disk of debris. NASA, …
By Nick Lavars 2020 Apr 26 – Plastic bottles are a huge source of waste, but scientists may have uncovered a way to put them to use in next-generation batteries. chaoss/Depositphotos. – Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all …
