“Purple fire” – leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) by Gustav Parenmark (age 17, Sweden). Royal Entomological Society View 19 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jun 27 – This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people’s favorite, but insects …
Smile, new robotics technology is on its way! ©2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Jun 26 – In a breakthrough that isn’t at all creepy, scientists have devised a method of anchoring living human skin to robots’ faces. The technology …
An emerging model of intelligence finds flexible problem-solving capabilities at the cellular level and beyond – and it threatens to upend not just biology and genetics, but medicine, AI and consciousness research, among other things. Depositphotos View 12 Images – By Loz Blain 2024 …
Inflatable hammock uses an insulated air gap to keep users warm The Atmos Inflatable Hammock is presently on Kickstarter. Madison River – By Ben Coxworth 2024 Jun 24 – There are already inflatable-frame tents, so why not inflatable hammocks? That’s exactly what the Atmos …
Be careful out there. ArtMarie/Getty Images – Laurie Archbald-Pannone, Associate Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Virginia Published: 2024 Jun 17 – Americans age 60 and older lost more than US$3 billion to scammers in 2023, according to the FBI. – To …
Lokiceratops rangiformis is a distant cousin of the Triceratops. Fabrizio Lavezza/The Museum of Evolution, Knuthenborg CC BY-NC-ND – By Paul McClure 2024 Jun 21 – A never-before-seen species of horned, herbivorous dinosaur, a predecessor of the Triceratops, has been unveiled at the Natural History …
Covering the ground with rocks is actually a good way to grow some crops in poor soil. Carl Lipo – Carl Lipo, Professor of Anthropology and Associate Dean for Research, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2024 Jun 21 – Conventional …
An “E-Group” construction at the ancient Maya site of Caracol, in present-day Belize. Gerardo Aldana – Gerardo Aldana, Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara Published: 2024 Jun 19 – K’ahk’ Uti’ Witz’ K’awiil knew his history. – For …
A monolith near Gass Peak, Nevada, on 2024 Jun 16. Photograph: Las Vegas metropolitan police department/AP – Nevada – Other versions of the 10ft-tall metal installation were found in places like Utah, California, Wales and Romania in 2020 Erum Salam Published on 2024 …
Smoke from the South Fork fire covers the Sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest in Ruidoso, New Mexico, on Monday. Photograph: Kaylee Greenlee Beal/Reuters – New Mexico – At least one killed as residents of Ruidoso escape blazes which …
