Tuesday, May 4, 2021

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: 3,000-Year-Old Submerged Settlement Discovered in Switzerland


3,000-Year-Old Submerged Settlement Discovered in Switzerland
Traces of a prehistoric pile dwelling suggest humans inhabited the Lake Lucerne area 2,000 years earlier than previously thought

Read in Smithsonian Magazine: https://apple.news/ARsfzbmv4SwmEHT9bBf_5AQ


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Saturday, April 3, 2021

THE GUARDIAN: String theorist Michio Kaku: 'Reaching out to aliens is a terrible idea'


String theorist Michio Kaku: 'Reaching out to aliens is a terrible idea'
The physicist on Newton finding inspiration amid the great plague, how the multiverse can unite religions, and why a 'theory of everything' is within our grasp

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Monday, September 14, 2020

DAILY MAIL: Scientists discover details of vision vary from person to person


Scientists discover details of vision vary from person to person
Researchers at University of California Berkeley found natural variation in the inherent visual ability to our ability to pinpoint the exact location and size of objects.

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Sunday, June 14, 2020

National Geographic: Mysterious crocodile relative may have walked on two legs


Mysterious crocodile relative may have walked on two legs
Odd fossil footprints once attributed to a pterosaur seem to actually belong to a croc-like animal that lived more than 110 million years ago.

Read in National Geographic: https://apple.news/A3NhymOQjSwGb_Y-4VXDMQg


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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Popular Mechanics: How the Obscure Science of Rubbing Built the Past and Will Shape the Future


How the Obscure Science of Rubbing Built the Past and Will Shape the Future
From plate tectonics to knee replacements, tribology plays a big part in our world—and barely anybody knows about it.

Read in Popular Mechanics: https://apple.news/An4kq0kycQpm45Vp1SF1aXw


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