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This decorated mammoth ivory pendant is 41,500
years old.
"While
our species was spreading across Eurasia and briefly
sharing a continent with the last of the Neanderthals,
someone took the time to carefully shape an oval pendant
out of mammoth ivory, then decorated it with a looping
dotted line."
By Kiona N. Smith (arstechnica.com) Photo: Talamo November 28, 2021 The ‘Dronut’ is a Cylindrical Drone Straight
Out of Science Fiction.
"The
Boston-based company that specializes in unconventional
robotic systems has released a drone that sports an
unconventional design and capabilities which allow it to
access spaces that ordinary drones can’t navigate."
By Anete Lusina (petapixel.com) (Image Credit not Found) November 23, 2021 Rare Einstein manuscript set to fetch
millions.
"The
54-page document was handwritten in 1913 and 1914 in
Zurich, Switzerland, by Einstein and his colleague and
confidant, Swiss engineer Michele Besso."
(phys.org) Credit: CC0 Public Domain November 21, 2021 What Was Ancient Clothing Like? See One of
the Oldest Pieces of Cloth in the World.
"What
did people make clothes from in the Neolithic?
Çatalhöyük, the world’s largest known Stone Age
settlement, gives us answers after 60 years of debate."
By Steinar Brandslet (scitechdaily.com) Credit: Antoinette Rast-Eicher, University of Bern November 15, 2021 New visions: Dinosaur book that seeks to
dispel myths about their appearance.
"The
book brings to life the long-extinct creatures with
insight into their behavior, adaptations and appearance
by drawing on the latest science and cutting-edge
research."
By James Cutmore (sciencefocus.com) paleoartist Bob Nicholls November 11, 2021 What are wormholes?
"A
wormhole is a special solution to the equations
describing Einstein's theory of general relativity that
connects two distant points in space or time via a
tunnel. Ideally, the length of this tunnel is shorter
than the distance between those two points, making the
wormhole a kind of shortcut."
By Paul Sutter (livescience.com) (Image credit: gremlin/Getty Images) November 11, 2021 Meet the World's First Hydrogen-Powered
Bike. With No Batteries?
"Overall,
the bike fully charges in about ten minutes and has a
range of about 93 miles (150 km) until the next charge."
By Derya Ozdemir (interestingengineering.com) StudioMOM November 8, 2021 NASA Rover Has Found Previously Unknown
Organic Molecules on Mars.
"None of the organic molecules identified in the sand hold unequivocal signs of life, but they do suggest the new technique, which didn't require the rover to drill, is an effective tool when it comes to searching for evidence of carbon-based molecules." By Carly Cassella (sciencealert.com) Curiosity on Mars. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) November 5, 2021 'Tools' Suggesting Humans Reached Mexico
30,000 Years Ago May Not Be What They Seem.
"Autonomous
University of Zacatecas archaeologist Ciprian Ardelean
and colleagues examined 1,930 limestone shards found at
the Chiquihuite Cave site in Zacatecas, Mexico,
concluding they were stones chiseled into tools by human
hands."
By Tessa Koumoundouros (sciencealert.com) (Ciprian Ardelean) November 3, 2021 This is the world’s oldest image of a ghost.
"A
curator exploring the shadowy recesses of the British
Museum’s archives recently encountered a ghost - or
rather, the world’s oldest image of one, etched onto a
3,500-year-old Babylonian clay tablet."
By Kiona N. Smith (arstechnica.com) October 31, 2021 Small changes in diet could help you live
longer, says news study.
"Eating
a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life,
while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could
help you gain 26 minutes of extra life, according to a
new study."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) October 30, 2021 A New Futuristic Electric Bike Concept Looks
Straight Out of the Tron Series.
"The bike is draped in a completely metallic finish that seems straight out of the future." By Loukia Papadopoulos (interestingengineering.com) Photo: Nazar Eisa October 25, 2021 Evolution of Weapons, Armor, and
Fortifications: What Drove the Invention of Military
Technologies?
"New
research conducted through the Complexity Science Hub
Vienna and applied to a rich historical dataset shed
light on the evolution of weapons, armor, and
fortifications in human history."
(scitechdaily.com) Credit: Ealdgyth October 20, 2021 Photobombing Grizzly Bear Snapped in
Award-Winning Wildlife Photo.
"A
grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera and ended
up starring in a grisly photo that has won the
photographer an award."
By Patrick Pester (sciencealert.com) (Zack Clothier/Wildlife Photographer of the Year) October 19, 2021 Rich medieval hipster was buried with his
fancy beard comb.
"A
wealthy medieval man who died over 1,500 years ago in
what is now Bavaria, Germany, may have been a fierce
warrior who also cared deeply about his personal
appearance."
By Mindy Weisberger (livescience.com) (Image credit: BLfD) October 15, 2021 Early humans in Israel used modern fishing
tools 12,000 years ago.
"Ancient
fishing is hard to study, since many of the materials
used, such as plant fibers and wood, were perishable.
However, one of the largest ever collections of early
fishing technology allowed the researchers an insight
into the techniques that were used."
By Sara Rigby (sciencefocus.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 7,
2021
Is bike riding better for you than walking?
"Cycling
edges walking in terms of providing a better workout,
burning calories, aiding weight loss and reducing the
risk of death by natural causes in the long term."
By Howard Calvert (livescience.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 5,
2021
We Might Be Wrong About How Children
Understand The Minds of Others at a Young Age.
"There's
a chance we're overestimating how much children
understand about the minds of others - in fact, we might
be expecting too much of kids at too young an age."
Carly Cassella (sciencealert.com) (MoMo Productions/Getty Images) October 3,
2021
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