Indonesian cave paintings push back date ranges.
A strong article on Rome’s first king, Romulus.
This article looks at the complexities associated with separating history, myth and archaeological findings, to reveal truth.
Medieval Engineering at its finest.
I have found that the Ancient Origins site turns out a lot of interesting articles, and this is another interesting example.
The site does have a lot of adds and a lot of unwanted pop-ups, but those are the breaks when getting a free article to read.
Another interesting article concerning Herculaneum, and the snap shoting of a previous world.
Candy for rocket enthusiasts. 😊
Fluidized beds of sand, and how to make your own.
A very visual and simplified version of aeration of a loose solid in a contained area. The video is interesting and shows a lot of and practical applications, including the ability to generate your own at home.
Al Jazeera’s comprehensive work on full display in this news item on the current global health crisis.
Powerful Radio Signal From Deep Space Appears to Be Repeating in a 16-Day Cycle
https://www.sciencealert.com/periodicity-has-been-detected-in-a-repeating-fast-radio-burst
This is another example of how little we know when it comes to the universe, but it also highlights that our knowledge and capability to understand is growing to the challenge. It will be interesting to see what the final explanation for this repeating signal is and how they deduce the origin.
Scientists Discover Mysterious Virus in Brazil With No Known Genes They Can Identify
I find it fascinating that there is more in this world that we do not understand than what we do know. The saying that “you don’t know, what you don’t know”, becomes a more stark reality as we push the boundaries of our species willingness to learn and understand. Sometimes, as in this case, a challenge to our preconceived ideals of what should be considered normal.
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