Archaeologists find “lost golden city” buried under sand for 3,400 years
A team of Egyptian archaeologists has unearthed what some describe as an industrial royal metropolis just north of modern-day Luxor,
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Author: Five Planets
The Necessary Features of a Lunar Lander
A pretty good rundown of the basic features needed by a Lunar Lander, with mobility being a key one to
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105,000 years ago in the Kalahari Desert, people invented complex culture
The important part being that they did it at the same time as those who lived on coastal regions that
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Two steps forward: Virgin Galactic’s new ship
While it’s nice to see the ship, and the fact that Virgin Galactic is still making progress, having never had
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Nike and H&M face backlash in China over Xinjiang statements
The blind faith with which China militarizes its population against any company or person who dares to speak even vaguely
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Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: Learn all about murder the Roman way
This absolutely looks like a book I must have and read. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/stabbing-crucifixion-eaten-by-eels-learn-all-about-murder-the-roman-way/
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A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life
Life as an ambassador traveling hundreds of miles on foot is clearly unpleasant and rough. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/a-maya-ambassadors-grave-reveals-his-surprisingly-difficult-life/
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Strange microbe “breathes” nitrates using a mitochondria-like symbiont
“Deep in Switzerland’s Lake Zug swims a microorganism that has evolved a strange way to “breathe.” A team of researchers
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Researchers think a planet lost its original atmosphere, built a new one
It’s a very strange way, but it seems it’s possible. I suggest reading the article for the full picture. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/researchers-think-a-planet-lost-its-original-atmosphere-built-a-new-one/
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Ghost Mammoths
Due to the magic of DNA sequencing, we’ve been able to discover that there was a “ghost” mammoth species, previously
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