Month: October 2021
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By 2500 earth could be alien to humans | HeritageDaily
To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark. Unless CO2 emissions drop significantly, global warming by 2500 will make the Amazon barren, the American Midwest tropical, and India too hot to live in, according to a team of international scientists. “We need…
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Did food taste better 50 years ago?
This is probably a question that you might have heard once or twice in conversations: Did food taste better in the past? It’s one of those things that just kind of gets tossed around as common sense sometimes—the idea that food, and particularly produce, just isn’t like it used to be. Unfortunately, we can’t go…
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Human paleofeces suggests prehistoric salt miners drank beer and ate blue cheese | HeritageDaily
A study of paleofeces in prehistoric salt mines in Austria suggests that miners drank beer and ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago. Researchers studied ancient fecal samples from the prehistoric salt mines in the Austrian UNESCO World Heritage area of Hallstatt-Dachstein/Salzkammergut, in which the team found evidence of two fungal species used in the production…
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We finally know why wisdom teeth emerge so late
The pace of our lives are closely intertwined with so many things: hormonal changes, literal growing pains, and (of course) dental development. Most of us don’t remember teething, but plenty recall having our wisdom teeth erupt and, if you live in a place that regularly removes them, getting them yanked out of your jaw. It’s…
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Why archaeology will be the next harbour for technology | HeritageDaily
We are entering a golden era of archaeological discoveries where technology will be at its core. Today archaeologists are equipped with the newest technological tools that allow identifying hidden structures in a matter of hours. Laser scanners (LiDAR) and satellite imagery are revolutionising the archaeological field the same way the Hubble Space Telescope revolutionised astronomy.…
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Genetic study reveals new insights into the pre-Inca Tiwanaku civilisation | HeritageDaily
A genetic study of the Tiwanaku has shown that the pre-Inca civilisation was more genetically homogeneous than previously thought. The Tiwanaku civilisation was a Pre-Columbian polity in western Bolivia, based in the southern Lake Titicaca Basin. They emerged during the 6th century AD, centred on their capital at the monumental city of Tiwanaku, until their…
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The best Arduino starter kits of 2023
We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Updated Apr 28, 2023 11:35 AM The Interaction Design Institute in Turin, Italy, created Arduino in 2005 to provide people of all ages an easy, inexpensive way to build electronic devices and control them with rudimentary…
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What happens when the sun dies?
THERE’S PERHAPS nothing more ancient and unchanging than the sun, a yellow dwarf star that has illuminated Earth for over 4 billion years. But our star, too, shall pass. And scientists are actually pretty certain about what will happen when it does. The sun powers itself by fusing, or combining, extremely hot hydrogen atoms inside…
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3D technology reveals the mysterious Rongorongo language of Easter Island | HeritageDaily
Researchers have created a three-dimensional model of a tablet covered in the mysterious Rongorongo handwriting from Easter Island, revealing lost symbols that are invisible to the naked eye. Rongorongo is a system of glyphs discovered in the 19th century, that appears to be a type of writing or proto writing. Attempts at decipherment over the…
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How close can you get to the sun?
X-rays streaming off the sun. NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSFC This story has been updated. It was originally published on July 24, 2013. Of all the bodies in our solar system, the sun is probably the one we want to give the widest berth. It gushes radiation, and even though its surface is the coolest part of the star,…