From the charming British countryside of Salisbury comes an equally-charming story of a roll of lost film found lodged in a thrift shop camera. Developed by Ian Scott of Salisbury Photo Center, he and the new owner of the antique camera were suddenly l…
Capable of undergoing 120,000 charge cycles and being disposed of anywhere, an experimental new battery design might be thought of as truly state-of-the-art. To the contrary, the magnesium chloride or calcium chloride electrolytes used to carry the cha…
Thai conservationists were delighted with the news that a sighting of an Asian golden cat had been recorded by camera traps. The legendary “fire tiger” of Thai folklore and mythology, the Asian golden cat is one of the most scarcely seen of…
The tablet functions as an ancient astrolabe, featuring a segmented circular design with angular measurements etched along its edges. Researchers believe it may have been used to track celestial events, including early observations of the Köfel impact event. Its precise markings demonstrate advanced understanding of astronomy in early Mesopotamia and reflect the sophistication of Sumerian science.
250 million years ago, the giant ancestors of today’s salamanders swam from the area of today’s Norwegian Arctic to the west coast of Australia. This monumental trip placed it, many years later, under the brushes and picks of paleontologist…
