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Neanderthals and Neanderthals The Neanderthals made a glue out of birch bark to stick tools together; new studies confirm that they were smart. The term Neanderthal was wrong, this should put it to rest. When we talk about early technologies that allowed humans to master their environment, we usually think of fire or the wheel,…

TRAPPIST-1 b and TRAPPIST-1 c The TRAPPIST-1 system consists of seven Earth-sized planets that orbit very close to a red dwarf star. Three of them could have the right conditions for life, but only two are potentially habitable. The remaining two are too close to the star to be habitable, but there is still the…

Gulf Stream slowed by 4 percent over the past 40 years According to a new study, the Gulf Stream has actually weakened by 4 percent over the past four decades, and even more worryingly, scientists are 99 percent certain that this weakening is due to climate change. The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in…

Fermi Paradox: The Exoplanet Hypothesis The tone of the chapter begins with a discussion of why no alien civilizations have ever made contact with Earth. The answer to this question, which was posed by Enrico Fermi in 1950, ranges from benign to absolutely terrifying. There are several possible reasons: 1) they don’t have the technology…

Tiger King vs. The animal world is full of unusual species, from tarantulas with electric blue hair to deep sea octopuses hidden beneath the waves. One exception to this rule is animals that do not normally come into contact with each other in the wild. That is, lions and tigers. Nowadays, zoos and breeding facilities…

Mars Sample Return (Mars Sample Return) Mars Sample Return is a mission that would bring samples collected on the Martian surface to Earth for the first time, allowing scientists to analyze and study the material. However, bringing the samples to Earth is a technical challenge. An independent review board has been commissioned to evaluate the…

The Viking Lander Discovered Life on Mars This story continues to trend right along with the rise of artificial intelligence. Case-in-point: some astrobiologists think the Viking lander on Mars actually found life, only to kill it by feeding it too much good thing . But now there’s a new approach to spotting signs of life…

Water Intoxication (Water Intoxication) On Saturday, an interview with Guardians of the Galaxy and Parks and Recreation actor Chris Pratt caught everyone’s eye. Pratt told Vanity Fair that part of his fitness routine involved drinking a glass of water for every pound he weighed daily. That’s one heck of a lot of water. Now, even…

Apple v. Google: The Case for Apple v. Google Eddy Cue is in the Washington, DC., courtroom watching the trial of US v. Google. Cue is a key witness in the case because of the terms of the ISA, the agreement between Google and Apple that makes Google the default search engine on all Apple…

Amazon vs. eBay: Amazon vs. Google The FTC and more than a dozen state attorneys general have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the e-commerce giant has unlawfully leveraged its market dominance to stifle competition. The suit targets several different parts of Amazon’s business, including its shopping service, its Ring doorbell service, and…