Thanks to 2019’s record drought in Europe, a 7,000-year-old circle of 150 upright stones is back on dry land in western Spain, after 50 years underwater. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/drought-reveals-spanish-stonehenge-dolmen-guadalperal…
Tag: ash
How To Make Compost
We probably don’t need to tell you the benefits of compost for your soil. With a few easy steps you can grow bigger healthier plants and save your scraps from being turned into garbage. Plus, composting gives you the opportunity to see exactly what is going into your fertilizer. So enrich your soil, plants, and life…Continue Reading
The post How To Make Compost…
Amulets of Deities, Skulls and Phalluses Found in Ancient Pompeii
A stash of ancient amulets is seeing the light of day, now that archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed the treasures from under a pile of ash dating to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Source: https://www.livescience.com/amulets-discovered-in-pompeii.html
NYT Publishes Anti-Google Rant, Doesn’t Mention Author Is Facebook Board Member
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: The New York Times published an anti-Google screed by billionaire Peter Thiel last night but failed to mention a fun fact that readers might find relevant: Thiel sits on the board of Facebook, one of Google’s largest competitors. Thiel first blasted Google as “treasonous” last month, saying that the FBI and CIA should…
Huge Ash Cloud Blasts Out of Indonesian Volcano
A volcano on the island of Java, in Indonesia, blasted ash into the air today (July 26), causing panic and spurring an evacuation of the vicinity, according to the Associated Press. Source: https://www.livescience.com/66038-volcano-ash-cloud.html