Researchers have shed new light on a trail of fossil footprints found along the side of an extinct volcano. Known locally as ‘Ciampate del Diavolo’ or… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334185/who-was-responsible-for-the-devils-trail…
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Microsoft Adds Over 50 Games To xCloud Preview, Plans Launch For 2020
Microsoft has added more than 50 new games to the preview of its Project xCloud game streaming service, including Devil May Cry 5, Tekken 7 and Madden 2020. Engadget reports: In a blog post today, Microsoft said it’ll send out a new wave of xCloud preview invites to gamers in the US, UK and South Korea. Starting next year, it also…
Helvetica’s Evil Twin, Hellvetica, Will Haunt Your Nightmares
Freshly Exhumed shares a report from Fast Company: Hold your favorite graphic design tome close. We now know what the classic typeface Helvetica would look like if it came from the underworld. Yes, it will keep type enthusiasts up at night. The design darling Helvetica — that ubiquitous sans-serif typeface developed by Max Miedinger in 1957, representative of the crisp Swiss…
Deep-sea nightmares and other ocean spookiness
Eerie denizens of the ocean depths star in this video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/video-deep-sea-nightmares-monterey-bay-aquarium…
‘Codes of Conduct: Speech Bans Are Poor Strategy’
Christine Peterson, a long-time futurist who co-founded the nanotech advocacy group the Foresight Institute in 1986 and coined the term “Open Source software” among other things writes: I am currently cited on the home page of the Ethical Source Movement, home of the Ethical Source Definition: “In the twenty years since Christine Peterson first coined the term ‘open source’, our community…
Was Flash Responsible For ‘The Internet’s Most Creative Era’?
A new article this week on Motherboard argues that Flash “is responsible for the internet’s most creative era,” citing a new 640-page book by Rob Ford on the evolution of web design. [O]ne could argue that the web has actually gotten less creative over time, not more. This interpretation of events is a key underpinning of Web Design: The Evolution of…
10 amazing places for year-round stargazing
The stars are accessible to everyone, but where can you get the most from the night sky? Here are 10 great dark-sky places – mostly in the U.S. but also in Australia, New Zealand and Chile – for skywatching and stargazing. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/10-amazing-places-for-year-round-stargazing…
Scientists use drones to probe earthly dust devils, with an eye toward Mars
Dust devils are common are common on Earth, but ubiquitous on Mars, a desert world. Scientists are using drones carrying cameras and other instruments to gain new insights. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/scientists-use-drones-dust-devils-earth-mars…
Drones probe terrestrial dust devils to better understand the atmosphere of Mars
Dust devils, small dusty whirlwinds, have been studied for decades. But, says Brian Jackson, an associate professor in the Department of Physics at Boise State University, the ability of dust devils to lift dust into the atmosphere remains murky. “When we compare theoretical predictions of how much dust a devil should lift to how much it does lift, the numbers just…
Giant devil rays’ secret birthing zone?
The discovery of dozens of pregnant giant devil rays tangled in fishing nets in Mexico’s Gulf of California could mean the endangered species has an unknown birthing zone there, says a new study. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/giant-devil-rays-birthing-zone…