Sirius is a binary star, with a small white dwarf called the Pup orbiting the large primary star. It’s not easy to observe, but it is possible. Here’s how. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/how-to-observe-sirius-b…
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AMC Is Reopening Theaters Today With 15-Cent Tickets
In honor of its 100th anniversary, AMC is reopening theaters across the nation today after closing down because of the coronavirus pandemic. “[F]or one day only, tickets will be priced at their 1920 cost of 15 cents apiece,” reports CNET. From the report: More than 100 AMC locations are scheduled to reopen Aug. 20, including in areas across Georgia, Texas, Connecticut,…
What Makes A Dog Smart? Are Certain Dog Breeds Smarter?
Ever looked at your dog and wonder just what they’re thinking? That’s the question Dr. Brian Hare has spent his career trying to answer. He’s a scientist, New York Times bestselling author of the book, The Genius of Dogs, and Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University in North Carolina. His publications on dog cognition […]
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College-Educated Workers Are Taking Over the American Factory Floor
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Wall Street Journal: New manufacturing jobs that require more advanced skills are driving up the education level of factory workers who in past generations could get by without higher education, an analysis of federal data by The Wall Street Journal found. Within the next three years, American manufacturers are, for the first time,…
Bones Filled with Marrow Served as Prehistoric Humans’ ‘Cans of Soup’
Around 400,000 years ago, humans set aside bones filled with tasty grease and marrow, storing them like canned soup for later meals. Source: https://www.livescience.com/marrow-bones-prehistoric-soup-cans.html
New Scientist Live: How are massive sewer-clogging fatbergs made
Rafaella Villa will explain at New Scientist Live this month how fat, oil and grease can become huge underground fatbergs Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216105-new-scientist-live-how-are-massive-sewer-clogging-fatbergs-made/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New Scientist Live: How massive sewer-clogging fatbergs are made
Rafaella Villa will explain at New Scientist Live this month how fat, oil and grease can become huge underground fatbergs Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216105-new-scientist-live-how-massive-sewer-clogging-fatbergs-are-made/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Stonehenge’s Massive Megaliths May Have Been Moved into Place with Pig Lard
Stonehenge’s massive megaliths may have been moved with more than just elbow grease. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65974-stonehenge-stones-moved-with-lard.html
‘Face Mites’ Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep
Meet the ubiquitous “face mites” that live in your pores, eat your grease and have sex on your face while you sleep. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65533-your-face-mites-never-poop.html
Olivia Newton-John Claims That She Is Frequently Visited By Ghosts
Olivia Newton-John says that she is often visited by the ghosts of her friends who have passed away. The Grease star revealed the ghostly encounters in her new memoir book titled Don’t Stop Believin’. In her book, she claimed that the spirits of her famous friends – singer-songwriter John Denver who died in 1997 and… Continue reading Olivia Newton-John Claims That She Is Frequently Visited By Ghosts