The second world war left a major mark on the genetic composition of Finland, researchers have found, though the work may not have included minority ethnic groups Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270154-effects-of-finnish-evacuation-during-second-world-war-visible-in-dna/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: Second World War
How a Jewish ghetto beat a typhus epidemic during the second world war
Jews imprisoned in a ghetto during the second world war stamped out a big typhus outbreak using public health measures like those currently being used to fight covid-19 Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2249578-how-a-jewish-ghetto-beat-a-typhus-epidemic-during-the-second-world-war/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Enigma Code-Breaking Machine Rebuilt At Cambridge
Cambridge Engineering alumnus Hal Evans has built a fully-functioning replica of a 1930s Polish cyclometer — an electromechanical cryptologic device that was designed to assist in the decryption of German Enigma ciphertext. The replica currently resides in King’s College, Cambridge. TechXplore reports: Work on the hardware-based replica began in 2018, as part of Hal’s fourth year Master’s project under the supervision…
Coronavirus set to cause biggest emissions fall since second world war
The coronavirus lockdown will see global carbon emissions fall by a fifth compared with last year, but this dramatic drop won’t slow climate change Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2243875-coronavirus-set-to-cause-biggest-emissions-fall-since-second-world-war/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Long-lost footage of WWII MI6 personnel found
Silent footage filmed during the Second World War shows a site connected to Britain’s Enigma codebreakers. At a time when Hitler’s war machine seemed … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/336098/long-lost-footage-of-wwii-mi6-personnel-found…
Happy birthday, Yuri Gagarin
Yuri Gagarin was a Russian pilot who became the first human to travel to space, in 1961. His story … plus links to a Yuri’s Night celebration near you. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-yuri-gagarins-birthday…
Alan Turing’s Doctorate & Knighthood Medal Recovered 36 Years After Theft
Slashdot reader McGruber shares the news that several of Alan Turing’s historic personal effects have been recovered nearly 36 years after they were stolen. From a report:
In filings in the U.S. District Court of Colorado Friday, federal officials say they seized the British mathematician’s Princeton University degree, his Order of the British Empire medal and several photos, school reports and letters…