The red supergiant star will explode in a supernova, close enough to shine brightly during the day but far enough away that Earth won’t be in danger. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/betelgeuse-will-explode-someday…
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Smartwatches Can Help Detect COVID-19 Days Before Symptoms Appear
Smartwatches and other wearable devices that continuously measure users’ heart rates, skin temperature and other physiological markers can help spot coronavirus infections days before an individual is diagnosed. From a report: Devices like the Apple Watch, Garmin and Fitbit watches can predict whether an individual is positive for COVID-19 even before they are symptomatic or the virus is detectable by tests,…
Bellatrix is Orion’s 3rd-brightest star
The bluish-white shoulder star, Bellatrix, aka Gamma Orionis, has a name that means “female warrior.” Bellatrix is one of the hottest stars you can see without optical aid. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/bellatrix-3rd-brightest-star-in-orion…
Ancient Siberian grave holds ‘warrior woman’ and huge weapons stash
Four Iron Age people buried with ample weapons may have died of an infection 2,500 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/iron-age-burial-with-weapons-siberia.html
Which insects have the worst stings?
Some of the most painful stings come from tarantula hawk wasps, warrior wasps, and bullet ants. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/which-insects-have-worst-painful-stings…
Researchers Baffled as Warrior Skeletons Reveal Bronze Age Europeans Couldn’t Drink Milk
sciencehabit quotes Science magazine: About 3000 years ago, thousands of warriors fought on the banks of the Tollense river in northern Germany. They wielded weapons of wood, stone, and bronze to deadly effect: Over the past decade, archaeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of hundreds of people buried in marshy soil. It’s one of the largest prehistoric conflicts ever discovered. Now,…
Viking sword placed on warrior’s left side likely prepared him for ‘mirror afterlife’
It’s possible the Vikings thought the afterlife was a mirrored version of the real world. Source: https://www.livescience.com/viking-warrior-sword-left-burial.html
Netflix Cancels ‘Altered Carbon’ After Just Two Seasons
According to Variety, the sci-fi series “Altered Carbon” has been canceled at Netflix, after airing just two seasons. From the report: The second season of the sci-fi series aired on the streaming service back in February, while the first season aired in 2018. An anime special titled “Resleeved,” which was set before the events of Season 1, was released in 2019….
Two ‘warrior women’ from ancient Mongolia may have helped inspire the Ballad of Mulan
An ancient Mongolian cemetery held the remains of two ‘warrior women.’ Source: https://www.livescience.com/mongolia-warrior-women-mulan.html
‘Virtual Fistfight’ Created With Historic Collaboration of 40 Film Stars
DevNull127 writes: You probably remember Zoe Bell strapped to the hood of a speeding 1970 Dodge Challenger in the Death Proof half of Quentin Tarantino’s Grindhouse. (She also had parts in The Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.) Today Zoe pulled together what may become a historic video — a massive online collaboration with 40 different film celebrities…