Laser Scans Reveal Maya "Megalopolis" Below Guatemalan Jungle

From National Geographic A vast, interconnected network of ancient cities was home to millions more people than previously thought. In what’s being hailed as a “major breakthrough” in Maya archaeology, researchers have identified the ruins of more than 60,000 houses, palaces, elevated highways,...

NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity Sends Home Spectacular Panorama

From Sci-News.com A new panoramic image from Curiosity provides a sweeping vista of the interior and rim of Gale Crater, including much of the rover’s route during its first five-and-a-half years on Mars and features up to about 50 miles (85 km) away. Wide-angle panorama from ridge in Mars’...

World Mythology (Creation Myths)

Here are a few short videos about creation myths from CrashCourse on YouTube.  The entire World Mythology playlist is here. All of their other playlists are here.

Creationism bill in Alabama

From the NCSE article: Alabama's House Bill 258, introduced on January 18, 2018, would, if enacted, allow teachers to present "the theory of creation as presented in the Bible" in any class discussing evolution, "thereby affording students a choice as to which theory to accept." The bill would...

A fun drum cover

I was killing some time earlier watching drum covers on YouTube. This one left me grinning from ear to ear, so I thought I'd share it. Besides, some of you people really need a mood changer...

Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals large amounts of water ice on Mars

New HiRISE Images Show 3D Structure of Martian Ice Sheets New images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal never-before-observed details about Martian ice sheets, including that some begin just a few feet below Mars’...

Evidence Against Young Earth Creationism

Source: RationalWiki article - Evidence against a recent creation Page intro: The evidence against a recent creation is overwhelming. There is perhaps no greater attack on science than Young Earth creationism (YEC). This article collects evidences that place a lower limit on the age of the...

‘Game of Thrones’ Won’t Return Until 2019

What a let down. In what is probably unsurprising but no doubt disappointing news for “Game of Thrones” fans, HBO confirmed Thursday that the show won’t return for its eighth and final season until 2019. Read Article

The long wait for fusion power may be coming to an end

From the article: One of the brightest hopes for controlled nuclear fusion, the giant ITER reactor at Cadarache in southeastern France, is now on track to achieve nuclear fusion operation in the mid- to late-2040s, says Dr. William Madia, a former director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory who...

Evolutionary Genetics - Copy number variation and the secret of life - with Aoife McLysaght

From the description: Evolution is powered by variation: the differences in DNA sequences. One hugely important form of difference is copy number variation, where genes are duplicated or deleted from one generation to the next. In this Ri event, Aoife McLysaght from University of Dublin...