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Obsidian blades with food traces reveal 1st settlers of Rapa Nui had regular contact with South Americans 1,000 years ago

Via: • News Viners • 3 Comments • 7 months ago

Keep in mind that Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) was settled rather late; perhaps as early as the 4th century and possibly as late as the 9th century CE.

Easter Island's population never collapsed, but it did have contact with Native Americans, DNA study suggests

Via: • News Viners • 1 Comments • 7 months ago

Another indigenous controversy.

Wreck of WWII 'Hit 'Em Harder' submarine, which sank with 79 crew on board, discovered in South China Sea | Live Science

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Does consciousness explain quantum mechanics?

Via: • News Viners • 10 Comments • 2 years ago

No, consciousness does not explain quantum mechanics. And inappropriately labeling pseudo-science as philosophy does not mark any sort of intellectual prowess. These pseudo-scientific...

Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer

Via: • News Viners • 8 Comments • 3 years ago

Another piece of the puzzle. Pre-industrial CO2 levels in the atmosphere have been attributed to vulcanism. Observation of the Tonga eruption suggests that vulcanism may have also injected water...

The James Webb Space Telescope is fully deployed. So what's next for the biggest observatory off Earth? | Space

Via: • Critical Thinkers • 14 Comments • 3 years ago

Without much fanfare, and as most of us were still sleeping on Christmas morning 2021 an Ariane 5 rocket launched from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, at 7:20 a.m. EST (1220 GMT;...

US Space Force hires a horse to boldly go where rockets can't.

Via: • SiNNERs and ButtHeads • 11 Comments • 4 years ago

Google Earth reveals the world's largest geoglyph

Via: • News Viners • 3 Comments • 4 years ago

The surprising thing about these geoglyphs is the estimated age of 150 to 200 years old.

Prominent scientists call for more investigation into origins of coronavirus

Via: • News Viners • 32 Comments • 4 years ago

The only thing we know with any certainty about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is that investigations into origin have not been objective, data-driven, or transparent. There have been too...

Do animals laugh?

Via: • News Viners • 6 Comments • 4 years ago

Sometimes science really is a laughing matter. Or a matter of laughing.

How scientists caught footage of 'the kraken' after centuries of searching

Via: • News Viners • 8 Comments • 4 years ago

The linked article contains a short 30 second video showing the kraken in action.

Scientists detect world's coldest cloud hovering over Pacific Ocean

Via: • News Viners • 7 Comments • 4 years ago

Posted for those who do not believe the climate is changing and for those who believe climate scientists understand how the climate is changing.

Zoo animals react to visitors returning after lockdown