“The Tigris River, which borders Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent, has been a key source of irrigation, power, and travel that dates back to the earliest known civilizations.” ~ learn more
Pigeons have a social dynamic, and the highest status birds are the heaviest. These researchers decided to attach weights to some of the lighter, subordinate birds. Well, guess what… They became more aggressive, rising up the pecking order as a […]
Remarkable! ~ learn more
The World Economic Forum points to the city’s open data initiative as a key to success. “With better access to data, municipal agencies can access fine-grained information to create targeted policies, and app developers use the data to map not […]
“After 15 years of rewilding at Dundreggan – and a reduction in deer numbers from about 16 a sq km to five (the ideal number for natural woodland regeneration is two to five in each sq km but in some […]
This great news brought to you by a journalist who “collected and compiled big-city crime data as a way to assemble a more real-time picture of national murder trends.” His research points to lower murder rates across the country. ~ learn more
“[UBS analysts] estimated that in 2023 anywhere from $250 million to $500 million in medical spending could be due to pickleball injuries.” I also read somewhere that it’s the biggest cause of injuries to millennials (unverified). ~ learn more
It’s over 3,800 years old. “It is a complaint to a merchant named Ea-nasir from a customer named Nanni. Written in Akkadian cuneiform, it is considered to be the oldest known written complaint. It is currently kept in the British […]
“In a special broadcast from the TED stage, journalist Angus Hervey sheds light on some of the incredible progress humanity has made across environmental protection, public health and more in the last year, making the case that if we want […]
Cosmonaut Oleg Artemev records a video of him floating from one end of the International Space Station to the other. It’s very calm. And also absolutely full of wires, cables, tubes and electronics. ~ watch video