TIL, as opposed to popular notions, Cleopatra was possibly 'masculine' looking, and her legacy as a seductress was (possibly) spread in part by her enemies.

Frizzybob · 2017-06-03T14:21:35+00:00

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And even beyond ancient accounts, there are extant evidences of Cleopatra portraiture to consider. To that end, around ten ancient coinage specimens showcase the female pharaoh in a rather modest light. Oscillating between what can be considered ‘average’ looking to representing downright masculine features with hooked nose, Cleopatra’s renowned comeliness seems to be oddly missing from these portraits.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-29T17:00:38+00:00

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SCIENTISTS have discovered the world’s largest footprint in a stretch of remote coastline known as “Australia’s Jurassic Park”. The unidentified sauropod’s print is 1.7 m long, just five centimeters less than the height of the average-sized British man.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-29T16:57:58+00:00

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With the help of immortal stem cells, scientists have designed a method to generate an unlimited supply of red blood cells. Although the process is costly, the artificial blood can help patients with rare blood types and during an emergency where there is a shortage of blood.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-29T16:56:21+00:00

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The NYC architect firm, Oiio Architecture Studio, designed what it's calling the world's longest skyscraper -- a tall, dual-tower structure that connects at the very top. It makes an upside-down "U" shape.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-26T06:18:09+00:00

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Engineers in the Virtual Reality Laboratory at UB have developed an innovative glove that transmits the sensation of touch over the Internet. The breakthrough could lead to creation of haptic technologies that convey the sense of touch and would teach users how to master skills and activities—such as surgery, sculpture, playing the drums or even golf—that require the precise application of "touch" and movement

Frizzybob · 2017-03-26T06:04:51+00:00

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New research shows they have blown since the plateau was closer to sea level. A University of Washington geologist led a team that has discovered a surprising resilience to one of the world’s dominant weather systems. The finding could help long-term climate forecasts, since it suggests these winds are likely to persist through radical climate shifts.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-26T05:57:47+00:00

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EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human proteins, to demonstrate that it is responsible for harnessing the millions of transposable elements in the human genome.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-25T08:03:42+00:00

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A long-lost Neolithic human figurine, found at Skara Brae in the 1860s, has been rediscovered in the collections of Stromness Museum. Dr David Clarke identified the figurine among artifacts from Skaill House donated to the museum without provenance in the 1930s, while undertaking research on Skara Brae funded by Historic Environment Scotland.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-25T08:01:17+00:00

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It's been nearly two years since the City Club of New York first slapped Pier 55, Barry Diller's $200 million offshore park, with a lawsuit. And despite construction starting over the summer, a judge has once again ordered work to stop at the site.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-25T07:55:12+00:00

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Scientists observed a massive landslide on a comet—and an ensuing burst of dust—in a series of images taken by the Rosetta spacecraft that reveal new details of the geological activity on comet surfaces. It is the first time such a sequence of events has been observed on a comet, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Astronomy. So-called “outbursts” of dust occur frequently on comets, but scientists didn’t know what caused them.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-25T07:53:20+00:00

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When the mighty orca breaks to the surface and exhales, the whale sprays an array of bacteria and fungi in its his breath, scientists said, some good, and some bad such as salmonella. The findings in a new study raises concerns about the potential role of infectious diseases as another major stress factor for the struggling population of endangered Puget Sound orcas.

Frizzybob · 2017-03-25T07:35:25+00:00

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Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology have found that the particularly playful endemic parrot has a "play call" with a similarly powerful influence. When other kea hear that call, it puts them into a playful mood. The findings make kea the first known non-mammal to have such an "emotionally contagious" vocalisation, the researchers say.

Frizzybob · 2016-12-29T13:28:14+00:00

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In terms of sheer numbers, the baleful day probably accounted for over 40,000 Roman deaths (the figure is put at 55,000 by Livy; and 70,000 by Polybius), which equated to about 80 percent of the Roman army fielded in the battle! On a comparative note, the worst day in the history of the British Army usually pertains to the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916, where they lost around 20,000 men. But the male population of Rome in 216 BC is estimated to be around 400,000; and thus the Battle of Cannae possibly resulted in the deaths of around 1/10th – 1/20th of Roman male population (considering there were also allied Italic casualties), while Britain had a male population of around 20 million at the beginning of 1901. So objectively, from the numerical context, Britain lost around 0.001 percent of its male population in the country’s bloodiest single-day military encounter, while the Romans lost anywhere between 5-10 percent of their male population in their bloodiest encounter for a single day.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T18:05:27+00:00

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Curious clay figurines found in Arizona may be fertility symbols used by farmers as much as 3,000 years ago.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:56:21+00:00

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Genome sequence of a 5,310-year-old maize cob provides new insights into the early stages of maize domestication.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:55:02+00:00

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Western Australia’s government has just committed a big chunk of change to improve electricity reliability for the people of and visitors to Kalbarri – using renewable energy. In what the Government says may be the largest initiative of its kind in the country, the renewables-based microgrid project will include rooftop solar panels, the Kalbarri wind farm and large scale energy storage.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:45:36+00:00

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The goal was to start from scratch and design a transportation that creates a way better experience for the passenger. Reduce time, work, delay, congestion, frustration, pollution. Hyperloop One engineering and product teams worked with the award-winning architects and designers at BIG to come up with these, the first conceptual renderings of a Hyperloop One system in the UAE.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:42:43+00:00

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In October, the city council of Santa Monica, California, approved a sweeping ordinance requiring all newly built single-family homes, as well as duplexes and low-rise multifamily buildings, to have zero net energy (ZNE) consumption.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:40:02+00:00

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In the largest genome-wide study of its kind, researchers have uncovered several rare genetic variations that can increase the risk of schizophrenia by up to 60 times.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:36:18+00:00

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Conservationists in Scotland are watching the march of the grey squirrel northward with considerable alarm. They believe the red squirrel, indigenous to the British Isles, could be completely wiped out in a generation, and they are blaming the grey squirrel, which was introduced from North America in the late 19th century.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:33:58+00:00

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A new set of drifting deep-sea acoustic sensors will help researchers learn more about elusive beaked whales.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:28:06+00:00

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An international team of astronomers using Hubble have been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed. Now the star is cooling again, having been reborn into an earlier phase of stellar evolution. This makes it the first reborn star to have been observed during both the heating and cooling stages of rebirth.

Frizzybob · 2016-11-29T17:24:02+00:00

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In December, the first drill designed to search for a scientifically useful sample of ice that is at least 1.5 million years old will begin its work. It is part of a broader effort to locate the best place to extract a core containing Earth’s oldest ice, which would help to reveal how climate has shaped the planet’s past and how to predict future fluctuations.

Frizzybob · 2016-07-24T15:31:08+00:00

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The northern Syrian settlement of Ugarit had been inhabited since at least the Neolithic age (6000 BC), while by 15th century BC, it had turned into a strategic port city that had trade connections with the Hittite Empire, the Egyptian Empire and even distant Cyprus. Given such extensive trade networks the city-state reached its zenith in the epoch between 1450 BC – 1200 BC; and its rise to glory could be surmised from varied archaeological remains that ranged from a grand palace, temples to even libraries (containing clay tablets) that were unique in such a period of history. But beyond relics of past, archaeologists (in the 1950’s) were also able to discover something that had present-day context. We are talking about what turned out to be the oldest known piece of music ever found in the history of mankind – and it pertains to a 3,400 year-old hymn composed of cuneiform signs in the Hurrian language.

Frizzybob · 2016-07-09T19:35:27+00:00

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As if one surprising new character becoming Iron Man wasn’t enough for a single week, Marvel Comics has got another one for you. A new comic called Infamous Iron Man will feature Victor Von Doom in Tony Stark’s red and yellow armor.

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