NSFW: The erotic art of Ancient Greece and Rome
Erotic images and depictions of genitalia, the phallus in particular, were incredibly popular motifs across a wide range of media in ancient Greece and Rome.
Super rats or sickly rodents? Our war against urban rats could be leading to swift evolutionary changes
It took only a few seconds to spot one. Then another. As I walked into the small park around noon, dozens of rats could be seen scurrying in every direction.
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‘Robotic blacksmithing’: A technology that could revive US manufacturing
Elon Musk often talks of the “machines that build the machines” as being the real enabler in both his space and automotive businesses.
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George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth
We have all heard the tales about George Washington chopping down a cherry tree, throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River and, of course, wearing wooden teeth.
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What winter solstice rituals tell us about indigenous people
The winter solstice is the day of the year when the Northern Hemisphere has the fewest hours of sunlight and the Southern Hemisphere has the most.
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What is Haitian Voodoo?
Guilberly Louissaint, University of California, Irvine For many in the West, Voodoo invokes images of animal sacrifices, magical dolls and
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Massive sunspots and huge solar flares mean unexpected space weather for Earth
Alexa Halford, Dartmouth College; Brett Carter, RMIT University, and Julie Currie, RMIT University If you still have your solar viewing
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Each volcano has unique warning signs that eruption is imminent
Tracy K.P. Gregg, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York How do volcanologists know what a volcano is
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Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus
Richard Gunderman, Indiana University Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi, Alfred Nobel and Nikola Tesla
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Super-black feathers can absorb virtually every photon of light that hits them
Dakota McCoy, Harvard University What do birds and aerospace engineers have in common? Both have invented incredibly dark, “super-black” surfaces
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