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Viking Runestones Suggest Bluetooth’s Mom Was Actually a Really Big Deal
Archaeologists scrutinising two groups of runestones from Denmark have determined the name ‘Thyra’ mentioned in the two inscriptions refers to the same woman: Queen Thyra, wife of Gorm the Old, and mother of Harald Bluetooth, the ruler whose name adorns the technology that connects modern wireless devices. Vikings were seafarers, traders, and raiders that settled…
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The Most Captivating Photos of Last Weekend’s Annular Eclipse
The Moon took a big chomp out of the Sun over the other side of the world last weekend, and photographers across the Americas were ready to capture the celestial feast.. On Saturday, October 14, the skies dimmed across much of the western hemisphere, with regions along the path of annularity treated to the “ring…
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Astronauts Need to Eat, but Sending Food into Space is Hard. This One Plant Could Hold the Key
High in protein, easy to grow, and easy to stack, Duckweed could be the perfect food for astronauts to eat in space.
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Aussie Physicists Boost Microscopes Beyond Their Limits in New Breakthrough
Physicists at the University of Sydney have shown a new pathway to achieve superlensing with minimal losses.