Wood is now seen as the material to replace steel and concrete, as it is said to reduce waste and create a more aesthetically-pleasing environment. The hype around replacing commonly-used building materials with wood is...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/The-Hype-Is-Now-Wood-For-Sustainable-Building/<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The European Union (EU) wants to have a single standard charging port for all smartphones. Whether it’s an i...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/The-EU-Wants-A-Standard-Charger-For-All-Smartphones/<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Volga river in Russia is the highest-rated river in Google Maps, with over six thousand reviews. The Volga sco...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Google-Maps-Lets-You-Rate-And-Review-Major-Bodies-Of-Water/<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Faking a smile or a cheery positive attitude backfires when used on coworkers, as University of Arizona researcher...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/It-s-Better-To-Not-Fake-Your-Emotions-At-Work-Study-Shows/<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Feral cats were caught on camera feasting on human corpses at a decomposition research facility in Color...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Hungry-Cats-Might-Find-Dead-Bodies-Yummy/A species name is usually made up of its genus followed by its species, like Homo sapiens. A tautonym is a species name in which the genus and species is the same, like Rattus rattus. To the casual read...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Triple-Tautonyms/<p>For a week, the Promethean craftsmen at the Mars Wrigley factory in Waco, Texas labored to create the world's greatest Snickers bar. It measures 12 feet long and is the equivalent of 43,000 regular-sized...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/The-World-s-Largest-Snickers-Bar-Weighs-2-4-Tons/<p>It depends on the age. Similar to us humans, a sparrow’s voice changes as it reaches its sunset years. As elderly swamp sparrows no longer sound the same as when they were younger, they also do not...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/How-Intimidating-Is-A-Male-Sparrow-s-Voice-To-Other-Male-Sparrows/Getting straight hair to curl is easier now than it has ever been thanks to modern electric curling irons, although the occasional disaster is still possible. Women also had curling irons in the 1800s, which were were no...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Curling-Hair-in-the-19th-Century/<p>The term in Nazi ideology was "gleichschaltung." It meant that all aspects of German society and culture--even and <em>especially</em> children's literature--had to reflect the Nazi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Denazifying-German-Libraries-after-World-War-II/<p>Pigeons may be regarded as the rats of the sky, but scientists have found a great use for these birds: their body structure could be a blueprint for a new generation of flying machines.</p><bloc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/The-First-Robot-That-Can-Bend-Its-Wings-Like-A-Real-Bird/Traditional vacuum suction and vacuum suction devices don’t do well in rough surfaces due to vacuum leakage, which leads to suction failure. Scientists have addressed this problem and the result is this suction uni...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Check-Out-These-Robotic-Graspers/The Old Forge in Inverie, Scotland holds the Guinness World Record title of “the most remote pub on mainland Britain.” Inverie is a village of around 100 people on the Knoydart peninsula, accessible by ferry...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/My-Journey-to-Scotlands-Most-Remote-Pub/<p>Fungus could be very much be with us once we humans settle on the moon and beyond, as NASA researchers investigate the potential of mycelia to help in constructing on the moon and Mars.</p><bloc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Fungi-Considered-To-Help-Build-Lunar-Bases-and-Mars-Outposts/The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in thePentagon. @EsperDoD @SecAFOfficial @SpaceForceCSO @GenDaveGoldfein @DeptofDefense@usairforce pic.twitter.com/Jvzt5bvNl7— United States Spa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Space-Force-Uniforms-Unveiled/We've all have this experience on a road trip: you see some nice blooming flowers on the side of the highway, and you wonder what kind of flowers they are. But you don't have the time, or the authority, to pull over and...
https://www.neatorama.com/2020/01/19/Finally-A-Practical-Guide-for-Roadside-Wildflower-Viewing/
