Robert J. Cumming, an astronomer in Sweden, and several colleagues at various astronomical research institutions in Europe, have submitted for publication a scholarly journal article arguing, in all seriousness, that eve...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Astronomers-Propose-Using-Disco-Balls-in-Observatories/We all know the Acme Corporation. They were the ones who supplied Wile E. Coyote with all the gadgets and supplies he needed to catch the Road Runner. They didn't work all that well, but he could get them delivered out...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Acme-is-a-Lot-More-Than-Wile-ECoyotes-Mail-Order-Preference/The city of San Francisco grew quickly and haphazardly starting with the California Gold Rush in 1848. Many thousands of residents were buried in the city's cemeteries, and over the years, they ran out of room. Besides,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/The-Forgotten-Cemeteries-Underneath-San-Francisco/Cyriak Harris (previously at Neatorama) has been producing bizarre and surreal animations for almost twenty years now, although not as often as we'd like. Except for a commissioned music video, this is his first animated...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/New-From-Cyriak-Honk/When capital punishment wasn't enough of a deterrent for criminals to stop committing offenses, the British Parliament deliberated on what would be a better way to deter people from committing crimes, and that's when the...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/The-18th-Century-British-Law-That-Threatened-a-Fate-Worse-Than-Death/<p>It was when Dr. James Wade was doing research at the National Library of Scotland when he stumbled upon something rather extraordinary. In a 15th century manuscript, he read what seemed to be notes and d...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/The-Heege-Manuscript-Records-of-Live-Comedy-Performances-in-the-15th-Century/<p>When I was a kid, I learned that there were four distinct tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. There is a fifth taste, umami, which is basically that savory sensation described by the Japanese. Apart...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Our-Sixth-Taste-The-Difference-Between-Salty-and-Too-Salty/There have been several times when I have observed our dog moving while she sleeps, and I wondered whether she was having a dream. Of course, I couldn't know. Apparently, there are some animals that exhibit behavior simi...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Can-Animals-Dream-Like-Humans-Do/<p>The video of octopuses punching fish is quite surprising and funny to me. I know animals display certain odd behaviors from time to time, but seeing an octopus sucker punch a fish is very amusing. What a...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Why-Are-Octopuses-Punching-Fish/<p>Research on artificial wombs have been ongoing for years, and some advisors for the US FDA are now in talks about moving forward to human trials, and how to navigate that delicate line. These devices are...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/What-s-the-Progress-on-Artificial-Wombs/I love stand-up comedy specials. It's a great way for me to get a laugh once in a while. In the world of entertainment, comedians aren't usually equated with award-winning performances as with actors. In awards shows, th...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Golden-Globes-Adds-New-Category-for-Stand-Up-Comedy/<p>Designed and developed by the Sung Robotics Lab from the School of Engineering and Applied Science in the University of Pennsylvania, <a href="https://mashable.com/video/curvequad-origami-robot&q...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Meet-CurveQuad-the-Origami-Robot/<p>The Nile river is officially the longest river in the world and coming at a close second is the Amazon river. The current measurements for both rivers are at 6,650 km and 6,400 km respectively. However,...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/The-Quest-to-Contest-the-Nile-River-as-the-Longest-River/<p>The research on deja vu's opposite, jamais vu, <a href="https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/15/Recycled-Spiders-and-Butt-scanning-Toilets-The-33rd-First-Annual-Ig-Nobel-Prize-Winners/" target=...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Jamais-Vu-the-Counterpart-of-Deja-Vu/<p>I'm quite skeptical about aliens. There, I said it. I haven't seen UFOs and I'm doubtful of the authenticity of photos purported to be of UFOs. I'm not sure whether eyewitness claims aren't simply halluc...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/NASA-is-Determined-to-Find-the-Truth-about-UAPs-formerly-UFOs/<p>You've had those moments I bet, when you're trying to tell a story to a friend or you're trying to make a point in an argument or just sharing a witty anecdote at your family reunion, and you stop halfwa...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Can-Those-It-s-at-the-Tip-of-My-Tongue-Moments-Be-Problematic/<p>Our body is amazing at keeping pathogens at bay. The moment our immune system detects a foreign body, it springs into action to combat the unknown assailant. The body will react by sending neutrophils an...
https://www.neatorama.com/2023/09/30/Infectious-Dose-The-Number-of-Microbes-Needed-to-Make-Us-Sick/<p>Ever since climate change became a primary global concern, people have been thinking up of ways on how to counteract it and prevent further global warming. There have been measures to reduce carbon emiss...
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