John Stanmeyer's National Geographic photo-feature on malaria is up for an ASME National Magazine Award, and with good reason. These are fantastic, moving pics.
(Thanks, Marilyn!)
Award-nominated malaria pics
In 1978, a physicist took a particle accelerator beam through his brain and went back to work
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the largest particle accelerator in the Soviet Union — when the safety mechanisms… READ THE REST
In the year 536, the sun dimmed for 18 months: "one of the worst periods to be alive"
In March of the year 536, the sky over Constantinople went dark for a year-and-a-half. The Roman historian Procopius wrote that "the sun gave forth its light without brightness… and… READ THE REST
The "polar bear sea monster" that fought whales was a blob of whale
On October 25, 1924, witnesses at Margate, South Africa reported watching a huge white creature battle two killer whales offshore for three hours, using its tail to attack and lifting… READ THE REST
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Copilot, BitLocker, and Hyper-V for under $10? Meet this Windows 11 Pro deal
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