Carla SchoonoverHas The Reintroduction Of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone?verified_publisherPopular Science - Emily GertzRecent science suggests that, while important to restoring Yellowstone Park's ecological health, wolves are not the primary solution. Let the fighting commence. The story goes something like this: Once upon a time, we exterminated the wolves from the Rocky Mountain West, including the part that …
Carla Schoonover10 of the Maddest Scientists Who Ever Livedverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Joshua A. KrischFrom guzzling bacteria to dueling for mathematics, these scientists pulled some of the craziest stunts in the history of the profession. What would you do for science? These scientists gave everything you had to achieve some of the most important advances we know today. From guzzling bacteria to …
Carla SchoonoverDecrypting the most mysterious book in the worldverified_publisherThe Verge - By Rich McCormick on February 28, 2014 01:00 pm 103CommentsAround two-thirds of the way into the aged vellum pages of the Voynich manuscript, you'll find a line drawing of a bath. A pipe leads into it, another pipe leads away. Inside the bath, knee-deep in a green liquid, squat 16 naked women. Over the page, more naked women stand in the openings of ornate …
Carla SchoonoverFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Biggest of 2014space.com - Miriam KramerThe sun fired off a major solar flare late Monday (Feb. 24), making it the most powerful sun eruption of the year so far and one of the strongest in …
Carla SchoonoverPrehistoric paintings in Spain’s Altamira cave revealed to a lucky fewverified_publisherCNNCNN — It’s been called the “Sistine Chapel of paleolithic art,” and it’s been closed to the public for more than a decade – until now. Yesterday, five members of the public who entered a draw were given a guided tour of the extraordinary prehistoric paintings within the Altamira cave in northern …