Here are some articles we found interesting as we perused various feeds this week. We try to keep these articles in categories related to existing sections of our Academy.
Anthropology
- Ancient rock art in Argentinian cave may have transmitted information across 100 generations. Art is said to be 8,200 years old.
- After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends. NASA has proven controlled flight is possible on other worlds. 72 flights and flew 14 times farther than planned.
- Weevils found in Philippine rainforest ‘almost like discovering a dodo bird.’ Two species of weevil – 1 new, 1 thought to be extinct.
- Diving bell spider: The only aquatic arachnid that creates a web underwater to live in. Did you know males of this species occasionally gobble up females in reverse sexual cannibalism?
- Researchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth. This prevents the malaria parasite from scavenging fatty acids.
- Researchers uncover source rocks of the first real continents. “A major hurdle in understanding how the continents formed during the Archean Eon (4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago) has been identifying the building blocks of Earth’s early crust.”
- A newly identified ‘Hell chicken’ species suggests dinosaurs weren’t sliding toward extinction before the fateful asteroid hit. The focus of this research is in the Hell Creek Formation during the final 2 million years of the Cretaceous.
- Young Salmon in British Columbia Are Getting Bigger. Juveniles are about 20% larger as the climate has warmed.
And… That concludes our review of interesting articles this week. Please let us know your thoughts by posting in the comments. We look forward to your insights as to what else we should be discussing on a weekly basis.