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Elongated heads were a mark of elite status in an ancient Peruvian society 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 18, 2018
A study of 211 skulls from a pre-Inca society suggests head-shaping developed over time

By David Aragorn
NASA’s K2 Mission Discovers 95 New Extrasolar Planets 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- February 17, 2018
Astronomers using data from NASA’s extended Kepler mission, known as K2, have discovered 95 new exoplanets, with sizes ranging from mostly rocky super-Earths and fluffy mini-Neptunes to Jupiter-like gaseous giants.

By David Aragorn
Quantum computers ‘one step closer’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 17, 2018
Quantum computing has taken a step forward with the development of a programmable quantum processor made with silicon.

By David Aragorn
Earthlings likely to welcome alien life rather than panicking, study shows 0
- From Around the Web, UFO News
- February 17, 2018
Should aliens be discovered, public reaction is likely to be positive, say researchers – despite alarming fictional portrayals of contact

By David Aragorn
Tiny fossils, huge landslides: Are diatoms the key to Earth’s biggest slides?0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- February 17, 2018
The biggest landslides on Earth aren’t on land, but on the seafloor. These mega-slides can move thousands of cubic kilometers of material, and sometimes trigger tsunamis. Yet, remarkably, they occur on nearly flat slopes of less than three degrees.

By David Aragorn
Shock video of ‘Bigfoot’ roaming in Canadian wilderness sparks claims mysterious beast is REAL 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- February 16, 2018
The creature has its back to the family who had been out for a walk in the woods in Canada when they caught sight of what they believe was the mysterious Bigfoot.

By David Aragorn
Scientists create a new form of matter—superionic water ice 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Scientists created a new form of water—called superionic ice—that acts like a weird cross between a solid and a liquid, The New York Times reports.

By David Aragorn
New technique shows how 2-D thin films take the heat 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Figuring out ways the materials react to higher temps will determine their use in electronics

By David Aragorn
Bigfoot sighting reported in California 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- February 16, 2018
We’ve all heard the stories of Bigfoot: people saying they’ve seen the legendary beast all over the country, and now, another sighting in the Golden State. According to paranormal expert Jeffrey Gonzalez, the most recent sighting was near Avocado Lake. Gonzalez says a local farmer saw a family of five or six Bigfoot running on

By David Aragorn
Sea ice algae blooms in the dark 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- February 16, 2018
Researchers have measured a new world record: Small ice algae on the underside of the Arctic sea ice live and grow at a light level corresponding to only 0.02 percent of the light at the surface of the ice. Algae are the primary component of the Arctic food web and produce food far earlier in the year than previously thought.

By David Aragorn