[ad_1] Ben Tubby, CC license The remains of a giant prehistoric penguin were discovered fossilized on a New Zealand beach, delighting a group of young students and filling in the gaps in the fossil record at the same time. The penguin would have been 1.4 meters tall, while underwater it could extend up to 1.6…

[ad_1] Lakeisha ethansSeptember 24, 2021 6:00 PMLast modified September 24, 2021 09:38 The subconscious mind is the part of your brain where your thoughts and actions happen involuntarily and automatically. It’s where ideas come from that are as natural to you as your breath, and these thoughts can exist in your head without you even…

[ad_1] POT The Chinese have a long and ancient history of recording “guest stars,” suddenly bright stars that appear in the sky for a time but then dim and disappear. Today we know that these are rare and incredibly energetic supernova explosions of massive stars or special interactive binary systems that seed the Galaxy with…

[ad_1] Drod of Atlanta, CC license As an example of the majesty of life, the art of camouflage and the extremes of evolution, look no further than the leafy South Australian sea dragon. Affectionately called “Leafies” by Australians from Melbourne and Adelaide, it is a member of the genus that includes pipefish, sea dragons and…

[ad_1] Alabama Department of Archives and History The Alabama state government is drafting amendments to its 1901 state Constitution that would eliminate, among other things, discriminatory language. The changes would mark the end of the last remaining legal vestiges of what are generally known as Jim Crow laws, which created a state-sponsored education system separated…

[ad_1] An Australian team has developed the world’s first behavioral therapy that has been shown to reduce autism spectrum disorder-like behavior in infants enough to prevent a clinical diagnosis of ASD through improvement. The therapy reduced the likelihood of ASD diagnoses at the three follow-up dates of 18, 24 and 36 months of age in…