Extinct Australian rodent is re-discovered, alive, after 150 years
Always good news to hear!
Tag: America
Archaeologists confirm location of elusive Spanish fort in Florida
The fort was home to one of the first Jesuit missions in North America
One in two American adults could be obese by 2030 — and one in four severely obese
"Prevention is going to be key to better managing this epidemic," the authors explain.
Suicide rates are rising across the US, especially in rural areas
"While our findings are disheartening, we're hopeful that they will help guide efforts to support Americans who are struggling."
Scientists discover 15,000-year-old footprits in Chile — it’s the earliest evidence of human presence in the Americas
The story of how humans first got to the Americas just got a lot more complicated.
Researchers use ultra-violet light to study first English voyage to America
The first Englishman to set foot on America.
Stanford designed software to spot every solar panel in the US (there’s a lot of them)
America's getting sun.
Ancient DNA reveals two previously unknown migrations into South America
We're beginning to understand who were the first Americans in greater detail.
Newly-discovered American ankylosaur turns out to be an Asian immigrant
In fact, all ankylosaurs were!
Why the US spends so much on healthcare, but doesn’t get the benefits it should
There's a lot of bad news, but there's also some good news.
Who really discovered America? (Spoiler: it’s not Columbus)
There are claims from all over the world.
17 Charts and Figures that show the US is not as developed as you’d think
Is the United States really that GREAT?
It’s not just the poor: all Americans eat fast food about as often
Bite into this study.
Tiniest U.S. flag ever appeared by accident after researchers toyed with a 2-D material
This U.S. flag is only a couple nanometers wide or thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
The ‘hateback’ loop of dehumanization could plunge America into civil violence
Even the nastiest bits of history repeat themselves.
The U.S. public doesn’t trust scientists over GMO foods, Pew report says
More like GMOhno!
Study estimates Zika Virus risk across 50 biggest cities in US
With the Zika virus running rampant through South America, outbreaks could pop up in several US cities. A study from ...
The first Americans came from Russia’s frozen expanse, Siberia, some 23,000 years ago
The first humans to reach the Americas came from Siberia in a single group some 23,000 years ago, at the ...
Green America: how to turn the power grid 100% eco friendly by 2050
Converting the power infrastructure to rely on clean, renewable energy seems like a daunting, expensive and some would say, unachievable ...
American media consumption to soar in 2015
(c) James E. Short. The U.S. is not only the biggest energy consumer per capita in the lord, but also ...
Extremely rare 400 year old map shows China as the center of the world
Well despite what many people might think, Hollywood isn't and never was the center of the world (hopefully, it won't ...
