Did humans and chimps once interbreed?
(New Scientist) It goes to the heart of who we are and where we came from. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage,...
Tagged: Nature
Sweetwater State Park
Last Sunday I decided to go on a dayhike to nearby Sweetwater State Park. After mentioning it to my sister, we decided that my mother might enjoy it as well so I invited her...
Light ‘frozen’ in its tracks
(New Scientist) A pulse of light has been stopped in its tracks with all its photons intact, reveal US physicists. In a vacuum, light travels at the phenomenal speed of 300,000,000 metres per second....
Tiny tubes squeeze electricity from water
(New Scientist) An entirely new way of generating electricity has been discovered. The way it works is simple: squeeze water through fine pipelines and an electrical current flows. If the output can be increased,...
