Reality as science fiction… Not only is an ancient virus still active in the cells of human and animal brains, but it seems to be so important that processes of thought as we know them likel...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/04/14/how-viruses-may-have-created-consciousness/
The mystery of procuring much-coveted iron before the Iron Age… From our friends at Atlas Obscura, Before the Iron Age, Most Iron Came From Space New research is showing just how covet...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/04/14/iron-was-out-of-this-world/
Breathtaking acoustics! Do not miss a chance to watch (and listen to) this beautiful video. From The Smithsonian, You Can Hear Hagia Sophia’s Sublime Acoustics Without a Trip to Istanb...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/04/01/sounds-of-the-hagia-sophia-from-the-middle-ages/
Adventures in strange anthropological mysteries: the tiny “Atacama Alien” is indeed human. But that makes it even stranger… From The New York Times, Was a Tiny Mummy in the Ataca...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/04/01/was-a-tiny-mummy-in-the-atacama-an-alien/
This kind of restoration may be a bit of a novelty, but we love it… From Open Culture, The Met Digitally Restores the Colors of an Ancient Egyptian Temple, Using Projection Mapping Tec...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/04/01/beige-no-more-the-met-restores-color-to-the-temple-of-dendur/
RIP Stephen Hawking. Thank you for your incredible work solving the mysteries of our universe. From Science Alert, Watch Stephen Hawking Casually Explain What Existed Before The Big Bang...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/03/18/hawking-explains-what-pre-dated-the-beginning-of-our-universe/
The absolute beauty of a work in print… From Open Culture, How Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts Were Made: A Step-by-Step Look at this Beautiful, Centuries-Old Craft “What place d...
These rather disliked sharks seem to live a ridiculously long time. Scientist are trying to figure out what gives them this incredible longevity. From The New Yorker, The Strange and Gruesome ...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/03/11/the-mystery-of-the-500-year-old-sharks/
The tomb is strangely small for a pharaoh. Is there more? From National Geographic, Exclusive Photos: Search Resumes for Hidden Chambers In King Tut’s Tomb Two previous investigatio...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/02/28/new-research-are-there-voids-behind-the-walls-in-king-tuts-tomb/
Stay back Mr. Columbus, and scoot over Norse explorers, we have some news… From Mother Nature Network, Polynesian seafarers discovered America long before Europeans, says DNA study New DN...
http://blog.mjrose.com/2018/02/28/news-flash-it-was-actually-the-polynesians/