november

Readers Respond to the November 2021 Issue

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STATES OF DISEASE “States vs. Health,” by the Editors [Science Agenda], explains how politicians in several states are trying to prevent the lifesaving work that public health officials are executing to protect the population by requiring masking and physical distancing. I agree with the presentation of the article and the position that the Editors take … Read more

Mummified Children Found in Peru May Have Been a Sacrificial Escort to The Underworld

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Six mummified children thought to have been sacrificed hundreds of years ago, apparently to accompany a dead nobleman to the afterlife, have been unearthed in a tomb near Lima, archaeologists reported.   The tiny skeletons, wrapped tightly in cloth, were found in the grave of an important man, possibly a political figure, discovered last November … Read more

Stunning New Images Reveal The Chaotic Glory of The Sun in Mind-Blowing Detail

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You’re looking at a 300-megapixel photo of our Sun. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy used a specially modified telescope, taking over 150,000 individual photos and combining them into this magnificent image (see below).   “It took about 10 hours to stack all the data, and another 3-4 hours to get it from a raw stack to the final image,” … Read more