Interesting Science Stuff

[Tidewater]

Interesting article from Science magazine.

A lot easier to cover large distances by boat, especially if you are hugging the coast and not in a hurry.

 

[Tidewater]

Here is another archaeology story. This one about the oldest known battlefield in Europe: Tollense Valley in northeastern Germany from 3,250 years ago.
Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle


An image showing where the wounds found on the bodies. These wounds were found on multiple bodies, but when I first read the caption, it appeared that these wounds were all on the same guy. I was imagining the inner monologue of this poor guy, saying to himself, "Man, what an awful day I'm having."

 

[BamaNation]

... but when I first read the caption, it appeared that these wounds were all on the same guy. I was imagining the inner monologue of this poor guy, saying to himself, "Man, what an awful day I'm having."

 

[NationalTitles18]

 

[Bamaro]

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Star Trek was a lie!

 

[B1GTide]

Star Trek was a lie!

No, they used a warp drive which allowed them to move much faster than the speed of light.

 

[NationalTitles18]

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Bloomberg article on a 3D printer that has the potential to print human organs.

Australia’s Fast New 3D Bioprinter Can Mimic Human Tissues - Bloomberg

It's early, not fully tested, and generally not yet ready for prime time.

Still the possibilities are fascinating. I'm wondering if it has the potential to generate transplantable organs customized to the individual human being, and therefore not likely to be rejected. If so, nobody would die on the waiting list for a matching heart, liver, kidney, etc.