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22,000-year-old tracks are earliest evidence of transport vehicles.

New Scientist reports: "Tracks and footprints found in New Mexico are by far the earliest evidence of people using primitive vehicles to transport things."

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#Archaeology #Anthropology #Science #Human

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Nature’s hidden secrets are unveiled in close-up photography competition.

@CNN reports: "The annual contest was launched in 2018 to unveil nature’s hidden wonder through close-up, macro and micro photography."

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#Nature #Photography #Animals #Science

15 marvelous Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 images, from @PopularScience.

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Can you photograph climate anxiety? Photographer Anastasia Samoylova thinks so.

From @CNN: "Samoylova, whose work is currently on display at both the Met Museum in New York and the Saatchi Gallery in London, has garnered critical acclaim for her subtle, anxiety-inducing images of Florida’s collapsing pastel-pink landscapes."

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#ClimateChange #Climate #Photography #Florida

What a cool image! "Ryan Imperio has been named the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a photograph that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse."

From the BBC: "Baily’s beads are formed when sunlight shines through the valleys and craters of the Moon’s surface, and are only briefly visible when an eclipse is beginning or ending."

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#Space #Photography #Astronomy #Eclipse

Few things mesmerize like photos of space. And this year’s batch of winners from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition certainly don’t disappoint. Ryan Imperio was named the overall winner for his stunning image that captured the progression of Baily’s beads. See all 11 winners at CNN: https://flip.it/m_9NXQ
#Science #Space #Astronomy #Photography #OuterSpace #Sky

Hydrogen cars flopped, but fuel cells are finding new life in trucks and boats.

From @theverge: "Mining trucks, cement mixers, and terminal tractors all seem like the perfect use of hydrogen fuel cells. But they run into the same challenges around price and fueling."

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#ClimateChange #Hydrogen #Fuel #Energy #Climate #Environment #Science