Chrysopelea paradisi, the paradise tree snake, does just that, propelling itself through the air from trees in South and Southeast Asia. Little was known about how these snakes “fly” before a team of Virginia Tech scientists published a new research article on Monday. Experts say snakes glide through the air, …
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Odell Beckham responds to Patriots commercial buzz nonstop
Odell Beckham Jr. rejected speculation that he wants to leave the Cleveland Browns and join his friend Cam Newton in New England. While a free agent earlier this month, Newton posted a short video on YouTube working alongside Beckham. After Newton signed an incentive-laden year-long deal worth up to $ …
Read More »Huge fight at Arkansas Steak House over social distancing
A hand-to-hand combat broke out in Arkansas when a restaurant customer felt others were too close for comfort, but they all got much closer as they smashed bottles and hit each other. This nasty fight took place at the Saltgrass Steak House in Little Rock, and the video shows four …
Read More »The other mask fight: are they our best defense against the coronavirus?
As academic fights progress, the dispute over a recent article on facial masks and how they help prevent the spread of the coronavirus is very good. “It is absolutely riddled with errors,” says Caroline Buckee, an epidemiologist at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, “and it would not …
Read More »The first commercial video call took place 50 years ago today
With the advent of smaller cameras and advancements in signal compression, switchboards, and circuits, AT&T was able to create the Picturephone Mod II for home and office use. It had a 5.5-by-5-inch black-and-white screen, with a resolution of 250 lines and a refresh rate of 30 interlaced frames per second. …
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