The summer of Mars continues as the second launch in July is expected on Thursday. This time, China intends to start its first successful mission on the red planet, Tianwen-1. The launch attempt follows the successful start of the Orbiter Hope journey, a spacecraft built by the United Arab Emirates, …
Read More »US move to close Chinese Houston consulate raises questions about political motives
Assistant Secretary of State Steve Biegun on Wednesday noted “a growing number of disputes” between the United States and China over Beijing’s “increasingly harsh and aggressive actions” that have prompted the administration to take action, including the closure of the consulate in Houston. Lawmakers, former officials and experts said a …
Read More »Evidence growing that the population of the Americas began more than 20,000 years ago
Writing in NatureArdelean et al.one and Becerra-Valdivia and Highamtwo report evidence that the initial human settlement of the American continent occurred earlier than widely accepted, and some of this evidence suggests that expansion to the continent began at least 10,000 years earlier than was generally suspected. A radiocarbon dating study …
Read More »Tesla Model Y will look very different under the skin in German Gigafactory, says Musk
Model Y closely resembles Model 3, but is very different under the skin. Tesla You may not know it, but while Tesla’s Model Y crossover shares a ton of its styling and components with the Model 3 sedan, it’s actually built in a very different way. Look, part of Tesla’s …
Read More »Humans in America 30,000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought
Paris (AFP) The tools excavated from a cave in central Mexico are strong evidence that humans lived in North America at least 30,000 years ago, about 15,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday. The artifacts, including 1,900 stone tools, showed human occupation of the Chiquihuite cave at high …
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