adult male Anhinga, credit – Joy Viola, Northeastern University BugwoodDOTorg – CC 30 License
Black lab K9 dog Ruger sniffs electronics-by the Franklin County Sheriffs Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force-twitter
Remains of Ancient Papal Palace Established by Constantine Believed to Have Been Found in Rome
nnWoe betide anyone who plans road construction in Rome.nnIn late July, news headlines brought the world up to speed regarding ongoing excavations of the previous center of the Catholic Papacy—the Patriarchio, a palace of Papal authority dating back to the late Roman Empire.nnDiscovered during roadwork in the plaza in front of the Archbasilica of St. John […]
Out-of-Place ‘Devil Bird’ Wows Spectators in Maine, the First Anhinga Ever Seen in the State
nnIn winter of 2022, Maine was accorded the honor of a visit from a Stellar’s sea eagle, a truly incredible raptor with an 8-foot-wingspan that may have been diverted from its migratory path as far away as Russia.nnNow, it’s the turn of this strange, long-necked “devil bird,” to send the state’s birdwatching community into a […]
Children with Rare Birth Defect Are Breathing Easier with Device Made at Georgia Tech
nnAt Georgia Tech, an incredible piece of biotechnology has cured one lucky child in a groundbreaking new treatment for a rare birth defect of the windpipe.nnPartnering with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the invention is a 3D-printed tracheal splint, which has allowed 4-year-old Justice Altidore to leap into preschool with all the gusty enthusiasm of a […]
credit – Italian Ministry of Culture
The excavations, with St. John Lateran’s church in the background – credit, Italian Ministry of Culture
Nanofiber Molecules Help Repair Cartilage Damage in Joints by ‘Regenerating Tissue’
nnA team at Northwestern University has come up with the term “dancing molecules” to describe an invention of synthetic nanofibers which they say have the potential to quicken the regeneration of cartilage damage beyond what our body is capable of.nnThe moniker was coined back in November 2021, when the same team introduced an injection of […]