From Around the Web

Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 23, 2019
A new research program on free will teams up neuroscientists and philosophers

By David Aragorn
Planet Venus: Hopes rise of new mission to the hothouse world 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 23, 2019
The longstanding idea that Venus is geologically dead is a “myth”, scientists say.

By David Aragorn
China clones ‘Sherlock Holmes’ police dog to cut training times: state media 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 22, 2019
A researcher interacts with Kunxun, a dog cloned from a police dog, in Beijing, China February 22, 2019.

By David Aragorn
Bolivian tombs reveal human remains and Inca artefacts from 500 years ago 1
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 21, 2019
Tombs contained remains of more than 100 people and vessels used by Incas for performing death rites

By David Aragorn
Evidence of ice age at Martian north pole 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 21, 2019
Using radar data collected by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a Southwest Research Institute-led team found evidence of an ice age recorded in the polar deposits of Mars. Ice ages on Mars are driven by processes similar to those responsible for ice ages on Earth, that is, long-term cyclical changes in the planet’s orbit and tilt, which affect the amount of solar radiation it receives at each latitude.

By David Aragorn
80 Injured In Japan After Ferry Collided With Giant Unidentified Sea Creature 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 21, 2019
Ferry rides are one of the most relaxing past times and are popular with tourists and local people alike. Ferries are a good way to get away from the rat race, just sit out in the open water and relax in the sun. However, for one ferry in Japan though, their relaxing trip was soon cut short.

By David Aragorn
China shares stunning new moon photos with the world 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 20, 2019
China has released hundreds of images of the moon, taken by its Chang’e 3 lander and its companion rover, Yutu. It’s been 50 years since the first lunar photos were taken by astronauts on NASA’s Apollo 11 mission. China is the third nation to land on the Moon, with the USA and the USSR preceding them.

By David Aragorn
The Oldest Weapon Discovered in North America is a 15,000-Year-Old Spearhead 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- March 20, 2019
The weapon has archaeologists rethinking America’s earliest settlers.

By David Aragorn
Japan to make crater on asteroid to get underground samples 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- March 20, 2019
This Sept. 23, 2018 image captured by Rover-1B, and provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the surface of asteroid Ryugu.

By David Aragorn
There’s evidence that the Florida Everglades are being terrorized by a ‘Skunk Ape’0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web
- March 20, 2019
Dave Shealy is on a mission to prove the existence of the so-called Skunk Ape which is considered to be the Everglades answer to Bigfoot, distinguished from its famous relative by its apparently distinctive, pungent scent. But is it really true that Shealy has a previously unresearched creature in his sights?

By David Aragorn