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September stargazing: A second supermoon and partial lunar eclipse
Autumn officially starts in the Northern Hemisphere on September 22 8:44 a.m EDT.
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The tech that changed elections forever
'Television may prove to be one of the greatest aids to self-government ever developed.'
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The ‘forbidden experiment’ is an infamously evil chapter in scientific history
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you?
Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
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Watch the world’s fastest backflipping bug
The globular springtail rotates as much as 368 times per second.
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Mosquitoes can barely see–but a male’s vision perks up when they hear a female
A ‘mosquito flight simulator’ reveals a potential weakness in one species that carries malaria.
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Egyptologists uncover 2,500 year-old observatory full of precise tools
The Temple of Buto’s astronomical facility tracked the sun for religious, political, and agricultural events.
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The coolest technology in the Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar is… analog?
Engineers tapped Swiss watchmakers to help make the Tourbillon unlike any of its predecessors.
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Thawing Alaskan permafrost is unleashing more mercury, confirming scientists’ worst fears
‘It has that sense of a bomb that’s going to go off.’
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Birds have ‘culture.’ Just look at these nests.
Avian architectural choices may be impacted by more than just genes and the environment.
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How starfish lose limbs (on purpose) and survive
A neurohormone similar to one present in humans could help starfish regrow limbs.
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1929: The Graf Zeppelin becomes the first ship to sail around the world—by air
‘Yes, sir, that is my baby!’
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The ‘internet of animals’ could transform what we know about wildlife
Scientists studying migrations, endangered species, and global change are placing tracking devices on thousands of animals that will be monitored by a satellite-based system set to launch next year. If successful, the project could help illuminate the planet’s nonhuman worlds.