One of the most striking features present in the pictures of Argyre Planitia on Mars is the long, wispy tendrils littering the Martian landscape. These tendrils, called as dust devils, are natural dust whirlwinds formed when warm air rises too quickly into cooler air. Occurring both on Mars and Earth, dust devils leave behind stunning tracks in their wake as they make their way through dusty landscapes. Read full article here
Oddities
The Curious Case of the Ancient Brain
In 2008, archaeologists examining the University of York discovered something strange: the decapitated head of an Iron Age man and his very shrivelled but very much intact brain. How a centuries-old brain was preserved is still unknown, but research suggests that it could have been because of brain diseases like dementia. The Yorkshire man’s brain’s proteins were bunched up together, much like how dementia causes brain proteins to bunch up into plaques. This bunching up, or aggregation, could continue even after death, turning regions of the brain into hard masses. Read full article here
Merv
September 30, 2022
