Until Galileo kick-started modern astronomy in the early 1600s, the record of the sun’s activities was basically blank—or so scientists thought. To shed light on our star’s history, researchers at Kyoto University in Japan have begun to comb through ancient texts. So far they have found dozens of apparent references to sunspots, auroras and […]
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Ancient documents show sunspots, auroras and other solar activity before Galileo
July 1st, 2016 Awake Goy
Beards host less antibiotic-resistant bacteria than shaven face – study
January 22nd, 2016 Awake Goy
The study, published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, examined the faces of 408 healthcare professional with and without facial hair, to reveal that not having a beard actually increased your chances threefold of having Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on their cheeks than men with beards. MRSA is a bacteria that causes mild infections on […]