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Snakes Usually Undulate For Propulsion, But Flying Snakes Like Chrysopelea Paradisi, The Paradise Tree Snake, Which Normally Live In The Trees Of S And SE Asia, According To A New Study, Undulate For Flight Stability. And How Far They Fly Depends On Their Launch Height. This Knowledge May Be Important For Developing Aerial Snake-Like Robots.

Norway, To Preserve The Buried And Fast Degrading Viking Ships, Has Decided To Quickly Launch The First Viking Ship Excavation Since 1904 (About A Century). The Excavation Will Help Understand The Ships Themselves And The Historic Era As A Whole. 8th And 11th Century Viking Kings And Dignitaries Are Often Buried With Ships Hoisted Ashore.

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Scientists May Have Observed, For The First Time In Dolphins, A Behaviour That Is Only Sometimes Observed In Non-Human Animals Like primates. And That Is The Ability Of Dolphins To Learn From Their Peers. In This Case, To Trap Their Preys In Empty Shells (Shelling)— A Skill That Is Not Learned From Their Parents Or Elders. Smart!

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The House Representative Democrats Passed A Bill On Friday, 6/26/2020, To Make Washington, D.C. The 51st U.S. State. Washington, D.C Pays More Federal Taxes Than 22 States And Has A Population Of ~700,000 People, Which Is Larger Than Wyoming Or Vermont. The Bill, However, Is Seen By Some To Be Dead On Arrival In The Republican-Held Senate.

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Victoria Gray, Age 34, The First Person Treated In The USA With The Gene-Editing Tool Called CRISPR, Is Showing Positive Signs A Year After Her Treatment, Which Comprises Infusing Billions Of Genetically Modified Cells Into Her Body By Doctors. This Appears To Be Alleviating Virtually All Complications Of Her Sickle Cell Disease Disorder.

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NASA Honored Its First Black Female Engineer, And One Of The 3 Black Women, Mary Jackson, Depicted In the Movie, The Hidden Figures. The Agency Did This By Naming Its Headquarters (HQ) In Washington, D.C After Her. NASA Also, In 2019, Renamed The Street In Front Of The HQ The ‘Hidden Figures Way” To Commemorate The Trio’s Achievements.

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Jessi Combs Has Been Named The Fastest Woman On Land By Guinness World Records. She Broke The ~44-Year-Record Of 512.71 MPH, Held By Kitty O’Neil In 1976, With A Of Speed 522.783 MPH, Piloting The North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger Across Oregon’s Alvord Desert On 08/27/2019. Unfortunately, She Lost Her Life Doing This.

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A Recent Study Shows That Plants Can Absorb Nanoplastics Via Their Roots. And The Plastics Could Block The Roots From Properly Absorbing Water; Prevent Plants From Growing Properly And Harming Seedling Development; Alter The Genetic Makeup Of Plants, Making It Impossible To Resist Disease. It’s Also Concerning Because We Eat Plants.

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The Largest Ancient Monument, In Britain, Was Discovered Near Stonehenge Using Geophysical Remote Sensing Technology And Sampling. The Structure, A 20 Ring Shaft, Is Suggested To Have Been Excavated By Neolithic People More Than 4,500 Years Ago. The Monument Is A 2km Circle Of Large Shafts Measuring More Than 10m In Diameter And 5m Deep.

The Volto Santo De Lucca, An 8-Foot-Tall Wooden Crucifix In The Cathedral Of San Martino in Lucca, Italy, Is Said To Be The Oldest Surviving Wooden Carving In Europe, Surviving More Than A 1,000 Years. The Relic, Probably Carved By Nicodemus, Is Also Said To Be One Of The True Icons Of Jesus Christ,” Comparable To The Shroud Of Turin.

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