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Mars Helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ Takes Flight

The Mars Helicopter Ingenuity made the first powered, controlled flight on another planet today. Discover the challenges the flight…

Apr 20, 2021

Mars Helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ Takes Flight

Apr 20, 2021

Origins: Cosmos, Earth and Mankind — A Review

‘Origins: Cosmos, Earth and Mankind’ is a classic work in the Big History movement. Discover how it outlines the evolution of the Universe…

Mar 28, 2021

Mar 28, 2021

Copper Culture in North America is Older than We Thought

The “copper culture” lived near the Great Lakes and was among the world’s first peoples to forge metals. Discover why their culture moved…

Mar 26, 2021

Copper Culture in North America is Older than We Thought

Mar 26, 2021

Lifeless Matter Needs Destruction to Evolve

Lifeless matter could only have evolved into self-replicating molecules by growing more complex. Discover how destruction might make this…

Mar 22, 2021

Lifeless Matter Needs Destruction to Evolve

Mar 22, 2021

Big Bang Afterglow Showing How Galaxies Form

The Big Bang Afterglow is known as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). Discover how combining CMB data with galactic observations is…

Mar 20, 2021

Big Bang Afterglow Showing How Galaxies Form

Mar 20, 2021

‘Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray’ — A Review

Lost in Math is Sabine Hossenfelder’s book challenging physicists’ preference for elegant theories over experimental results. Discover how…

Mar 17, 2021

Mar 17, 2021

Subjective Memories Drive Our Decision-Making

Subjective memories are those vivid, emotional impressions we relive when recalling a past experience. Find out how they affect our…

Mar 16, 2021

Subjective Memories Drive Our Decision-Making

Mar 16, 2021

Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Go Together

Air pollution has a cooling effect on the atmosphere, while greenhouse gases cause global warming. Find out why both emission types must…

Mar 13, 2021

Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Reductions Go Together

Mar 13, 2021

Universe’s Expansion Rate Still Hard to Pin Down

The Universe’s expansion rate, the Hubble constant, is vital to understanding the Cosmos’ origin and fate. Find out how the latest…

Mar 10, 2021

Universe’s Expansion Rate Still Hard to Pin Down

Mar 10, 2021

The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science — A Review

The Canon is a playful book aimed at teaching adults basic science. Find out why the author felt readers needed this book and how it makes…

Mar 9, 2021

The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science — A Review

Mar 9, 2021

David Morton Rintoul

David Morton Rintoul

I write for those who find meaning in discoveries about space, living things, and humanity. I also write content marketing stories for select B2B clients.

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