From the NY Times, a calendar of noteworthy events in astronomy or spaceflight. "Never miss an eclipse, a meteor shower, a rocket launch or any other astronomical and space event that's out of this world."
Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago. "A new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals." !!!
Great to be included on this list from The Guardian of "50 of the weirdest, most wonderful corners of the web" with so many other great sites. Thanks, Emma Beddington!
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