Hawaii Science Journal

"World's rarest whale found in New Zealand." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 22 December 2024, 1426 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   Sunday, December 22, 2024 View in Browser Enjoy our weekly updates? Sign up for  Smithsonian's  free Daily newsletter to get our best stories each day.   Yes! Send me the Daily newsletter Last week, scientists conducted the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the rarest whale species on Earth.  (New Zealand Department of Conservation)   Scientists Just Dissected the World's Rarest Whale in New Zealand. Here's What They Found Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore la...

"Strange stone found on beach is believed to be a Nenderthal hand ax." Views expressed in this science and technology summary are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 08 December 2024, 1336 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.smithsonianmag.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   Sunday, December 8, 2024 View in Browser Enjoy our weekly updates? Sign up for  Smithsonian's  free Daily newsletter to get our best stories each day.   Yes! Send me the Daily newsletter The hand ax, seen here beside a 20-pence coin, is between 40,000 and 60,000 years old.  (Worthing Museum)   A Little Boy Found a Strange Stone on the Beach. Archaeologists Told Him It Was a Neanderthal's Hand Ax The artifact is now on display at a museum in southern England. Experts say the find is "so rare that most qualified archaeologists would neve...