Posts by Madeleine Muzdakis

Madeleine Muzdakis

Madeleine Muzdakis is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met and a historian of early modern Britain & the Atlantic world. She holds a BA in History and Mathematics from Brown University and an MA in European & Russian Studies from Yale University. Madeleine has worked in archives and museums for years with a particular focus on photography and arts education. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys hiking, film photography, and studying law while cuddling with her cat Georgia.
Science
August 25, 2022

110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Tracks in Texas Riverbed Emerge as Waters Recede

Drought is a pressing problem across much of the United States at present. Texas, especially, is suffering from extremely dry conditions. This has caused rivers to recede, including the Paluxy River, which runs through the Dinosaur Valley State Park. As the water levels fell, they exposed dramatic 110-million-year-old footprints left by an ancient dinosaur. Dinosaur Valley State Park is located nearby the city of Glen Rose.

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Science
August 19, 2022

Spectacular Gigantic Jets of Upside-Down Lightning Are Being Studied by Scientists

You've probably seen some spectacular bolts of lightning descend from roiling thunder clouds, but did you know that these powerful electrical discharges can also be inverted? Instead of electrifying downward, there is a spectacular phenomenon in which bolts shoot upward from clouds to the lower edges of space. Known as gigantic jets, a recent occurrence in Oklahoma was fortuitously caught on camera by a citizen scientist and registered on scientific devices.

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Animals
August 14, 2022

Scientists Discover That Many Cold-Blooded Creatures Do Not Age

Aging is a scientific puzzle. Every era has its quest—through the elixir of life or botox—to stave off the ravages of time. But the decay of our bodies, known as senescence, seems inescapable. However, not all species share an equal burden of aging. Two new studies in the journal Science suggest that some cold-blooded creatures—reptiles and amphibians—barely age, a trait the U.S. National Institutes of Health is hoping to learn more about.

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Science
August 12, 2022

Researchers Discover World’s Oldest Water in a Mine Nearly 2 Miles Underground

Have you ever thought about how old water is? If not, you are probably in the majority. Water regularly cycles through our atmosphere by evaporating and condensing. The global amount typically remains roughly the same as molecules form and reform. However, some reservoirs of H20 have been isolated from this cyclical process. Researchers from the University of Toronto discovered pools of ancient water in a deep Canadian mine.

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