Look up as the Quadrantid meteor shower puts on a show in the new year

The glue lice use to attach eggs to hair is exceptional at trapping & preserving anything it encases—including high-quality ancient human DNA from the lice’s hosts. Using hair encased in lice glue scientists were able to isolate human DNA from 1,500 to 2,000-year-old mummies in the Andes Mountains

The Quadrantid meteor shower of 2022 peaks today!

2029 Will be the Perfect Year to Launch a Mission to Sedna