Ancient tree tells chaotic tale of Earth’s magnetic field reversal

[Environment]( [Ancient tree tells chaotic tale of Earth’s magnetic field reversal]( [An ancient kauri tree log from Ngāwhā, New Zealand]( An ancient tree fossil has offered scientists a peek into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The study paints a picture of environmental chaos, influencing everything from an increase in cave paintings to the extinction of the Neanderthals. [Read more]( Special Promotion for New Atlas Readers [Control your home security system from anywhere in the world with Cave]( Being away from home can be exciting, but it can also have you on high-alert, wondering if your home is secure. For a limited time only, get 20% off the Cave Smart Home Starter Kit, the ultimate solution for checking up on your space from anywhere. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Flowcamper puts a price and options on its lodge-like camper van]( [Flowcamper Casper]( Flowcamper had one of the flashier debuts at the CMT Digital show with its all-new Casper, a VW camper van with natural wood interior. The van starts at €52,900 before buyers choose from options that include a pop-up sleeper roof and solar charging. [Read more]( [Science]( [Alternative to opioids found in trio of old antibiotics]( [A combination of three old antibiotics has been found to block nerve pain in mice]( New research led by scientists from UT Southwestern suggests a novel combination of three old antibiotics may be repurposed into an alternative to opiates for a particular kind of nerve pain. [Read more]( [Automotive]( [Gordon Murray reveals wildly audacious T.50s "Niki Lauda" track car]( [The T.50s with three-time Indy 500 winnder Dario Francetti, left, and Gordon Murray, right]( The outrageously innovative T.50 is probably the most remarkable street supercar of the modern age. Now Gordon Murray has announced a track-focused sibling, somehow nearly 15% lighter, that carries the same extreme ideas to their logical conclusion. [Read more]( [Space]( [Dramatic multi-cam video shows Perseverance rover's landing on Mars]( [Mars as seen from Perseverance]( NASA has released a new video that includes historic color, high-resolution footage from multiple cameras on the Mars 2020 spacecraft as it delivered the Perseverance rover to the surface of the Red Planet last week. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [BIG's stepped skyscraper creates green terraces in the sky]( [The Spiral is due to be completed sometime in 2022]( Rising to a height of 1,005 ft and defined by its spiraling green terraces, which twist around its glass form as it rises, The Spiral by BIG is now nearing completion. The ambitious building recently topped out and is slated to open in 2022. [Read more]( [Tiny Houses]( [Micro house on wheels boasts skylight shower and glass roof loft bedroom]( [The Mountain's tiny structure sits on a 13 x 8-ft (3.95 x 2.4-m) trailer base]( CoMak Tiny Homes in Pennsylvania has recently transformed an old mobile hunting cabin into a stunning micro house on wheels. The Mountain is a 150-sq-ft tiny house that boasts star-gazing attributes with a glass roof bedroom and bathroom. [Read more]( [Photography]( [Nikon announces 4K, 1,000-fps video sensor with adaptive exposure]( [Nikon's new 4K, 1,000-fps video sensor]( Nikon cameras have had excellent sensors in them for many years, principally because Sony's been making them. But this new sensor could be a game-changer, with super-slow motion, huge dynamic range, and exposure live-adjusted throughout the image. [Read more]( [Motorcycles]( [Harley-Davidson's Pan America launches assault on the adventure market]( [The 2021 Pan America 1250 is Harley-Davidson's first ever adventure bike]( America's most iconic motorcycle company has taken a brave step forward today, launching a brand-new bike with a brand-new motor into a weather-beaten adventure segment full of tough competitors. But the 150-hp Pan America has some tricks up its sleeve. [Read more]( [Architecture]( [Vincent Callebaut promotes benefits of timber with green development]( [Archiborescence is being developed by Beci + BeCity Group and also involves landscape architecture firm Land'Act]( Vincent Callebaut has unveiled a proposal for a new mixed-use residential development made primarily from timber. Named Archiborescence, it would include lots of greenery and boast sustainability features like solar and wind power. [Read more]( [Music]( [Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster completes Fender's trip into a Parallel Universe]( [Instead of an alder body, the Spark-O-Matic Jazzmaster rocks a mahogany core flanked by chambered ash wings]( With the release of the "Spark-O-Matic" Jazzmaster, Fender has completed its Parallel Universe II line up, an eight model range of limited edition electric guitars that combine elements of different Fender icons to create some interesting oddities. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Lab-grown brain organoids found to mature at same rate as an infant's]( [A new study analyzing the development of lab-grown brain organoids has found some striking similarities to the maturation of human brains in early development]( Scientists at UCLA and Stanford University have carried out a first-of-a-kind analysis of 20-month-old lab-grown brain organoids to find that they had matured much like a human brain, following an internal clock to guide their development. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Panasonic camera projects real-time images onto patients during surgery]( [Diagram of the Medical Imaging Projection System (MIPS)]( Panasonic has developed a new Medical Imaging Projection System that not only tracks changes in the shape and positions of organs in near real-time, but projects the images directly onto the patient as a guide for surgeons during complex operations. [Read more]( [Music]( [Spotify to launch lossless audio streaming tier this year]( [Spotify has revealed that a lossless, CD-quality audio streaming service will be available to its premium subscribers later this year]( Looking to offer a little something extra for the audiophiles in the crowd, Spotify has announced a new streaming tier for high-quality lossless audio called Spotify HiFi, which will be available to Premium subscribers as an optional extra later this year. [Read more]( [Medical]( [Targeting brain cells with light halts epileptic activity in mice]( [Image of the hippocampus in a mouse model of epilepsy, which researchers successfully targeted with light to prevent epileptic activity and its spread to other brain regions]( A research team has demonstrated how using light to target specific brain cells, a technique called optogenetics, might work to tackle epilepsy, by using the approach to prevent seizures in mouse models of the disease. [Read more]( [Mobile Technology]( [Huawei swaps to inward fold for Mate X2 foldable phone]( [The tablet-like screen on the Mate X2 folds inward, there's an extra external display and a Leica four-camera array, plus a selfie cam]( About two years ago, China's Huawei followed Samsung in launching a foldable phone. The Mate X was followed a year later by the similar looking but faster Mate XS, and now the company has launched the Mate X2, which adds another display into the mix. [Read more]( You are receiving this email because you signed up for our daily newsletter at [newatlas.com]( (or [gizmag.com]( before August 2016). [Update profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright New Atlas © 2021