19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers
sciencenews.org
May 25, 2023
1 min read

19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers,Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer’s yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer.
19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers
Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer’s yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer.
Tags: Science News sciencenews.org
Related News & Content
-
A Ranking Of Movie Monsters We Want To Be Afraid Of But Can’t Actually See Due To Poorly-Lit Action Scenes
A Ranking Of Movie Monsters We Want To Be Afraid Of But Can't Actually See Due To Poorly-Lit Action Scenes,Maybe I just need my eyes checked? Tags: action adventure amazon prime video buzzfeed buzzfeed.com HBO Max horror hulu Movies netflix peacock Sci fi thriller TV Tv shows TVAndMovies -
Bank fears escalate as Wall Street wonders: Who’s next?
Bank fears escalate as Wall Street wonders: Who’s next?,The week-old banking crisis showed no signs of concluding Thursday, as European banking behemoth Credit Suisse continued to flirt with a disaster of its own making. Tags: bank failures banking banking institutions BUSINESS cnn.com companies consumer banking continents and regions Credit Suisse Group domestic alerts domestic business economic indicators economy and economic indicators economy and trade finance and investments financial markets and investing iab business iab business and finance iab business banking and finance iab consumer banking iab economy iab financial industry iab industries iab personal finance iab personal investing iab stocks and bonds international alerts international business North America securities trading silicon valley bank stock indexes stock markets The Americas united states wall street -
The best European holiday destinations to travel to by train from London
The best European holiday destinations to travel to by train from London,From much-loved French favourites to newly-launched routes to Germany, here are some of the best European cities you can travel to by train from London Tags: Austria travel Belgium travel European rail travel France travel independent.co.uk Internal Italy Travel Spain Travel -
Unreleased electric Cadillac SUV spotted being tested in the US [Video]
Unreleased electric Cadillac SUV spotted being tested in the US [Video],A new compact electric SUV is due out from Cadillac later next year to join its expanding EV lineup. New... Tags: cadillac Electrek electrek.co -
Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search
Trump case assigned to judge who faced criticism over her ruling in his favor in Mar-a-Lago search,The historic federal criminal case against former President Donald Trump has been assigned to a judge he appointed who faced blistering criticism over her earlier pro-Trump handling of a search warrant in his case Tags: Aileen Cannon amy coney barrett AP Atlanta Brett Kavanaugh Colombia Cuba Duke University fbi independent.co.uk Justice Department mar a lago miami more ponzi scheme president Senate Judiciary Committee Spanish Supreme Court trump University of Michigan Washington -
It’s Summer Vacation Season, So People Who Live In Popular Travel Spots Are Sharing The “Biggest Mistake” Tourists Constantly Make
It's Summer Vacation Season, So People Who Live In Popular Travel Spots Are Sharing The "Biggest Mistake" Tourists Constantly Make,"You would not believe how common it is for people to end up at the wrong airport and only figure it out at the security gate." Tags: buzzfeed buzzfeed.com flipped others Travel -
Bellroy intros new all-in-one officemate caddies for MacBook and the rest of your daily carry
Bellroy intros new all-in-one officemate caddies for MacBook and the rest of your daily carry,Bellroy is now looking to neatly store your business kit this summer with its new Laptop Caddy MacBook sleeve. Tags: 9to5Toys 9to5toys.com Bellroy mac accessories News -
Which Summer Food Do You Embody?
Which Summer Food Do You Embody?,There's nothing better than a snow cone in the summer. Tags: BuzzFeed Community buzzfeed.com com edit community Editorial fallback android fallback ios Food food tasty personalityquiz updated 1685999133 -
Scarlett Johansson is a full-fledged Disney adult despite that lawsuit
Scarlett Johansson is a full-fledged Disney adult despite that lawsuit,Scarlett Johansson may have sued Disney in 2021 for breach of contract, but the "Black Widow" star still is -- and always has been -- a full-fledged Disney adult. (A Disney adult can be defined in many ways depending on one's level of fandom, but the term tends to refer to a grown person that is a dedicated Disney fan.) Tags: Arts and entertainment Celebrities cnn.com companies domestic alerts domestic entertainment fantasy (genre) genres (arts and entertainment) iab business and finance iab entertainment iab entertainment industry iab fantasy iab genres iab industries iab movies international alerts international entertainment Movies Scarlett Johansson Walt Disney Company -
Why experts recommend ditching racial labels in genetic studies
Why experts recommend ditching racial labels in genetic studies,Racial labels don’t explain biological and genetic diversity but do cause stigma. They belong “in the dustbin of history,” a panel of experts says. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu
A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu,A sample from Ryugu collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft contains uracil, a component of RNA, which is found in all living cells. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Chia seedlings verify Alan Turing’s ideas about patterns in nature
Chia seedlings verify Alan Turing’s ideas about patterns in nature,New experiments confirm that complex patterns in plants emerge from a model proposed by mathematician Alan Turing. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Freshwater leeches’ taste for snails could help control snail-borne diseases
Freshwater leeches’ taste for snails could help control snail-borne diseases,A freshwater leech species will eat snails, raising the possibility that leeches could be used to control snail-borne diseases that infect humans and livestock. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Here’s what we know about upcoming vaccines and antibodies against RSV
Here’s what we know about upcoming vaccines and antibodies against RSV,New vaccines and monoclonal antibodies may be available this year to fend off severe disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Science explains why shouting into the wind seems futile
Science explains why shouting into the wind seems futile,Sending a sound upwind, against the flow of air, makes the sound louder due to an acoustical effect called convective amplification. Sound sent downwind is quieter. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Scientists may have found an antidote for death cap mushrooms
Scientists may have found an antidote for death cap mushrooms,A dye countered the effects of a mushroom toxin in human cells and mice. If the antidote does the same in people, it has potential to save lives. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they need dance lessons
Honeybees waggle to communicate. But to do it well, they need dance lessons,Young honeybees can’t perfect waggling on their own after all. Without older sisters to practice with, youngsters fail to nail distances. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Chia seedlings verify Alan Turing’s ideas about patterns in nature
Chia seedlings verify Alan Turing’s ideas about patterns in nature,New experiments confirm that complex patterns in plants emerge from a model proposed by mathematician Alan Turing. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Planets without stars might have moons suitable for life
Planets without stars might have moons suitable for life,Thanks to gravitational squeezing by their host planets, some moons of rogue planets could stay warm for over a billion years, simulations suggest. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record
Newfound bat skeletons are the oldest on record,The newly identified species Icaronycteris gunnelli lived about 52.5 million years ago in what is now Wyoming and looked a lot like modern bats. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Ultrasound allows a chemotherapy drug to enter the human brain
Ultrasound allows a chemotherapy drug to enter the human brain,An early-stage clinical trial demonstrates a technique for getting a powerful chemotherapy drug past the usually impenetrable blood-brain barrier. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
In one lake deep under Antarctica’s ice, microbes feast on ancient carbon
In one lake deep under Antarctica’s ice, microbes feast on ancient carbon,Microorganisms living in a lake beneath the ice sheet in West Antarctica feed on ocean carbon that was deposited 6,000 years ago. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers
19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers,Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer’s yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
A volcano on Venus was spotted erupting in decades-old images
A volcano on Venus was spotted erupting in decades-old images,A new look at old data reveals an eruption on Venus in the 1990s that was probably similar to Hawaii’s Kilauea eruption in 2018. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Mathematicians have finally discovered an elusive ‘einstein’ tile
Mathematicians have finally discovered an elusive ‘einstein’ tile,After half a century, mathematicians succeed in finding an ‘einstein,’ a shape that forms a tiled pattern that never repeats. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Venus has almost 50 times as many volcanoes as previously thought
Venus has almost 50 times as many volcanoes as previously thought,Where are there NOT volcanoes on Venus? A new map of the planet unveils a veritable volcanic bonanza. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
A graphene “tattoo” could help hearts keep their beat
A graphene “tattoo” could help hearts keep their beat,A proof-of-concept electronic heart tattoo relies on graphene to act as an ultrathin, flexible pacemaker. In rats, it treated an irregular heartbeat. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency is ending. What does that mean?
The U.S. COVID-19 public health emergency is ending. What does that mean?,The declaration, made early in the pandemic, made tests, vaccines and treatments free to all. On May 11, the proclamation ends. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
The first radiation belt outside the solar system has been spotted
The first radiation belt outside the solar system has been spotted,Encircling a Jupiter-sized body about 18 light-years from Earth, the radiation belt is 10 million times as bright as the ones around Jupiter. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
In mice, anxiety isn’t all in the head. It can start in the heart
In mice, anxiety isn’t all in the head. It can start in the heart,Scientists used optogenetics to raise the heartbeat of a mouse, making it anxious. The finding could offer a new angle for studying anxiety disorders. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
U.S. cases of a deadly fungus nearly doubled in recent years
U.S. cases of a deadly fungus nearly doubled in recent years,Though numbers are still small, clinical cases of Candida auris in the jumped 95 percent from 2020 to 2021, a CDC survey finds. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Scientists have now recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses
Scientists have now recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses,The data reveal some unexpected patterns, though it’s too early to know how octopus brains control the animals’ behavior, a new study finds. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Hibernating bears don’t get blood clots. Now scientists know why
Hibernating bears don't get blood clots. Now scientists know why,People who sit still for hours have an increased risk of blood clots, but hibernating bears and people with long-term immobility don’t. A key clotting protein appears to be the reason why. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Thawing permafrost may unleash industrial pollution across the Arctic
Thawing permafrost may unleash industrial pollution across the Arctic,As the frozen ground warms due to climate change, industrial pollutants could flow free from thousands of sites across the Arctic. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
In one lake deep under Antarctica’s ice, microbes feast on ancient carbon
In one lake deep under Antarctica’s ice, microbes feast on ancient carbon,Microorganisms living in a lake beneath the ice sheet in West Antarctica feed on ocean carbon that was deposited 6,000 years ago. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Willful ignorance can actually be helpful in some cases
Willful ignorance can actually be helpful in some cases,The former East German secret police, the Stasi, spied on people for years. But when given access to the Stasi files, most people didn’t want to read them, researchers found. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Two scientists’ trek showed how people of Chaco Canyon may have hauled logs
Two scientists’ trek showed how people of Chaco Canyon may have hauled logs,By carrying a log with the aid of head straps called tumplines, the duo demoed how people may have hauled timbers to Chaco about 1,000 years ago. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Where does plastic go when we’re done with it?
Where does plastic go when we’re done with it?,Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the ubiquity of microplastics in food, water, air and the body. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Here are the Top 10 threats to the survival of civilization
Here are the Top 10 threats to the survival of civilization,These aren’t just movie scenarios. From aliens and asteroids to pandemics, war and climate change, civilization as we know it is at risk. Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Comb jellies have a bizarre nervous system unlike any other animal
Comb jellies have a bizarre nervous system unlike any other animal,A 3-D map of the comb jelly “nerve net” reveals fused neurons that lack the space, or synapses, most neurons use to communicate. Did it evolve independently? Tags: Science News sciencenews.org -
Aniplus Café Bringing ‘Spy x Family’ Elegance To Singapore This June
Aniplus Café Bringing 'Spy x Family' Elegance To Singapore This June,Starting 12 June, Aniplus café will play host to a 'Spy x Family' collaboration event with themed menu offerings, merchandise, and more. Tags: Anime Aniplus Cafe comics Food Geek Bits Geek Culture geekculture.co Singapore SPY x FAMILY Spy x Family Part 2 -
‘Street Fighter 6’ Has Surpassed 1 Million Players Within First 3 Days
'Street Fighter 6' Has Surpassed 1 Million Players Within First 3 Days,'Street Fighter 6' is brawling its way to success, as Capcom has announced a total of one million players over its first three days. Tags: Games Geek Bits Geek Culture geekculture.co street fighter Street Fighter 6 -
‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ Sets 23 August Release On Disney+
‘Star Wars: Ahsoka' Sets 23 August Release On Disney+,Disney+ has released a new TV spot announcing the exact release date for 'Star Wars: Ahsoka', now due to arrive on 23 August. Tags: Disney Geek Bits Geek Culture geekculture.co Movies Rosario Dawson Star Wars Ahsoka tv -
What local asset managers are buying – and selling – in this tough market | Business
What local asset managers are buying - and selling - in this tough market | Business,Some local asset managers are offloading high-performing stocks in anticipation of tough times. They are returning to safe havens like bonds, gold, and resilient companies. Tags: allan gray asset managers Business equities investments news24.com ninety one old mutual investment group -
John Wick Director Says Halle Berry Wants To Come Back
John Wick Director Says Halle Berry Wants To Come Back,Chad Stahelski suggests that Berry could come back in a "satellite" film. Tags: gamespot.com Keycat Keytags -
John Wick Director Says AI Is A Real Concern For Hollywood Writers
John Wick Director Says AI Is A Real Concern For Hollywood Writers,"I think the writers are doing the absolute right thing right now by bringing this up." Tags: gamespot.com Keycat Keytags -
The Flash Review – Fast-Paced Fun At First, But Runs Out Of Steam
The Flash Review - Fast-Paced Fun At First, But Runs Out Of Steam,It starts off as a fun time-travel adventure, and ends as a bizarre half-hour cacophony of ugly CGI. Tags: gamespot.com Keycat Keytags -
As Smoke Fills the Sky, Google’s New AI Gives Wildly Inaccurate Info on Air Quality
As Smoke Fills the Sky, Google's New AI Gives Wildly Inaccurate Info on Air Quality,Asked to provide accurate air quality index (AQI) information, Google's AI-powered search tool offered incorrect and conflicting answers. Tags: Artificial Intelligence Futurism futurism.com -
The Stars of 1993's 'What’s Love Got to Do With It' and The Real-Life People They Depict
The Stars of 1993's 'What’s Love Got to Do With It' and The Real-Life People They Depict,From Angela Bassett as Tina Turner to Jenifer Lewis as the singer's mother, here's a look at all the actors who played these real-life people in honor of the film's 30th anniversary Tags: movies people people.com ppl -
Tom Cruise Pokes Fun at His Running in 'Mission: Impossible' Movies for Global Running Day
Tom Cruise Pokes Fun at His Running in 'Mission: Impossible' Movies for Global Running Day,Tom Cruise shared a GIF of himself dashing across the screen as Ethan Hunt in the latest 'Mission: Impossible' movie, in theaters July 12, on social media Wednesday as he celebrated Global Running Day Tags: movies people people.com ppl -
Chrissy Metz Teases Possible Future 'This Is Us' Movie Reunion: 'Everybody Wants to See It'
Chrissy Metz Teases Possible Future 'This Is Us' Movie Reunion: 'Everybody Wants to See It',Chrissy Metz teased that a 'This Is Us' movie reunion could happen in the future, and she said she would be 'down' to take part Tags: movies people people.com ppl
Tags: Science News sciencenews.org