Adhesives

The stone tool was glued into a handle made of liquid bitumen with the addition of 55% ocher. It is no longer sticky and can be handled easily. Credit: Patrick Schmidt Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher level of…

Photo: Geza Farkas (Shutterstock)Amazon is done making an ass of itself, and making snacks out of ass, as the digital marketplace will no longer sell edible donkey meat in California. The online retailer will not allow Californians to buy hundreds of donkey-based snacks listed on the platform as part of a settlement, according to Wired. But don’t worry, you can still buy them in the 49 other states.Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayA quick Amazon search for “ejiao” will result in hundreds of products containing…

Donkeys are a main source of labor in countries like rural South Africa, but the cruel ‘ejiao’ trade has decimated donkey populations in many places that depend on them.Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)Amazon is facing a stampede of protest over third-party vendors being allowed to sell donkey-based products. A few Donkey-based items, remedies, and snacks easily found on the digital marketplace are products of an international, inhumane slaughter of donkeys, and one California-based equine nonprofit wants Amazon to ban…