Georgia qvevri clay jar wine UNESCO heritage

Georgia’s clay-jar wine method is UNESCO-listed

Georgia’s traditional method uses clay jars called qvevri to make wine, and it is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Archaeological evidence also places grape growing and wine production in Georgia thousands of years ago.

COVID-19 was linked to extra loss in smell-related brain tissue

0.2%–2% more tissue

A study found that people infected with COVID-19 had more tissue loss in brain regions connected to smell than uninfected people; most infections were mild. The average overall brain effect was equivalent to at least one extra year of normal aging. Researchers do not know whether the changes are temporary or permanent.

An octopus can flash a warning without changing color

Under ⅓ Second

A blue-ringed octopus can reveal its brilliant blue warning rings in less than a third of a second. But it does not need to create new pigment. Tiny muscles uncover reflective structures that were hidden beneath its skin. The rings were there all along—the octopus simply switches them into view.

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Georgia qvevri clay jar wine UNESCO heritage

Georgia’s clay-jar wine method is UNESCO-listed

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