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Cutlery and other artifacts were traded throughout France during the Stone Age Jacques Descloitres/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team Some 7,000 years ago, long knives, bracelets, and…
bias: a tendency to hold a particular point of view or preference in favor of something, a group of things, or a choice of things. Scientists…
Although not everything is gothic and theatrical, darkness inevitably arrives. As October comes to an end, the clock hands turn back, leading to sunset before 5pm.…
The TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of the social giant, is a unique destination. It offers a variety of digital marketplaces selling everything from cat costumes…
Esna is a city located approximately 60 km south of Egypt’s ancient capital Luxor. Several priests man the sacred pier that houses the temple of Khnum,…
Dietary treatments with pistachios, a bioavailable source of xanthophyll lutein, are effective in increasing macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in healthy adults, according to a new…
A NASA astronaut was taken to a hospital with unexplained medical problems shortly after returning to Earth from a nearly eight-month mission aboard the International Space…
Complete skeletal remains of “Wellman” Eiji Hojem, NTNU University Museum Researchers now believe they have identified the remains of a Norwegian story written more than 800…
Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor of the chopper NASA/JPL-California Institute of Technology NASA is moving forward with plans to send another helicopter to Mars. The spacecraft…
Fraud can fool AI modelsWong Yu Liang/Getty Images Large-scale language models (LLMs) that power chatbots are increasingly being used to defraud humans, but chatbots themselves can…
Paleontologists have recovered a fossilized jaw fragment and three isolated bones from a relatively large (by Late Cretaceous standards) new species of Metatheria in the Williams…
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO During its short lifetime, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) forever changed our understanding of the universe. It has gazed upon planets, stars, galaxies, and black holes, revealing a treasure trove of celestial delights. JWST, a collaborative effort involving tens of thousands of scientists over decades, showcases the remarkable
1912 photo of Marie Curie working in her laboratory in Paris Universal History Archive/Getty Images elements of marie curie Dava Sobel (Fourth Estate, UK; Globe Atlantic,…
A small soft lithium-ion battery made from water droplets oxford university The smallest soft lithium-ion battery ever made consists of just three tiny droplets formed from…
When presented with mealworms for lunch, many of us might immediately feel repulsed. However, researchers are finding that insect proteins have several benefits if consumed. This…
When it comes to balancing on one foot, it may seem like a simple task, but it could actually indicate more than you think. Recent research…
Excitement in the world of mathematics has been sparked by a significant discovery. The previous record for the largest prime number has been surpassed. A prime…
In 2000, archaeologists discovered the remains of three ancient elephants and 87 stone tools dating from 300,000 to 400,000 years ago at Pampore in India’s Kashmir…
The El Niño Southern Oscillation, characterized by irregular shifts between unusually warm (El Niño) and cold (La Niña) conditions, has existed for at least 250 million…
Paleontologists say they have discovered the first fossil of an Australian sawfly species. Baladi Waru discovered at McGrath Flat in central New South Wales. Baladi Waru.…
V404 Cygnus, an X-ray binary star that hosts a low-mass black hole, has a wide echelon with a tertiary companion at least 3,500 astronomical units (AU)…
Armenian archaeologists have discovered the remains of an early Christian church in the ruins of the ancient city of Artaxata. Preliminary reconstruction of the early Christian…
Nocturnal Bat (noctiluca) Red blood cells change during hibernation Paul Hobson/naturepl.com Bats change their red blood cells during hibernation, making them thicker and harder. If we…
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Staphylococcus epidermidis can enter the body through skin woundsScott Kamazin/Alamy A patch that zaps the skin with electrical pulses can be used before and after surgery…
New batteries could be assembled from materials from Mars NASA When forced into small cracks, water can be used in unexpected ways. A new battery design…
Debris from the 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii Rick Bowmer/Associated Press/Alamy Wildfires in the western United States aren’t just getting bigger. They are also growing faster,…
A compound called pyrene has been detected in a molecular cloud in the constellation Taurus.ESO A complex form of carbon important to life on Earth has…
york minster, york, yorkshire, england, united kingdom Neil Clarke/Rober Sarding/Alamy I recently returned to my hometown of York, a small city in the north of England.…
How-to enthusiasts tend to talk about creativity as if it has a fixed purpose. What we know from the beginning eventually becomes a novel, a symphony,…
The chandelier recalls the microphone rigs used to capture recordings Leon Chew, The Call, Holly Herndon, Matt Dryhurst and Sub, Serpentine, 2024 The Call Holly Herndon…
Grebes spend three weeks testing FastRig sailsNTS/Smart Green Shipping A tanker typically used to transport nuclear waste around the world is testing a new aluminum sail…
Greenhouse gas emissions are still on the riseWeisen Hayashi/Getty Images As the world emerges from lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries are seeking climate-friendly…
Have you ever shaken your head to check for any injuries after a strong impact? This movement, known as a “shake,” can actually be a significant…
Michael Pitman, an assistant professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong specializing in dinosaur research, expressed his excitement about a recent breakthrough in finding dinosaur…
Betelgeuse, also known as Alpha Orionis or Alpha Ori, is the second closest red supergiant star to Earth. From November 2019 to March 2020, the star…
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The trajectories of theropod dinosaurs could be used as indirect evidence of pre-avian aerial behavior, according to a new study. The animals in charge are Dromaeosauriformipes…
Using the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrometer (GMOS) on the Gemini North Telescope at the NSF International Gemini Observatory, operated by NOIRLab, astronomers have detected NGC 1270 and…
