A micropaleontology manuscript written "on the barricades"
In the course of the younger Tertiary, a sea spread over the territory of Europe up to the Black and Caspian seas, whose outcrop, the Eastern Paratethys, connected with the Indian Ocean approximately in the area of Iran. Together with the Mediterrane.....»»
Saturday Citations: Will they or won"t they? A black hole binary refuses to merge. Plus: Vestigial eyeballs
It's been a long, eight-day leap week, and this weekend, I'm spending my free time working on the manuscript for my style guide for science writers, "How to Effectively Split an Infinitive.".....»»
Climate extremes in Australia: New report analyzes major events of 2023
Scientists and researchers at the ARC Center of Excellence for Climate Extremes have today released "The State of Weather and Climate Extremes 2023" report. The report, co-written by more than 30 of Australia's leading climate scientists, including m.....»»
First-of-its-kind study analyzes digital mourning practices of gang-affiliated youth
A new paper co-written by Desmond Upton Patton, a professor at Penn's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) and Penn's Annenberg School for Communication, explores the role of images in the online grieving practices of gang-affiliated Black youth......»»
Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge
Tips and tricks for making Microsoft leave you alone while you use your PC. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) I've written before about my nostalgia for the Windows XP- or Windows 7-era "clean install," when.....»»
Belgian researchers provide a strong boost to sustainable agriculture
Much has been written about the European Climate law and the European Nitrate Directive. Besides social concerns, drastically reducing greenhouse gases by 2030 and structurally lowering the use of nitrogen in agriculture poses significant challenges......»»
Unveiling the Z Library and Its Counterparts: A Comprehensive Guide
An electronic library, also recognized as Z Library, is a web-based repository that compiles a wide variety of audio, video, and written materials, granting 24/7 access to the digital realm of literacy. The free-to-use digital library primarily cater.....»»
AI-written dating app bios are all the rage. Is romance dead?
37 percent of UK dating app bios are written by AI. What does that mean for romance and the future of dating? Can we really be authentic when we're relying on ChatGPT? Dating apps are now the go-to method for finding love – almost one fif.....»»
Written accounts reveal how sexual assault claims were dealt with in the Middle Ages
Written testimonies from the medieval period show sexual assault being successfully reported to the authorities, despite legal, social and even family obstacles. This took place, we must remember, in a society which had next to nothing by way of fore.....»»
New evidence of independent written language on Easter Island before arrival of Europeans
A team of philologists, chemists, environmental physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found evidence of an undeciphered script on wooden tablets created on Easter Island that represents an independent writing.....»»
CardPointers helps you maximize your credit card rewards, now on Vision Pro [Save 50%]
I’ve written before about how CardPointers is one of my favorite apps, making it super easy to maximize credit card rewards, offers, promotions, and more. Now, CardPointers is available on Vision Pro, with a very clever AutoPilot feature. CardP.....»»
Expert says multistate foodborne illness outbreaks impact restaurant stock price, public perception
As demand for food from restaurants soars in the U.S., so does the importance of understanding the impacts of foodborne illness outbreaks. A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign expert in food marketing and food policy fi.....»»
Screen Time is broken
Last month I wrote about two features that I consider missing from Apple’s Screen Time parental controls. In retrospect, what I should have written is how Screen Time is broken. I thought the next software update would fix things. more….....»»
Someone finally cracked the “Silk Dress cryptogram” after 10 years
What does "Bismarck Omit leafage buck bank" mean to you? Enlarge / “Paul Ramify loamy event false new event” was one of the lines written on two sheets of paper found in a hidden pocket. (credit: Sara Rivers Cofield).....»»
It turns out NASA’s Mars helicopter was much more revolutionary than we knew
Ingenuity packed more computing power than all other NASA deep space missions combined. Enlarge / An image from Ingenuity, looking down at the surface of Mars. That's its shadow. (credit: NASA/JPL) Much has been written.....»»
Following lawsuit, rep admits “AI” George Carlin was human-written
Creators still face "name and likeness" complaints; lawyer says suit will continue. Enlarge / A promotional image cited in the lawsuit uses Carlin's name and image to promote the Dudsey podcast and special. The estate o.....»»
Learning to read in another language is tough: How Namibian teachers can help kids
In a classroom in Namibia's northern Oshikoto region, a teacher has written English vocabulary words on the chalkboard. She asks her learners to read them aloud. When they stumble with pronunciation, she corrects them. She also helps the youngsters t.....»»
Flipping the BEC funnel: Phishing in the age of GenAI
For years, phishing was just a numbers game: A malicious actor would slap together an extremely generic (and usually poorly-written) email and fire it out to thousands of recipients in the hope that a few might take the bait. Over time, however, as s.....»»
A princess"s psalter recovered? Pieces of a 1,000-year-old manuscript found
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: A number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. The original manuscript may have belonged to a princess who fled England after.....»»
New study shows Small Magellanic Cloud is actually two smaller galaxies
A large international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has found evidence showing that the Small Magellanic Cloud is not a single galaxy—it is actually two, one behind the other. The group has written a paper describing their work and posted.....»»
StopTheMadness Pro launches as a powerful Safari extension to help you ‘take back your web browser’
We’ve written before about StopTheMadness, a powerful Safari extension designed to improve the experience of browsing the web. Now, developer Jeff Johnson is out with StopTheMadness Pro, the next-generation of the Safari extension for iPhone, iPad,.....»»