Ancient DNA points to where the Black Death began
Medieval villages in northern Kyrgyzstan may have been very close to ground zero. Enlarge (credit: Spyrou et al. 2022) In 1338 and 1339, people were dying in droves in the villages around Lake Issyk-Kul in what’s now northe.....»»
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Here's your chance to win an awesome Gigabyte gaming laptop (G6X 9KG) with a GeForce RTX 4080 and plenty of power to play Black Myth: Wukong......»»
Farmer sentiment reaches lowest levels since 2016 as income expectations weaken
In September, the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer recorded its lowest readings since March 2016. Declining income expectations pushed farmer sentiment down as the barometer fell 12 points to 88, and the Index of Future Expectations.....»»
Research provides new insights into role of mechanical forces in gene expression
The genome inside each of our cells is modeled by tension and torsion—due in part to the activity of proteins that compact, loop, wrap and untwist DNA—but scientists know little about how those forces affect the transcription of genes......»»
High-resolution images of RSV may expose stubborn virus"s weak points
The complex shape of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one hurdle limiting the development of treatments for an infection that leads to hospitalization or worse for hundreds of thousands of people in the United States each year, according to the C.....»»
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Apple silently removes Beddit apps from iOS App Store
It’s been seven years since Apple acquired Beddit, a platform specializing in sleep monitoring. In 2022, the company began phasing out Beddit products by removing them from retail stores. Now Apple has also removed Beddit apps from the iOS App Stor.....»»
Ride-hailing apps reduce racial discrimination impact, new study suggests
Racial discrimination against Black passengers looking to hail rides has been a problem since the taxicab era. A new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering has aimed to find out whether the rise of ride-hailing ap.....»»
Windows 11 September update is giving users a real headache
The September 11 KB5043145 update is causing PCs to display a blue screen of death and other issues. The tech giant is working on a fix......»»
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video in October 2024
Amazon Prime Video's October 2024 lineup includes Challengers, The Legend of Vox Machina season 3, Citadel: Diana, Canary Black, and Killer Cakes......»»
Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say
Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say.....»»
Retracing walrus ivory trade of Viking Age reveals early interactions between Europeans and Indigenous North Americans
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ivory trade routes of the Viking Age. They found that Norse Vikings and Arctic Indigenous peoples were probably meeting and trad.....»»
Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 209
Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 209 people around the Himalayan republic......»»
New Death Stranding 2 clips reveal dynamic Photo Mode, dancing dolls, and more
Kojima Productions revealed new details about Death Stranding 2 this weekend, including a talking doll, a dynamic photo mode, and a dance......»»
Death toll soars in US from storm Helene, North Carolina reeling
The death toll from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 93 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need across the southeastern United States......»»
Hurricane John death toll at least 16: Mexican authorities
The death toll from Hurricane John, which made landfall twice on Mexico's Pacific coast, has risen to at least 16, authorities said Sunday......»»
Jack Black gives Jason Momoa a crafting lesson in new Minecraft Movie clip
Jack Black tries (and fails) to teach Jason Momoa how to craft in the first official clip from next year's A Minecraft Movie......»»
Death toll from Hurricane John hits eight in Mexico
Hurricane John, which made landfall twice on Mexico's Pacific coast, has now left eight people dead, all of them in southern Guerrero state, home to the beachside city of Acapulco, authorities said Saturday......»»
A 20-year struggle for environmental justice—and a public park—in one California city
Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people—mainly Latino, Black and Asian American—with a major Chevron refinery whose pollution has been an ongoing source of conflict.....»»
Saturday Citations: Octopuses as shift supervisors for fish; universe confounds standard model; extremely old cheese
This week, biologists tracked down a mysterious group of orcas near Chile; Hubble spotted a black hole jet that causes stars along its trajectory to erupt; and researchers explained mysterious craters that began appearing in Siberian permafrost in th.....»»
Geologists discover mysterious subduction zone beneath Pacific, reshaping understanding of Earth"s interior
University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth during the age of dinosaurs, challenging existing theories about Earth's interior structure. Located in the East Pacific Rise (a tectonic plate boun.....»»