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Burial chamber and grave goods of ancient Egyptian priestess discovered in Asyut

An international team of archaeologists led by Professor Jochem Kahl from Freie Universität Berlin has made an incredible discovery in the necropolis of Asyut, Egypt. Researchers discovered the burial chamber of the ancient Egyptian priestess Idy, d.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 5th, 2024

Oldest direct evidence of hot water activity on Mars found

New Curtin University-led research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the planet may have been habitable at some point in its past......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 17 min. ago

On the trail of an 18th-century master forger: New evidence discovered

A document held in Göttingen University's Faculty of Humanities has been revealed as an 18th century forgery. The document purports to be from 1266, but mentions a church in Pisa that was not built until later. This discovery is the result of resear.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 17 min. ago

Earliest fish-trapping facility in Central America discovered in Maya lowlands

An archaeologist from the University of New Hampshire and her team have collected data which indicates the presence of a large-scale pre-Columbian fish-trapping facility. Discovered in the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary (CTWS), the largest inland we.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 17 min. ago

Ancient fish-trapping network supported the rise of Maya civilization

The Maya were landscape engineers on a grand scale, even when it came to fishing. On the eve of the rise of the Maya civilization, people living in what’s now Belize turned a wh.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News19 hr. 27 min. ago

Fossil discovery reveals giant worm lizard with snail-cracking jaws

An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a skull length of over five centimeters......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 19 min. ago

tRNAs help some mRNAs get lost in translation

Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized and translated into more protein, while directing others to be degraded and limiting how much protein can be made. They publis.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News22 hr. 19 min. ago

Study reveals RNA"s unknown role in DNA damage repair

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech's Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their insights could lead to improved treatments for diseases like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders while chan.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Are fast radio bursts caused by interstellar objects crashing into neutron stars?

Every now and then, astronomers will detect an odd kind of radio signal. So powerful it can outshine a galaxy, but lasting only milliseconds. They are known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). When they were first discovered a couple of decades ago, we had.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Researchers unearth two previously unknown Linux backdoors

ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of two previously unknown Linux backdoors: WolfsBane and FireWood. The goal of the backdoors and tools discovered is cyberespionage that targets sensitive data such as system information, user credent.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city

What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in Syria by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams

The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound. Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dub.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Scientists discover a baby exoplanet ‘just’ 3 million years old

Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Researchers use immersive 3D tech to document and study the human past

Archaeologists from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are revolutionizing the excavation and documentation of ancient sites with cutting-edge 3D immersive technologies......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day

In the amphitheater of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors—but no account of ancient gladiators is complete without its devotees......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

From Houston to the moon: Johnson"s thermal vacuum chamber tests lunar solar technology

Imagine designing technology that can survive on the moon for up to a decade, providing a continuous energy supply. NASA selected three companies to develop such systems, aimed at providing a power source at the moon's South Pole for Artemis missions.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, optimizing themselves along the way for various environm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Algorithm predicts DNA methylation in ancient specimens, providing insight into human evolution

Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient specimens, providing new insights into human evolution. As DNA methylation is a key marker of gene.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

First pairs of white dwarf–main sequence binaries discovered in clusters shine new light on stellar evolution

Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars—"dead" remnants and "living" stars—in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, t.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Ancient DNA sheds light on adaptation of early Europeans at the dawn of the agricultural revolution

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Los Angeles has revealed new insights into h.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Advancements in genomic research reveal alternative transcription initiation sites in thousands of soybean genes

Rosalind Franklin, James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the structure of DNA—that molecular blueprint for life—over 70 years ago. Today, scientists are still uncovering new ways to read it......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024