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Call of the conch: Archaeologists suggest Indigenous Americans used sound to organize local communities

Archaeologists have modeled the auditory range of conch-shell trumpets in the 9th–11th century US Southwest, proposing that the sound was key in the structuring of pre-Columbian Pueblo communities......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekMay 3rd, 2024

The earbuds version of the Sony XM5 headphones are on sale today

Experience the pinnacle of wire-free Sony sound with the WF-1000XM5s, now on sale for $250 at Best Buy! Buy now before the deal ends......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Weakening or collapse of a major Atlantic current has disrupted NZ"s climate in the past—and could do so again

Recent assessments suggest the ocean current known as Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, with collapse a real possibility this century......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

4,000-year-old Cretan hilltop mystifies Greek archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

A big, round, 4,000-year-old stone building discovered on a Cretan hilltop is puzzling archaeologists and threatening to disrupt a major airport project on the Greek tourist island......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

UAW, Ultium Cells reach tentative agreement

The UAW and Ultium Cells have come to a tentative agreement on improvements in wages, health and safety measures after 18 months of negotiation. The agreement serves as a local supplement to the bigger master contract of the Detroit 3......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

iOS 18 finally adds T9 dialling on iPhone

A long-requested feature for Android users switching to iPhone is the addition of T9 dialling. This is a shortcut to dialling phone numbers from your address book, by typing in letters on the keypad. For instance, to call John you’d press 5 6 4.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

AirPods software update will let you refuse a telemarker"s call by shaking your head

Apple is updating the software on AirPods this fall, with Siri Interactions and Voice Isolation among the inbound changes.AirPods will let you shake your head to decline a call without speaking. Handy if you're in an elevator. During Apple's WWDC 202.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Researchers use 3D visualization to predict, prevent hurricane damage

Beginning annually on June 1, hurricane season poses a major threat to Texas coastal communities, causing both physical and financial damage to the areas they hit. This damage can be staggering; when Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017, it cost Galveston $1.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

ISPs ask FCC for tax on Big Tech to fund broadband networks and discounts

USTelecom cites death of discount program in new call for payments from Big Tech. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Aurich Lawson) Internet service providers are again urging the Federal Communications Commission to impose.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Researchers measure the cost of unsustainable industrial fishing on coastal communities—and it"s vast

Shark finning—the practice of removing the fins from a captured shark and discarding the rest, often still alive, back into the ocean—is banned in many countries due to its inhumane and unsustainable nature. However, these fins are highly valued.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

What a bath, taken 1,000 years ago, can tell us about the conflicted English kingdom of the 11th century

On June 8, 1023, 1,001 years ago, King Cnut took a bath. In itself this was not particularly remarkable. Contrary to the image of a ubiquitously grubby middle ages that dominates film and television, there is evidence to suggest that among the upper.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Study results suggest peers are crucial in shaping boys" confidence in math skills

Boys are good at math, girls not so much? A study from the University of Zurich has analyzed the social mechanisms that contribute to the gender gap in math confidence. While peer comparisons seem to play a crucial role for boys, girls' subjective ev.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

States beg insurers not to drop climate-threatened homes

In the coming years, climate change could force Americans from their homes, not just by raising sea levels, worsening wildfires and causing floods—but also by putting insurance coverage out of reach......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is bringing back several fan-favorite features

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will bring back several fan-favorite features, including Classic Prestige progression and a round-ending Best Kill clip......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 could change the first-person shooter forever

We got a comprehensive look at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, including its genre-changing new movement system......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska

Five hundred years ago, in a mountain-rimmed ocean fjord in southeast Alaska, Tlingit hunters armed with bone-tipped harpoons eased their canoes through chunks of floating ice, stalking seals near Sít Tlein (Hubbard) glacier. They must have glanced.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

Will food chains break as seasons become more unpredictable?

"There are really four dimensions," begins the narrator of The Time Machine, H. G. Wells's classic Victorian adventure novel. "Three which we call the three planes of space and a fourth, time." Humans cannot help but think of time as somehow differen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Records of Pompeii"s survivors have been found—archaeologists are starting to understand how they rebuilt their lives

On Aug. 24, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, shooting over 3 cubic miles of debris up to 20 miles (32.1 kilometers) in the air. As the ash and rock fell to Earth, it buried the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Lawmakers call for the ban of 2 Chinese suppliers to Ford, Volkswagen

Lawmakers send letters that allege suppliers use forced labor along their supply chain......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Basic income can double global GDP while reducing carbon emissions, analysis suggests

Giving a regular cash payment to the entire world population has the potential to increase global gross domestic product (GDP) by 130%, according to a new analysis published June 7 in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability. Researchers suggest that.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Perturbations simplify the study of "super photons"

Thousands of particles of light can merge into a type of "super photon" under suitable conditions. Physicists call such a state a photon Bose-Einstein condensate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024