Centuries-old shipwrecks found off Singapore
Two centuries-old shipwrecks packed with ceramics and other artifacts have been found off Singapore in a rare discovery that will shed light on the city-state's maritime heritage, archaeologists said Wednesday......»»
Understanding the octopus and its relationships with humans
A new book tracks the human fascination with octopuses across centuries. A giant Pacific octopus shows its colors at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (credit: Monterey Bay Aquarium) While other octopus books study the animal's.....»»
Why These Surfers Want to Restore a Rainforest
In the rainy mountains along Ireland’s west coast, the nonprofit Hometree wants to bring back a temperate rainforest ecosystem that has been gone for centuries......»»
Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe
Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought......»»
Spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride created by helium ion bombardment
National University of Singapore (NUS) physicists have developed a method using a focused beam of helium ions to create arrays of defects in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) that can potentially be used for magnetic sensing applications......»»
Centuries-old teeth could indicate the effectiveness of pandemic quarantines
Italian officials have provided an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the University of South Florida access to the remains of individuals who died from the Black Death, a plague that killed millions of people in the 14th century, to help de.....»»
Anger builds after controlled burn badly damages California sequoias
They are called "the Orphans" and they have stood side by side in what is now Calaveras Big Trees State Park for more than five centuries......»»
Scientists presents a one-step laser synthesis method for fabricating wideband microwave absorption metamaterial
Scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, National Physical Laboratory (U.K.), The University of Manchester (U.K.) and National University of Singapore have developed a new approach, publish.....»»
Google’s language model “NotebookLM” app hits public testing
Instead of Internet knowledge, NotebookLM's chatbot is based on a source document. Enlarge / The lobby of Google's new campus and office in Singapore. (credit: Getty Images) Google has a company-wide mandate to pump out.....»»
Study examines centuries of identity lost because of slavery
Many Americans can trace some lines of their family tree back to the 1600s. However, African Americans descended from enslaved Africans, who began arriving in North America in 1619, lack ancestral information spanning several centuries......»»
Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth. Wednesday may break it.
The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It's the latest in a series of climate-change extremes t.....»»
As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertilizer
It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertilizer from a person's bottom" is finding new favor in Japan as Ukraine's war hikes the price of chemical alternatives......»»
Anthropologist examines nomadic pastoralists in Russia
For centuries, nomadic pastoralists have been moving their livestock with the seasons between camps at the headwaters of the Yenisei River in Tuva in Russia and northern Mongolia. In new research, Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology at The Un.....»»
Deep learning and holographic imaging accelerate the detection and quantification of viral plaques
Viral infections have challenged humanity for centuries. Even with progressive scientific advancements, the struggle against viruses continues, as exemplified by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. In the fight against these viral infections, a variety of.....»»
Two mathematicians explain how building bridges within the discipline helped prove Fermat"s last theorem
On June 23, 1993, the mathematician Andrew Wiles gave the last of three lectures detailing his solution to Fermat's last theorem, a problem that had remained unsolved for three and a half centuries. Wiles' announcement caused a sensation, both within.....»»
Satellite captures carbon dioxide aurora from space
While the night sky, with its display of "northern lights" or auroras, has captivated the attention of scientists and sky gazers for centuries, much less is known about the aurora associated with carbon dioxide until now......»»
Police robots put on permanent patrol at Singapore airport
Singapore’s main international airport is going ahead with the permanent deployment of police robots following a successful trial of the technology......»»
Scientists develop new AI tool for gene discovery in clinical and research settings
Scientists from A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a new tool, named Bambu, which uses artificial intelligence to identify and characterize new genes, enabling an adaptable analysis across various species and samples. With a.....»»
Sharpening Occam"s Razor: A new perspective on structure and complexity
In science, the explanation with the fewest assumptions is most likely to be true. Called "Occam's Razor," this principle has guided theory and experiment for centuries. But how do you compare between abstract concepts?.....»»
Centuries-old sequoias damaged during prescribed burn at California park; one may not survive
Two historic giant sequoias were damaged in a prescribed burn last fall at Calaveras Big Trees State Park—and one of them may not survive, park officials and tree enthusiasts agree......»»
Evolutionary fuel: Researchers study maintenance of an ancient chromosomal inversion
Genetic variation is the ultimate fuel for evolution, says Utah State University evolutionary geneticist Zachariah Gompert. But, over centuries, that fuel reservoir gets depleted in the course of natural selection and random genetic drift......»»