Durability, docility genes solve domestic horse origins mystery
Humans tamed horses some 4,200 years ago in the northern Caucasus region of what is today southwestern Russia, a study said Wednesday, solving the centuries-old mystery of where and when the process began that led to today's domesticated equine popul.....»»
Fifty-year mystery of Mars" slow polar ice flow solved
Mars polar ice caps were one of the first Earth-like characteristics identified on Mars. Since the development of film in the 19th Century, researchers expected to see Earth-like activity, such as polar ice flow. Mars, however, doesn't follow expecta.....»»
Wild horse species returns to the Kazakh steppes
After a few hesitant steps following a long flight from Prague, three Przewalski horses galloped off for the first time into the Kazakh steppe—the native habitat of this endangered species......»»
Improved prime editing system makes gene-sized edits in human cells at therapeutic levels
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently enough to be potentially useful for therapeutic applic.....»»
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s release date remains a mystery
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Scientists have traced the origin of the modern horse to a lineage that emerged 4,200 years ago
The horse transformed human history—and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse......»»
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NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Sunday, June 9 (game #364)
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Natalie Portman’s TV debut is an Apple TV+ murder mystery dropping next month
One of the tentpole Apple TV+ releases this summer also happens to be Natalie Portman’s first ever starring TV role. Lady in the Lake, which was first announced over three years ago, will finally hit TV+ next month on July 19. Today new details.....»»
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.....»»
We can’t wait to see this bright orange mystery phone in real life
A new bright orange phone with an unusual feature has been teased online, and we can't wait to see it for real. Here's why......»»
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Watch a 6-axis motor solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a third of a second
Getting an AI to distinguish red from orange was a major challenge. Enlarge / So much depends upon a red puzzle cube, pinned by servo motors, inside Mitsubishi. (credit: Mitsubishi) The last time a human set the world re.....»»
The 17th-century origins of a modern finance tool
In the early 1600s, the officials running Durham Cathedral, in England, had serious financial problems. Soaring prices had raised expenses. Most cathedral income came from renting land to tenant farmers, who had long leases so officials could not eas.....»»
The rise of horse power ~4,200 years ago
All domestic horses living on the planet today, whether racetrack champions, pony-club companions, or heavy draft giants, find their origins in the western Russian steppes of the third millennium BCE. However, the exact chronology of horse domesticat.....»»