Egypt pyramid renovation sparks debate
A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, with one expert decrying its "absurdity"......»»
AI startup Synthesia made waves this week on both sides of deepfake debate
Two articles this week highlighted the complex debate around the companies, like Synthesia, creating deepfakes, or synthetic media. Two articles this week highlighted the complex debate around the companies, like Synthesia, creating deepfakes, or.....»»
Researchers use genomes of 241 species to redefine mammalian tree of life
Research led by a team of scientists from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences puts to bed the heated scientific debate regarding the history of mammal diversification as it relates to the extinction of the non-avian di.....»»
Raw milk from farm with no electricity sparks outbreak that nearly killed baby
Raw milk is dangerous for everyone, but especially younger children. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Lukas Schulze) A 10-month-old baby in Tennessee developed a life-threatening condition last year and spent 27 days in the hosp.....»»
Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Appears In The Wild, Sparks Mixed Reaction
A Cybertruck prototype has appeared in the wild, and one Redditor managed to snap a few pictures of it. The design has proven to be even more polarizing. A Cybertruc.....»»
Houzz app adding support for Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone
Apple has been working with multiple partners to expand its Tap to Pay feature, which lets businesses use their iPhones to accept contactless payments. In the US, the popular home renovation platform Houzz has announced support for Apple’s Tap to.....»»
How My AI Image Won a Major Photography Competition
Boris Eldagsen submitted an AI-generated image to a photography contest as a “cheeky monkey” and sparked a debate about AI’s place in the art world.....»»
Explorers found a secret chamber hiding in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Explorers have uncovered the existence of a secret chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Once the tallest human-made structure on Earth, the Great Pyramid … The post Explorers found a secret chamber hiding in the Great Pyramid of Giza appeared.....»»
New look at "Einstein rings" around distant galaxies just got us closer to solving the dark matter debate
Physicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of an invisible substance that we only know about by its indirect effects on the stars and galaxies we can see......»»
Twitter permanently suspended journalist who interviewed Matt Walsh’s hacker
Hacker called Doomed delights as First Amendment debate stokes chaos on Twitter. Enlarge This week, The Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh got hacked, leading a hacker called Doomed to gain unfettered access to his Twit.....»»
Mexico finds 8 sacrificial victims at Gulf coast pyramid
Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were apparently decapitated as part of a ceremony to consecrate a temple......»»
Trendy “raw water” source under bird’s nest sparks diarrheal outbreak
Health officials would like to remind you that drinking untreated water is a bad idea. Enlarge (credit: Getty | Florian Gaertner) Nineteen people fell ill with a diarrheal disease in Montana last year after drinking untr.....»»
New evidence that eastern wolves evolved separately from gray wolves
A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution provides interesting new evidence about the evolution of North American wolves, which has been a subject of debate among conservationists and taxonomists......»»
Arctic"s peak ice cover has shrunk by an area larger than Egypt
Sea ice covered 5.64 million square miles of the Arctic Ocean at the ice's peak extent this year in early March. That's almost 400,000 square miles less than the median coverage level at other March peaks between 1981 and 2010, according to the Natio.....»»
Gruesome cache of severed hands is evidence of trophy-taking in ancient Egypt
Study: The practice may have served as "symbolic currency for status acquisition." Enlarge / Archaeologists have discovered the first physical evidence of the so-called "gold of honor" ceremony in Ancient Egypt, in which the seve.....»»
Aboriginal art and knowledge unlock mystery of fairy circles
Fairy circles—barren patches which make polka-dot patterns in dry and desert areas—were first described by scientists in Namibia in the 1970s, sparking global debate about the phenomenon......»»
Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds
The horse is symbolic of the American West, but when and how domesticated horses first reached the region has long been a matter of historical debate......»»
Researchers use 21st-century methods to record 2,000 years of ancient graffiti in Egypt
Simon Fraser University researchers are learning more about ancient graffiti—and their intriguing comparisons to modern graffiti—as they produce a state-of-the-art 3D recording of the Temple of Isis in Philae, Egypt......»»
Opinion: Teaching the "basics" is critical—but what NZ teachers really want are clear guidelines and expectations
Anyone watching the debate over the National Party's recent curriculum policy announcement could be forgiven for thinking there is a deep divide in education philosophy and best practice in New Zealand. The truth isn't quite that simple......»»
Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball
Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct pachyderm, saying it was meant to fire up public debate about.....»»
Some coastal salt marshes are keeping up with sea level rise—for now
The world's salty, tidal marshes are hotspots of carbon storage and productivity, building up sediments and plant material to stay above sea level. However, as sea level rises at an increasing rate, scientists debate whether it's possible for wetland.....»»