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Gold bugs: New fossil arthropod preserved in fool"s gold

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod (the group that contains spiders, centipedes, and insects). Besides.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgOct 29th, 2024

Human Origins Look Ever More Tangled with Gene and Fossil Discoveries

Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like Neandertals.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Fossil Human Ancestor ‘Lucy’ Remains Pivotal 50 Years after Discovery

Half a century after its discovery, this iconic fossil remains central to our understanding of human origins.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Smart Tech Would Make Your Office Building Greener

Implementing smart technologies like demand-controlled ventilation could reduce the carbon footprint of office buildings, which contribute over one third of fossil fuel emissions globally.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Trace gas measurements could advance carbon cycle predictions

A novel method for estimating the rate of photosynthesis from land plants reveals that satellite observations—the current gold standard for quantifying terrestrial carbon uptake—underestimate this important metric, a result that could inform and.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Fossil unearthed in Brazil is 237-million-year-old sister-group to Dinosauria

Paleontologist Rodrigo Temp Muller with Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, working with colleagues in Brazil, has confirmed the finding of one of the oldest dinosauromorph fossils ever uncovered in South America......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Resilience over reliance: Preparing for IT failures in an unpredictable digital world

No IT system — no matter how advanced – is completely immune to failure. The promise of a digital ring of steel may sound attractive, but can it protect you against hardware malfunctions? Software bugs? Unexpected environmental conditions? Cybers.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Fossil pollen reveals history of Southern Hemisphere Westerlies

In Bergen, Maaike Zwier analyzed pollen in sediment cores from lakes on Kerguelen Islands and South Georgia. In this way, she can say something about the local climate going back almost 12,000 years. The study is published in the journal Quaternary S.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

24 years later, Pokémon Gold and Silver remain unmatched

Pokémon Silver and Gold released in North America 25 years ago today, and no Pokémon game since has nailed its best feature......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

What is the Oura Ring made from?

Ever wondered what the Oura Ring 4 is made of? It's not made of gold or silver, so what is it made from? Read this guide to find out......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species

The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India's Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Scientists discover one of the Earth"s earliest animals in Australian outback

In the shadow of South Australia's largest mountain range beneath the outback soil lies a fossil record that reveals a rich history of life on Earth. Fossils found at Nilpena Ediacara National Park preserve a pivotal moment in the history of evolutio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

In Denmark, 50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons have been unearthed, a rare discovery

In a village in central Denmark, archaeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 "exceptionally well-preserved" skeletons......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Can carbon credits help close coal plants?

A few dozen kilometers from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal in plants

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Why it"s so hard to kick fossil fuels out of the sports industry

Governments and public relations firms are under pressure to, in UN secretary-general António Guterres's words, stop "fueling the madness" and ban fossil fuel advertising or cut ties with the industry......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Taiwan Makes the Majority of the World’s Computer Chips. Now It’s Running Out of Electricity

Highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, soon to shutter its last nuclear plant, and slow to build out renewables, the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips is heading toward an energy crunch......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

No more bricked iPads: Apple fixes several bugs in iOS, iPadOS, macOS updates

Apple claims it fixed a critical bug that bricked M4 iPads. On Thursday, Apple released the first software updates for its devices since last month's rollout of iOS 18 and macOS S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 5th, 2024

The Pixel 9 Camera is Great, but it’s Definitely not Perfect

A hit and a miss? The post The Pixel 9 Camera is Great, but it’s Definitely not Perfect appeared first on Phandroid. After weeks of using the Pixel 9 and its camera, it’s clear that Google has pretty much preserved a lot of the.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Discovery of 3,775-year-old preserved log supports "wood vaulting" as a climate solution

A new study published in the journal Science suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

iOS 18.0.1 coming soon as Apple preps iPhone and iPad bug fixes

Apple is now testing iOS 18.0.1, according to 9to5Mac analytics. This update will likely include fixes for a few different bugs that iPhone and iPad users have reported experiencing. It comes two and a half weeks after the release of iOS 18 for iPhon.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024