How an ancient society in the Sahara Desert rose and fell with groundwater
With its low quantities of rain and soaring high temperatures, the Sahara Desert is often regarded as one of the most extreme and least habitable environments on Earth. While the Sahara was periodically much greener in the distant past, an ancient so.....»»
Ancient Maya DNA shows male kids were sacrificed in pairs at Chichén Itzá
Twins play an auspicious role in Maya mythology, most notably in the Popol Vuh. Enlarge / Detail from the reconstructed stone tzompantli, or skull rack, at Chichén Itzá, evidence of ritual human sacrifice. (credit: Christina Wa.....»»
NASA"s Perseverance fords an ancient river to reach science target
Originally thought of as little more than a route clear of rover-slowing boulders, Neretva Vallis has provided a bounty of geologic options for the science team......»»
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos
When it comes to the ocean's response to global warming, we're not in entirely uncharted waters. A UC Riverside study shows that episodes of extreme heat in Earth's past caused the exchange of waters from the surface to the deep ocean to decline......»»
Discovery of microfossil in China from the 518-million-year-old Qingjiang biota sheds light on adaptive evolution
Microbial sulfate reduction dating back to the Paleoarchean plays a crucial role in driving global carbon and sulfur cycles in ancient and modern Earth. Over 150 species of sulfate reducers from bacterial and archaeal phyla have been identified acros.....»»
Study: Climate change drove the route shift of the ancient Silk Road in two distinct ways
Climate change has convincingly been linked to the evolution of human civilization on different temporal scales. In a recent study published in the journal Science Bulletin, researchers note that the role of climate change in influencing spatial chan.....»»
Researchers publish first-of-its kind scorpion genome
A team of researchers at UConn, in collaboration with Carlos Santibanez-Lopez at Western Connecticut State University, have generated the first chromosome-level genome of the desert hairy scorpion—an iconic inhabitant of the Mojave and Sonoran dese.....»»
Analyses show ancient Syrian diets resembled the modern "Mediterranean diet"
Thousands of years ago, people in ancient Syria likely ate mostly grains, grapes, olives and a small amount of dairy and meat—similar to today's "Mediterranean diet," according to a study published June 12 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Ben.....»»
A mountainous mystery uncovered in South Australia"s pink sands
Deposits of deep-pink sand washing up on South Australian shores shed new light on when the Australian tectonic plate began to subduct beneath the Pacific plate, as well as the presence of previously unknown ancient Antarctic mountains......»»
New research suggests prior studies of ancient sea creature Pikaia had it upside down
A team of marine biologists, Earth scientists and evolutionary specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.K., has found that prior researchers studying a fossil of an ancient sea creature called Pikaia were looking at it upside down. I.....»»
Ancient Greek sanctuary slowly sinks into the Aegean Sea
A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, one of the most important sanctuaries of the ancient Greek and Roman world......»»
Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal
The number of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of California fell to between 6 and 8 this year, researchers said Tuesday......»»
More seizures, intubation from microdose candies: 12 sickened, 10 hospitalized
FDA updates alert after the latest case fell ill on June 9. Enlarge / Diamond Shruumz's "extremely potent" infused cones in "sprinkles" flavor. (credit: Diamond Shruumz) More people have reported severe poisonings in an.....»»
Potential applications of modern large language models in electrocatalysis
Large language models, outstanding representatives of modern technology, have significant impacts on various fields of modern society. These models, constructed by billions of neurons, incorporate the extensive knowledge accumulated by humans so far,.....»»
Researchers develop sustainable removal of heavy metal contaminants from groundwater in India
Researchers at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed a novel remediation process for removing heavy metal contaminants such as arsenic from groundwater. The three-step method, which is patent.....»»
ALMA observations reveal new insights into planet formation in binary star systems
At the 244th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), researchers unveiled findings from a pioneering high-angular resolution program that sheds new light on the process of planet formation in circumstellar disks around young stars in bina.....»»
Siri is superpowered with Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence makes Siri much more powerful, as it can understand the user given specific contexts, even if they stumble over their words.Siri gets upgraded with Apple IntelligenceSiri has been the butt of the joke for years as it fell behind in.....»»
Success follows failure less often than expected, study finds
The platitude that failure leads to success may be both inaccurate and damaging to society, according to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, titled "The Exaggerated Benefits of Failure.".....»»
How to fully restore a 10th generation Mac mini to like-new condition
Refurbishing the last of the plastic body Mac minis is pretty easy — once you know a few tricks. Here's how to get that 15-year old computer up and running again, and faster to boot.10th generation Mac mini 2.26GHz.We've covered how to keep ancient.....»»
New method optimizes lithium extraction from seawater and groundwater
As the electric vehicle market booms, the demand for lithium—the mineral required for lithium-ion batteries—has also soared. Global lithium production has more than tripled in the last decade. But current methods of extracting lithium from rock o.....»»
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......»»