New discoveries on the wreck of Antikythera
The wreck of Antikythera was recently brought into the spotlight by the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny." Far from the cinematic imagination, an international team of archaeologists, divers, engineers and physical and natural scientists i.....»»
Genetic discoveries could improve spinach"s disease resistance and palatability
Most of us are familiar with "spinach teeth," the harmless but gritty-chalky mouthfeel caused by the vegetable......»»
Research: Wreck of last US slave ship mostly intact on coast
Researchers studying the wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, buried in mud on the Alabama coast since it was scuttled in 1860, have made the surprising discovery that most of the wooden schooner remains intact, including the pen that was used to im.....»»
Beware: The latest BIOS updates might wreck your Dell, Alienware, or Inspiron PC
Dell Latitude 5320 and 5520 laptops, Inspiron 5680 desktop, and the Alienware Aurora R8 owners are reporting a BIOS update that wrecks their PC......»»
NASA Releases New Photos of Jupiter - and a Recording of Its Moon that Sounds Like R2-D2
"As it seeks answers about the cosmos and what they mean for Earth's origins, NASA on Friday announced a slew of discoveries about Jupiter," reports the Washington Post "And scientists brought home an interstellar tune from the road." The Juno sp.....»»
Perseverance Mars rover makes surprising discoveries
Scientists with NASA's Perseverance Mars rover mission have discovered that the bedrock their six-wheeled explorer has been driving on since landing in February likely formed from red-hot magma. The discovery has implications for understanding and ac.....»»
New Samsung and IBM discoveries could one day produce ultra-efficient chips
Samsung and IBM revealed new breakthroughs in their collaboration to produce a new semiconductor design. The future chips may be ultra-efficient and fast......»»
NASA enters the solar atmosphere for the first time, bringing new discoveries
For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA's Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun's upper atmosphere—the corona—and sampled particles and magnetic fields there......»»
NASA"s Next-Generation Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Goes Online
"To date, nearly 28,000 near-Earth asteroids have been found by survey telescopes that continually scan the night sky, adding new discoveries at a rate of about 3,000 per year..." according to an article from NASA: "The first version of Sentry was.....»»
Is Europe entering a golden age of astronomy?
Groundbreaking discoveries about gravitational waves, black holes, cosmic rays, neutrinos and other areas of cutting-edge astronomy may soon become more frequent due to the convergence of two major communities of astronomers in a fresh project......»»
New Dimensions of AI and the ‘Human’ perspective
The quest to predict the unpredictable and to control the uncontrollable is a part of an ongoing process. In the field of science and technology, sometimes it led to discoveries and useful innovations too. AI can be seen as the product of such human.....»»
Justinianic Plague was nothing like flu and may have struck England before it reached Constantinople, new study suggests
'Plague sceptics' are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th to 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries. The same study suggests that bubonic plague may have.....»»
Justinianic Plague was nothing like flu and may have struck England before it reached Constantinople, new study suggests
'Plague sceptics' are wrong to underestimate the devastating impact that bubonic plague had in the 6th– 8th centuries CE, argues a new study based on ancient texts and recent genetic discoveries......»»
How Scientists Could Tell the World if They Find Alien Life
Sparked by major advances in their field, astrobiologists are grappling with how best to discuss possible breakthrough discoveries with the public -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Dozens of Shipwreck Discoveries Anticipated in New Marine Sanctuary
A federal designation could help yield 3-D models that are useful for finding, studying and conserving vessels on the bed of Lake Michigan -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How Scientists Could Tell The World if They Find Alien Life
Sparked by major advances in their field, astrobiologists are grappling with how to best discuss possible breakthrough discoveries with the public -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
How Scientists Could Tell The World If They Find Alien Life
Sparked by major advances in their field, astrobiologists are grappling with how to best discuss possible breakthrough discoveries with the public -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
A mission to explore the methane lakes on Titan
Titan has become a center of increasing attention as of late. Discoveries from Cassini have only increased interest in the solar system's second-largest moon. Liquid on its surface has already prompted one upcoming mission—the Dragonfly drone NAS.....»»
Powerful X-ray technique finds new degradation-inducing materials in British shipwreck
In 1545, King Henry VIII's favorite ship, the Mary Rose, capsized and sank in the Battle of the Solent defending England and Portsmouth from a French invasion fleet. The wreck remained on the seabed until 1982 when it was salvaged in a widely viewed.....»»
Delicious discoveries: Scientists just described a new onion species from the Himalaya
The genus Allium contains about 1,100 species worldwide, including many staple foods like onion, garlic, scallion, shallot and chives. Even though this group of vegetables has been making appearances at family dinners for centuries, it turns out that.....»»
Climate denial and scientific discoveries "emerged simultaneously"
Denial of climate science emerged simultaneously with key scientific discoveries about humanity's impact on our planet, according to a new book......»»