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.....»»
CROPSR: A new tool to accelerate genetic discoveries in crops
Commercially viable biofuel crops are vital to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a new tool developed by the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) should accelerate their development—as well as genetic editing advanc.....»»
Colombia eyes 200 tonnes of galleon gold
Colombia took a step Thursday toward recovering a long-lost Spanish wreck and its fabled riches, but it may be a rough ride as Spain and native Bolivians have also staked claims on the booty......»»
Apple’s “realityOS” surfaces in GitHub commits, App Store logs
The discoveries strongly support what onlookers already suspected. Enlarge / Apple's global headquarters in Cupertino, California. (credit: Sam Hall/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Software developers have discovered apparent refe.....»»
A new Earth Trojan asteroid was spotted – that’s a huge opportunity
Astronomers have discovered a new Trojan asteroid that follows the same path around the Sun as Earth. Dubbed 2020 XL5, the newly discovered Trojan is the second such asteroid that has been discovered, with both discoveries occurring over the past ten.....»»
Medieval ship found off the west coast of Sweden
A previously undiscovered wreck has been found outside of Fjällbacka on the Swedish west coast. Analysis of wood samples shows that it is the oldest shipwreck ever found in the province of Bohuslän. This is also one of the oldest cogs that has yet.....»»
Controversy erupts over Aussie museum’s identification of HMS Endeavour wreck
"Based on archival and archaeological evidence, I'm convinced it's the Endeavour." Enlarge / Painting by Samuel Atkins of the HMS Endeavour off the coast of New Holland during Cook's voyage of discovery (1768-1771). (credit: Public do.....»»
Wreck of British explorer James Cook"s Endeavour found: researchers
The wreck of Captain James Cook's famed vessel the Endeavour has been found off the coast of the US state of Rhode Island, Australian researchers said Thursday......»»
Clues to Pluto"s history lie in its faults
The world first glimpsed Pluto up close when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft whizzed by it in July 2015. One of the most exciting discoveries scientists made based on New Horizons data was that Pluto, despite orbiting at more than 5 billion kilometers.....»»
"Atomic Armor" for accelerators enables discoveries
Protective coatings are common for many things in daily life that see a lot of use. We coat wood floors with finish; apply Teflon to the paint on cars; even use diamond coatings on medical devices. Protective coatings are also essential in many deman.....»»
Decades of Research: the Story of How mRNA Vaccines Were Developed
Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot wanted to share this New York Times article which makes the point that "The stunning Covid vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drew upon long-buried discoveries made in the hopes of ending past e.....»»
The largest suite of cosmic simulations for AI training, free to download, already spurring discoveries
Totaling 4,233 universe simulations, millions of galaxies and 350 terabytes of data, a new release from the CAMELS project is a treasure trove for cosmologists. CAMELS—which stands for Cosmology and Astrophysics with MachinE Learning Simulations—.....»»
Richard Leakey, fossil hunter and defender of elephants, dies aged 77
World-renowned Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, the country's president said......»»
Here are some of the scientific highlights from the ISS in 2021
NASA has released a round-up of some of the biggest scientific discoveries made on the International Space Station in 2021......»»
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......»»