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New fossil discovery illuminates the lives of the earliest primates

Stephen Chester, an assistant professor of anthropology and paleontologist at the Graduate Center, CUNY and Brooklyn College, was part of a team of 10 researchers from across the United States who analyzed several fossils of Purgatorius, the oldest g.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagFeb 24th, 2021

BigID DSPM Starter App enhances data security posture for Snowflake customers

BigID launched Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Starter App, built natively in Snowflake and using the Snowflake Native App Framework. BigID’s DSPM Starter App will be available via Snowflake Marketplace and provide rapid data discovery.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Bacteria discovery could accelerate mosquito control schemes

Mosquito larvae grow faster if they're exposed to particular bacteria, according to a new study that could help global health programs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Mathematical model illuminates how the environment impacts life choices of salmon

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a mathematical model that models how the evolutionary strategies of organisms are affected by the environment. They studied salmonid fishes which choose either to migrate to the sea then ret.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Kitchen renovation could reduce household air pollution and save lives in rural China

A study published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology highlights the health benefits of kitchen renovation as a cost-effective way to mitigate household air pollution in rural China......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Multi-layered site in Tajikistan"s Zeravshan Valley uncovered, offering new insights into human expansion

In an important discovery, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan have uncovered a multi-layered archaeological site in the Zeravshan Valley, central Tajikistan, shedding rare light o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

New book explores the relationship between beauty and crisis

Creating and nurturing beauty in dark times helps us endure another day. Beauty can help us appraise how we live and how we can build better lives. Its presence or absence is a critique of the social and political structures that are necessary to all.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Climate activism is no longer a young person"s game

When Cathy Fulkerson walked into her bank in Reno, Nevada, she was ready to cancel her credit card. Carrying a letter stating her concerns, Fulkerson explained to the manager why she wanted to cut ties: its investments in fossil fuels......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago

Researchers including a Johns Hopkins University evolutionary biologist report they have analyzed a fossil of an extinct giant meat-eating bird—which they say could be the largest known member of its kind—providing new information about animal li.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Two fatal Friday evening crashes one minute apart claim two lives

Two fatal Friday evening crashes one minute apart claim two lives.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Spotify vs. Pandora: which streaming service should you choose?

Spotify vs. Pandora -- which music streaming platform is best for you? From visual interface to music discovery features, we'll help you weigh these two giants......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

The Quantum Geometry That Exists Outside of Space and Time

A decade after the discovery of the “amplituhedron,” physicists have excavated more of the timeless geometry underlying the standard picture of how particles move......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

Ancient mud reveals Australia"s burning history over the past 130,000 years—and a way forward in current fire crisis

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study published in Science of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

"It is all in ruins." The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain"s floods

"It is all in ruins." The shattered lives of Paiporta at the epicenter of Spain"s floods.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

4,000-year-old town discovered hidden in Arabian oasis

The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time was slowly changing from a nomadic to an urban existence, archaeologists said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 3rd, 2024

How a PhD Student Discovered a Lost Mayan City From Hundreds of Miles Away

WIRED spoke with the researchers responsible for the discovery of Valeriana, a lost Maya city in the middle of the jungle of Campeche......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

Sudan"s civil war has left at least an estimated 62,000 dead—but the true figure could be far higher

The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

What’s new on HBO and Max in November 2024

HBO and Max's November 2024 lineup includes Dune: Prophecy, Watchmen: Chapter I, Like Water For Chocolate, The Sex Lives of College Girls season 3, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

As hospitals struggle with IV fluid shortage, NC plant restarts production

The initial batches will be shipped in late November at the earliest. The western North Carolina plant that makes 60 percent of the country's intravenous fluid supply has restart.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

New Prime Number, 41 Million Digits Long, Breaks Math Records

The discovery of a new prime number highlights the rising price of mathematical gold.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Human histones show promise in fighting bacterial infections

Antibiotics have saved millions of lives from infectious diseases and are considered one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. However, as the use (and abuse) of antibiotics has increased over the years, many bacteria have developed.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024