Oldest known cosmetics found in ceramic bottles on Balkan Peninsula
A trio of researchers from Slovenia's Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia at the Centre for Preventive Archaeology and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, in Germany, has found evidence of the oldest known use of cosmetic.....»»
Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food
The remains of a huge carp fish (2 meters/6.5 feet long), analyzed by the Hebrew University, Bar-Ilan University Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with Oranim Academic College, the Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research institution, the N.....»»
Splatoon 3 gets new ‘chill’ stages and weapons this December
Nintendo will release a free Splatoon 3 update this winter called Chill Season 2022. It'll offer new maps, weapons, and fresh cosmetics......»»
Israel archaeologists find ancient comb with "full sentence"
Israeli archaeologists have found an ancient comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to an article published Wednesday......»»
Carbon-busting hemp could help transform Scottish agriculture to zero emissions
Hemp is one of the oldest traded plants in the world, and cultivation in Scotland started as far back as the 11th century. Historically, cannabis—the name of the plant from which hemp is derived—was used to produce rope, cloth, lighting oil and m.....»»
Ancient wisdom: Oldest full sentence in first alphabet is about head lice
"May this [ivory] tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard." Enlarge / Archaeologists excavated this engraved ivory comb at an ancient site in Israel. (credit: Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority) Several y.....»»
Extinct but newly discovered: Germany"s oldest freshwater shrimp
An international team of researchers led by the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has described Germany's first fossil freshwater shrimp species in the journal Scientific Reports. Most shrimps love marine habitats, but this 48-million-year-old fossilized.....»»
New approach to fabricating ion-conducting ceramic membranes for stable hydrogen production
Hydrogen has attracted much attention due to its potential as a clean energy carrier. To date, the majority of hydrogen is produced from fossil fuels, such as natural gas, coal and oil. Such fossil-derived hydrogen must be purified from common contam.....»»
Astronomers find remnants of planets around 10 billion-year-old stars
Astronomers discovered something special orbiting two ancient white dwarfs: the remains of planets, making this one of the oldest known rocky planetary systems......»»
Murata boosts MLCC capacity in China in its largest investment to target EV, 5G smartphone markets
Murata Manufacturing Co., a leading Japanese manufacturer of ceramic passive electronic components, particularly Multi-layer Ceramic Capacitors (MLCCs), plans to invest JPY 45 billion (US$305 million) to boost production capacity in China's Jiangsu p.....»»
Astronomers find remnants of planets around 10 billion year old stars
Astronomers discovered something special orbiting two ancient white dwarfs: the remains of planets, making this one of the oldest known rocky planetary systems......»»
Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting planetesimals, making it one of the oldest rocky and icy planetary systems discovered in the Milky Way......»»
Oldest paleogenome from the African continent tells of the extinction of the blue antelope
The blue antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus) was an African antelope with a bluish-gray pelt, related to the living sable and roan antelopes. The last blue antelope was shot around 1800, only 34 years after it was first described scientifically, makin.....»»
Macho makeup: New research on how cosmetics increase attractiveness in men
Much research has been devoted to understanding the effect of makeup on perceptions. Several studies using carefully controlled before and after photographs have found that women's faces with makeup are judged as more attractive by both male and fema.....»»
Don’t miss these eye-catching indies from Day of the Devs’ anniversary stream
Today's Day of the Devs stream brought some surprising news, like a 3D remake of one of gaming's oldest text adventure games......»»
Hurricane Lisa menaces Central America
The northern part of Central America was on high alert Wednesday for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula......»»
Researchers reveal a galaxy sparkling with the universe"s oldest star clusters
A team of Canadian astronomers, including experts from the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics in the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Science, have used the James Webb Telescope (JWST) to identify the most distant globular cluster.....»»
Looking to sea urchins for stronger ceramic foams
Ling Li, assistant professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Mechanical Engineering, has unlocked a mystery in the porous microstructures of sea urchin exoskeletons that could lead to the creation of lightweight synthetic ceramics. His findings were.....»»
Assessing the latest findings regarding room temperature plasticity in ceramics
Making ductile ceramics is a hard task. Plasticity in ceramics is rarely observed and typically requires special conditions such as extreme temperatures to be feasible. Therefore, instead of denting, a typical ceramic coffee mug will fracture into pi.....»»
Shining the light on asbestos
Asbestos is a toxic substance that is found in older buildings, as well as in cosmetics and products for children. As testing for its presence can be problematic, Hiroshima University Professor Akio Kuroda has been working on a novel solution......»»
Scientists found the world’s first known star map hidden in a monastery
Scientists believe they have discovered the world’s oldest complete star map. In fact, they say that the map is the first known map of the night sky that humankind ever created and that for the longest time, it was believed to have been lost foreve.....»»