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.....»»
Diablo IV will have a season pass and cosmetic-only microtransaction
Diablo IV will feature an in-game shop and season pass that will reward players with cosmetics......»»
Sponges "sneeze" to dispose of waste
Sneezing out mucus may be one of the oldest ways for organisms to get rid of unwanted waste. A group of researchers found that sponges, one of the oldest multicellular organisms in existence, "sneeze" to unclog their internal filter systems that they.....»»
Looking back on some of the universe’s oldest galaxies with James Webb
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to astonish, with early data providing a tantalizing glimpse at some extremely distant and extremely old galaxies......»»
400-year-old Ecuadoran beer resurrected from yeast
Inside an old oak barrel, Ecuadoran bioengineer Javier Carvajal found the fungus of fortune: a 400-year-old yeast specimen that he has since managed to resurrect and use to reproduce what is believed to be Latin America's oldest beer......»»
Oldest DNA from domesticated American horse lends credence to shipwreck folklore
An abandoned Caribbean colony unearthed centuries after it had been forgotten and a case of mistaken identity in the archaeological record have conspired to rewrite the history of a barrier island off the Virginia and Maryland coasts......»»
Sheffield is the definitive home of football, new study confirms
A University of Sheffield study has demonstrated once and for all that Sheffield is the home of the beautiful game—sporting the oldest clubs, grounds, trophies and even many of the rules that shaped the way football is played today......»»
New glass-ceramic emits light when under mechanical stress
Researchers have created a new glass-ceramic that emits light in response to mechanical stress, a property known as mechanoluminescence. With further development, the new material could be used to create a light source that is switched on by mechanic.....»»
NASA’s new toy may have already spotted the oldest known galaxy
Remarkably normal-looking galaxies, remarkably close to the Big Bang. Enlarge / The two newly imaged galaxies, with the older one at right. (credit: Naidu, et. all.) One of the design goals for the James Webb Space Telescope.....»»
Through a GLASS Darkly: JWST Finds Oldest Galaxy in the Visible Universe
Image: Naidu et al, P. Oesch, T. Treu, GLASS-JWST, NASA/CSA/ESA/STScI To the eye, it's no more than a tiny red blotch. But the team that found it believes that it may have formed just 300 million years a.....»»
WHO says heatwave caused 1,700 deaths in Spain, Portugal
The World Health Organization's European office on Friday said the heatwave baking Europe has caused over 1,700 deaths on the Iberian peninsula alone, calling for joint action to tackle climate change......»»
Fossil that most likely belonged to oldest-known swan species found at St. Bathans
Paleontologists digging near St. Bathans in Central Otago have discovered a fossil that probably belonged to the Southern Hemisphere's oldest-known swan species......»»
"Welcome to Wrexham" trailer will remind you Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a football club
About two years ago, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought Wrexham, a Welsh football club that's the third oldest professional football club in the world. The two Hollywood actors teamed up to transform the club, never having worked together before.....»»
Latest iPhone 13 videos promote ceramic shield and splash-resistance
Apple has today posted two new iPhone 13 videos to its YouTube channel, one promoting the Ceramic Shield toughened glass, the other the phone’s ability to cope with water splashes. Both ads use the ‘Relax, it’s iPhone’ slogan first used for.....»»
Scientists find oldest Martian meteorite"s original home
Scientists announced Tuesday they had found the crater from which the oldest known Martian meteorite was originally blasted towards Earth, a discovery that could provide clues into how our own planet was formed......»»
Tropical storms trigger Antarctic ice melt
New factors have been identified which contribute to record-high temperatures and ice melt over the eastern Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen C Ice Shelf......»»
Toast to 15 bottles of wine shipped to straight to your front door for less than $6 each
TL;DR: As of July 1, you can get Wine Insiders' 15 Bottles of Mixed Wines for just $85 instead of $300, which comes out to a 71% discount.There’s something special about a glass of wine at the end of the day. It’s not just the antioxidant.....»»
These tiny toiletry containers have developed a cult following. Here’s why
Steph Hon spent years designing these sleek capsules. Two years after launch, Cadence has sold more than half a million. Most people aren’t emotionally attached to their travel toiletry bottles. But most travel containers don’t look li.....»»
See the Oldest View of Our Known Universe, Just Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope
Decades of work, $10 billion in spending and nearly 14 billion years of cosmic history have brought us to this moment: the first science from the largest and most powerful observatory ever built. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Machine learning identifies crater that ejected famous Martian rock
New Curtin-led research has pinpointed the exact home of the oldest and most famous Martian meteorite for the first time ever, offering critical geological clues about the earliest origins of Mars......»»
Oldest European salamander fossil, discovered in Scotland, informs amphibian origins
Fossils discovered in Scotland represent some of the world's oldest salamanders, according to a new study led by UCL researchers......»»