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Q&A: Looting of the Sudan National Museum—more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures

Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artifacts from the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 10th, 2024

Australian women are still being paid almost $30,000 a year less than men and the gap widens with age

Australia's gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia's private companies, a new national report card shows......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Researchers use immersive 3D tech to document and study the human past

Archaeologists from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are revolutionizing the excavation and documentation of ancient sites with cutting-edge 3D immersive technologies......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Dedicated Roman gladiator superfans were the football hooligans of their day

In the amphitheater of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott trains his lens on fighters and emperors—but no account of ancient gladiators is complete without its devotees......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

More than 3 billion years ago, on an Earth entirely covered with water, photosynthesis first evolved in ancient bacteria. In the following millions of years, those bacteria evolved into plants, optimizing themselves along the way for various environm.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

20 years ago, Nicolas Cage took audiences on a globe-trotting adventure in this heist movie

National Treasure is celebrating its 20th anniversary. See why Nicolas Cage's action adventure film still holds up today......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Ankylosaurid dinosaur, unearthed in China in 1986, identified as a new species

A team of archaeologists and paleontologists at the Jiangxi Provincial Museum, working with colleagues from Yunnan University, all in China, has found that the unearthed skeletal remains of an ankylosaurid dinosaur uncovered in 1986 at a dig site at.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Dramatic decline in Tongariro"s native plants as invasive heather spreads

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are being hit hard by the spread of invasive heather with a 40% to 50% drop in native species in some areas, a new study published in Oecologia has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Study reveals importance of student-teacher relationships in early childhood education

Are student–teacher relationships critical to early childhood education? With roughly 33 million students enrolled in public elementary school education throughout the United States, (National Center for Education Statistics, 2022), there is an acu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Algorithm predicts DNA methylation in ancient specimens, providing insight into human evolution

Research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution introduces a novel method for inferring DNA methylation patterns in non-skeletal tissues from ancient specimens, providing new insights into human evolution. As DNA methylation is a key marker of gene.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Enormous cache of rare earth elements hidden inside coal ash waste, study suggests

Coal ash—the chalky remnants of coal that has been burned for fuel—has been piling up across the United States for decades. But new research led by The University of Texas at Austin has found that the national coal ash supply contains enough rare.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Ancient DNA sheds light on adaptation of early Europeans at the dawn of the agricultural revolution

Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Los Angeles has revealed new insights into h.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Phobos ransomware administrator faces US cybercrime charges

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn made his initial appearance in the US District Court for.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Fermenting a future for food in Australia

Forming a National Food Plan and appointing a food minister are among the key recommendations of a white paper into growing a precision fermentation industry in Australia......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Volcanic caves research advances the search for life on Mars

Through the intricate study of lava tubes—caves formed following volcanic eruptions when lava cools down—an international team of researchers has uncovered clues about Earth's ancient environments that could be significant in the search for life.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Ancient Aztec "skull whistles" found to instill fear in modern people

A team of cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Zurich, has found that ancient Aztec "skull whistles" found in gravesites are able to instill fear in modern people. In their study, published in the journal Communications Psychology, the grou.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 18th, 2024

Tata takes control of Pegatron"s sole iPhone plant in India

India's Tata Electronics is reportedly buying a 60 percent stake in Taiwan-based Pegatron's only India iPhone facility, strengthening Tata's position as Apple's main supplier partner in the country.Tata has reportedly bought a controlling stake in a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines" most populous island

Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 17th, 2024

US flood governance drives social inequity, and maybe the next housing market crash

A recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment looked at the current US National Flood Insurance Program, and how, without drastic changes, another housing crash could be on the horizon......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Study links relative brain volume to temperament in diverse dog breeds

Researchers from the University of Montpellier, the University of Zurich, Naturhistorisches Museum Bern, and other institutions have found that breed function and behavior correlate with relative endocranial volume (REV) in domestic dogs......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Genes of ancient animal relatives used to grow a mouse: Study reveals hidden history of stem cells

An international team of researchers has achieved an unprecedented milestone: the creation of mouse stem cells capable of generating a fully developed mouse using genetic tools from a unicellular organism, with which we share a common ancestor that p.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024