Sacrificial burial confirms Scythians" eastern origins
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for sacrificial funerary rituals at the Early Iron Age burial mound of Tunnug 1 in Tuva, Siberia, indicating that the horse-riding Scythian culture, best-known from Eastern Europe, originated far to the east......»»
Google confirms when Apple will bring RCS to iPhones
Apple has confirmed RCS support will come to iPhones, but Google has gotten ahead of themselves and confirmed a date. The post Google confirms when Apple will bring RCS to iPhones appeared first on Phandroid. After a lot of pressure from g.....»»
NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data
NHS Dumfries and Galloway (part of NHS Scotland) has confirmed that a “recognised ransomware group” was able to “access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information,” and has published R.....»»
Apple confirms limited, in-person event for WWDC24, here’s how to apply
Apple has officially announced WWDC24 with the developer week kicking off on June 10. Like it’s done in recent years, the company is holding a special, invite-only in-person event to watch the keynote at Apple headquarters and more. Here’s how to.....»»
Species diversity found to be directly correlated with productivity in eastern US forests
When scientists and policymakers make tough calls on which areas to prioritize for conservation, biodiversity is often their top consideration. Environments with more diversity support a greater number of species and provide more ecosystem services,.....»»
EU rejects Apple’s European App Store changes: Company could be fined 10% of global turnover
The EU has today announced that it is not satisfied that Apple’s App Store changes comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the company is now officially under investigation for non-compliance. If that investigation confirms that Apple fai.....»»
New data confirms swift parrot population fears
A new evaluation from The Australian National University (ANU) of the number of swift parrots left in the wild has confirmed their population size is likely only a few hundred and declining rapidly......»»
Tim Cook confirms Apple Vision Pro will launch in China this year
Apple Vision Pro is currently only available in the United States, but Apple has promised that it will come to other markets before the end of the year. During a visit to China this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook offered confirmation that China is one of t.....»»
How to View April’s Total Solar Eclipse, Online and In Person
Here’s some advice for safely experiencing the total solar eclipse on April 8 as the moon casts a slender shadow across Mexico, the United States, and eastern Canada......»»
Across oceans and millennia: Decoding the origin and history of the bottle gourd
In a fascinating dive into the past, a team of researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and USDA has uncovered intriguing details about the origins and spread of the bottle gourd, one of the oldest domesticated crops......»»
Economists warn of side effects of raising the retirement age
Leaving paid work opens the door to potentially the best stage of life, and a new study published in The Economic Journal confirms the health and well-being benefits that can stem from retirement via an individual's increased "locus of control," a ps.....»»
Decoding the Easter Bunny: Eastern Finnish brown hare represents standard for species" genome
The Hare Research Group at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, has published a chromosomally assembled reference genome for the European brown hare. Reference genomes represent a type of a standard.....»»
Audi sticks to EV strategy with key Q6, A6 E-tron launches
CEO Gernot Döllner confirms that VW Group premium brand will launch final ICE models in 2026, with EVs in all "core segments" by 2027......»»
The Google Pixel 8a’s release just got a lot closer
Ready to get your hands on the Google Pixel 8a? Good news! Its release date shouldn't be far off now, as a new bit of news confirms......»»
The mystery of consciousness shows there may be a limit to what science alone can achieve
The progress of science in the last 400 years is mind blowing. Who would have thought we'd be able to trace the history of our universe to its origins 14 billion years ago? Science has increased the length and the quality of our lives, and the techno.....»»
Researchers develop novel "super-tetragonal" sacrificial layer for freestanding oxide membranes
Researchers have developed a new water-soluble sacrificial layer, "super-tectragonal" Sr4Al2O7 (SAOT), with broad tunability in lattice constants, which can be used to prepare high-quality freestanding oxide membrane. Their work is published in Scien.....»»
What is the "great replacement theory"? A scholar of race relations explains
The "great replacement theory," whose origins date back to the late 19th century, argues that Jews and some Western elites are conspiring to replace white Americans and Europeans with people of non-European descent, particularly Asians and Africans......»»
Google Finally Confirms this Year’s I/O Event
It's gonna be May. The post Google Finally Confirms this Year’s I/O Event appeared first on Phandroid. After what felt like an eternity, it looks like Google has finally confirmed the date for its upcoming Google I/O conference this.....»»
Transgender scientists speak up about the challenges they face in academia and share how to support them
A group of 24 transgender (and/or family members of transgender) scientists describe what it's like to be a transgender person in STEMM. In a commentary published on March 14 in the journal Cell, they discuss the historical origins of trans marginali.....»»
Popular media player VLC confirms Apple Vision Pro app is in the works
Apple Vision Pro still lacks many of the apps that iOS and macOS users are already familiar with, and some big developers have already said they have no interest in bringing their apps to Vision Pro for now. However, one app that is coming to visionO.....»»
Giant volcano discovered on Mars
In a groundbreaking announcement at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in The Woodlands, Texas, scientists revealed the discovery of a giant volcano and possible sheet of buried glacier ice in the eastern part of Mars' Tharsis volca.....»»