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......»»
Pirate Site Blocking Boosts Legal Consumption, Research Finds
A new study has found that pirate site blocking in Brazil and India boosted legal consumption. The non-peer-reviewed research confirms previously published findings that were limited to the UK. The effects on unblocked pirate sites are mixed, however.....»»
Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke know critics may not get "Drive-Away Dolls"
The married "Drive-Away Dolls" writers/directors/editors/producers discuss their road trip comedy's origins and its trashy nature. Interview. For decades, the Coen Bros (Ethan and Joel) collaborated on a wild and heralded array of American film.....»»
Bethesda finally confirms that Hi-Fi Rush is coming to PS5
Hi-Fi Rush finally makes the jump from PC and Xbox Series X/S to PS5 next month......»»
T-Mobile confirms it won’t offer free access to Apple’s MLS Season Pass service this year
If you were hoping to secure free access to MLS Season Pass via T-Mobile this year, you’re unfortunately out of luck. Despite offering customers complimentary MLS Season Pass last year, the carrier has confirmed that this offer won’t return for t.....»»
Nintendo Confirms Upcoming Direct Showcase
Nintendo fans will have a lot to look forward to on February 21st, at least in terms of third-party Switch games. The post Nintendo Confirms Upcoming Direct Showcase appeared first on Phandroid. It looks like the rumors were true – f.....»»
Birds have been adapting to human activity for millennia, research suggests
Roughly 14,500 to 10,500 years ago, in the transition from the last glacial period, Epipaleolithic and Neolithic peoples harvesting vegetation from the wetlands of eastern Jordan created a habitat for birds that would otherwise have migrated, a new s.....»»
Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU, here’s why
iOS 17.4 offers a number of changes for the App Store and iPhone in the European Union. This includes things like third-party app marketplaces and support for alternative browser engines. One byproduct of these changes, however, is that iOS 17.4 remo.....»»
Amazon unveils the largest text-to-speech model ever made
New text-to-speech model from Amazon confirms that more data equals greater reliability and versatility......»»
A new look at our linguistic roots
A controversial analytic technique offers new answers for Indo-European languages. Enlarge (credit: Roman Rybalko via Getty) Almost half of all people in the world today speak an Indo-European language, one whose origins.....»»
A century of reforestation helped keep the eastern US cool, study finds
Widespread 20th-century reforestation in the eastern United States helped counter rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research. The authors highlight the potential of forests as regional climate adaptation tools, which are nee.....»»
Genetic analysis and archaeological insight combine to reveal the ancient origins of the fallow deer
Modern populations of fallow deer possess hidden cultural histories dating back to the Roman Empire, which should be factored into decisions around their management and conservation......»»
Climate change to bring invasive weeds to mid-Atlantic and northeastern US states: Study
In an online article published In Invasive Plant Science and Management, Justin D. Salva and Bethany A. Bradley performed and reported impact assessments on 104 plants most likely to expand with climate change into one or more Eastern U.S. States (De.....»»
Hyundai Europe confirms it was hit by a major ransomware attack
January 2024 IT outage turns out to be a ransomware attack, after all, as Hyundai confirms losing data to Black Basta......»»
Synthetic human embryos let researchers study early development while sidestepping ethical and logistical hurdles
Embryonic development, also known as embryogenesis, is a cornerstone in understanding the origins of life. But studying this marvel of intricate and layered biological processes in people faces considerable challenges. Early-stage human embryos are d.....»»
Lotus confirms 2024 Emeya has Car Key support you can control from an iPhone or Apple Watch
Almost a year after compatibility was listed as pending; Lotus has confirmed Apple Car Key capabilities are on the way to new all-electric Emeya owners. Lotus now joins a select group of vehicles that allow drivers to perform several access functions.....»»
Study challenges classical view of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current origin and warns of its vulnerability
The Circumpolar Current works as a regulator of the planet's climate. Its origins were thought to have caused the formation of the permanent ice in Antarctica about 34 million years ago. Now, a study led by the University of Barcelona, the Instituto.....»»
Pituitary gland"s embryonic origins may lead to new insights on growth hormone deficiency
An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland......»»
Tracing the evolution of sign languages using computer modeling
An international team of linguistics experts has traced the origins of the most common modern sign languages using a computer model to compare them against one another. The research is published in the journal Science......»»
Meta confirms spatial video playback coming to Quest one day before Vision Pro launch
A long, long time ago (last Friday) we shared that Meta appeared to be planning to officially support spatial videos shot on iPhone without workarounds. Now, on the eve of Apple Vision Pro hitting stores, Meta has made it real. will indeed gain spat.....»»
Researchers report on recent drought in the eastern Hungarian plains
Intensive agricultural cultivation and the resulting changes in soil structure cause low humidity in the near-surface air during heat waves in really dry years. As a result, summer cold fronts roar across the Great Hungarian Plain without the usual t.....»»