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......»»
Q&A: Protecting people and animals from eastern equine encephalitis
With mosquito-borne disease eastern equine encephalitis currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt '20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn's Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science.....»»
What is an Atlantic Niña? How La Niña"s smaller cousin could affect hurricane season
The North Atlantic Ocean has been running a fever for months, with surface temperatures at or near record highs. But cooling along the equator in both the Atlantic and eastern Pacific may finally be starting to bring some relief, particularly for vul.....»»
International report confirms record-high global temperatures in 2023
Greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and the ocean, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2023, according to the 34th annual State of the Climate report......»»
Limited outages are affecting Apple Books and Mac App Store
An outage has hit Apple's services, affecting some users trying to access the Mac App Store and Apple Books.Apple reporting outages for some servicesStarting at 12:15 p.m. eastern on Tuesday, August 27, Apple acknowledged an outage affecting its Appl.....»»
Ford Expedition spy art confirms Tremor variant, digital display
The images confirm Automotive News reporting of the Tremor variant, which until now has been limited to Ford pickups, as well as a digital display that is smaller than the pillar-to-pillar screen on the Lincoln Nautilus and Navigator......»»
Blue Origin confirms target date for maiden flight of New Glenn rocket
Blue Origin has confirmed that it's targeting no earlier than October 13 for the inaugural launch of its New Glenn rocket for a NASA mission to Mars......»»
"Space junk" that fell in Eastern Cape was a car-size meteorite
The "space junk" that fell over the Eastern Cape on Sunday morning was a meteorite......»»
Superconductivity study confirms existence of edge supercurrents
Topological materials are materials that have unusual properties that arise because their wavefunction—the physical law guiding the electrons—is knotted or twisted. Where the topological material meets the surrounding space, the wavefunction must.....»»
New report confirms iPhone 16 launch is on September 10
Following our original report putting the iPhone 16 and other hardware event on September 10, another source is confirming the date and release schedule.Renders of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 ProSeptember is the traditional month for Apple's fall rel.....»»
Labor board confirms Amazon drivers are employees, in finding hailed by union
“We are Amazon workers”: Delivery drivers celebrate labor board finding. Enlarge (credit: Jaroslaw Kilian | iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus) Amazon may be forced to meet some unionized delivery drivers at the ba.....»»
Scientists discover novel receptor recognition mechanism for alphavirus
Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV), an alphavirus, can cause central nervous system infections that can lead to severe encephalitis with a mortality rate of over 30%......»»
Town urges curfew over mosquito-spread disease that kills up to 50% of people
Eastern Equine Encephalitis is very rare in the US, but when it strikes, it's bad. Enlarge / A mosquito collected to test for mosquito-borne diseases. (credit: Getty | Jon Cherry) A small town in Massachusetts is urging.....»»
How did Joker 2 begin? Director Todd Phillips reveals the origins behind 2024’s hottest sequel
Todd Phillips explains how the idea for Joker 2 originally started as a Broadway musical with star Joaquin Phoenix......»»
Toyota confirms data breach after info leaked on cybercrime forum
Carmaker confirms losing hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive customer data to hackers calling themselves ZeroSevenGroup......»»
Mosquitoes use gut bacteria to fight the malaria they transmit—scientists are exploring how to use this
The months of September to May are an unfortunate season in South Africa: malaria season. The mosquito-borne disease is found in the north-eastern districts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces......»»
Pioneering research discovers PFOS chemical pollution in platypuses
Research from Western Sydney University has discovered PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonate) chemical contamination in the livers of deceased platypuses across eastern New South Wales......»»
Major data breach involved ‘only’ 1.3 million people
The National Public Data (NPD) confirms breach and gives new numbers of how many users were affected. The affected users may not so many after all......»»
Mapping Martian meteorites: Tracing origins on the red planet
Researchers have identified the specific locations from which most of the approximately 200 Martian meteorites originate. They've traced the meteorites to five impact craters within two volcanic regions on the red planet called Tharsis and Elysium. T.....»»
Hurricane Ernesto downgraded to tropical storm as it exits Bermuda
Hurricane Ernesto was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday after it lashed Bermuda with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving much of the British Atlantic Ocean territory without power before continuing on its path toward eastern Canada......»»
Study confirms likely identity of the remains of Bishop Teodomiro
Until recently, little was known about Bishop Teodomiro, who, after St James the Apostle, is one of the most important figures associated with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela......»»