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Saturday Citations: Comparing teenagers to bonobos, babies to dogs, ancient cats to modern cats. Plus: Photons!

This week, scientists contemplated teenage hormones, described cat noises, visualized photon entanglement and—oh!—landed on the moon......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgAug 26th, 2023

Anthropologists call for tracking and preservation of human artifacts on Mars

Are human spacecraft, landers, rovers and other space-exploration debris little more than trash littering the surface of Mars, or the modern equivalent of Clovis points—treasured artifacts marking Homo sapiens' lust for new frontiers?.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

Negotiators failed to produce an agreement on how to respond to drought at Saudi-hosted UN talks, participants said on Saturday, falling short of a hoped-for binding protocol addressing the scourge......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 16th, 2024

Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit

A company aiming to become Japan's first private firm to put a satellite into orbit postponed its rocket launch on Saturday, after its first try ended in a mid-air explosion......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

Saturday Citations: M87* lashes out; a deep sleep discovery; proposal to build a digital cell

I love it when researchers observe an extra-weird particle, and this week, scientists reported the observation of a particle that only has mass when it's moving in a single direction. Good enough! An ancient DNA analysis suggests that Neanderthals an.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Saturday, December 14

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

NYT Strands today: hints, spangram and answers for Saturday, December 14

Strands is a tricky take on the classic word search from NYT Games. If you're stuck and cannot solve today's puzzle, we've got help for you here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

NYT Mini Crossword today: puzzle answers for Saturday, December 14

The NYT Mini crossword might be a lot smaller than a normal crossword, but it isn't easy. If you're stuck with today's crossword, we've got answers for you here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

NYT Crossword: answers for Saturday, December 14

The New York Times crossword puzzle can be tough! If you're stuck, we're here to help with a list of today's clues and answers......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 14th, 2024

Buried landforms reveal North Sea"s ancient glacial past

An international team of researchers, including a glaciologist at Newcastle University, UK, has discovered remarkably well-preserved glacial landforms buried almost 1 km beneath the North Sea......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

Ancient Roman harbor wooden structures analyzed with MRI technology

In a recent study, rare wooden structures from the Roman Empire were investigated in a wide range of ways using NMR methods. These methods, widely known for their use in hospital MRI scans to produce detailed images of the human body, have proven equ.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

Raw milk from California dairy linked to cat deaths from bird flu in Los Angeles County

Raw milk recalled from a Fresno County dairy is suspected in the deaths of two cats in Los Angeles County, health officials said Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

How Australia"s ancient forests became an arid zone

I didn't plan to become a botanist, I just pursued activities that made me happy. Studying subjects that make you light up can guide you towards a career that doesn't really feel like work because you find it fascinating......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

Can this Android phone camera beat the iPhone 16 Pro? I flew to Bali to find out

You may not have heard of the Oppo Find X8 Pro, but after spending a week in Bali comparing it to the iPhone 16 Pro, it's my new favorite camera phone......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 13th, 2024

Dogs walked off-leash cause 20% more disturbance to protected lowland heaths, UK study finds

Researchers at Royal Holloway University of London have used GPS trackers to measure where dogs roamed during walks in lowland heaths in South-East England, home to several protected birds like the European nightjar and Dartford Warbler. They found t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Neanderthal-human interbreeding lasted 7,000 years, new study reveals

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, starting about 50,500 years ago and lasting about 7,0.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Ancient genomes link early Europeans to Neanderthal ancestry

After modern humans left Africa, they met and interbred with Neanderthals, resulting in around 2–3% Neanderthal DNA that can be found in the genomes of all people outside Africa today. However, little is known about the genetics of these first pion.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

TikTok makes teenagers happy, says researcher

Is TikTok ruining today's youth? Not at all, according to a study led by Emilie Owens, researcher at the University of Oslo. The study is published in the journal International Research in Children's Literature......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

South Dakota outbreak reveals potential H5N1 adaptation in domestic cats

University of Pittsburgh researchers have identified evidence of H5N1 adaptation in domestic cats. Work centered on a rural outbreak in South Dakota, where multiple cats died after showing neurological and respiratory symptoms......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024

Nanopatterned graphene enables infrared "color" detection and imaging

University of Central Florida (UCF) researcher Debashis Chanda, a professor at UCF's NanoScience Technology Center, has developed a new technique to detect long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or "colors.".....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 12th, 2024