Smiley, dimpled sphinx statue unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday......»»
These are the oldest stone tools ever found in the United States
Indigenous people have been in the Americas longer than archaeologists once thought. Enlarge / Rimrock Draw Rockshelter has been excavated since 2011. (credit: Bureau of Land Management) Stone tools unearthed from a rock.....»»
Asteroid the size of Statue of Liberty about to zip by Earth
An asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty will zip by Earth at a speed of 26,000 mph in the early hours of Wednesday morning......»»
920 million people could face conflict over the world"s rivers by 2050: What our study found in Africa
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project on the Nile River started operating in February 2022. It reinforced tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. The three countries rely most heavily on the Nile's water. Sudan and Egypt consider the US$4.6.....»»
AirTag fulfills destiny, helps locate giant bull statue stolen from taco restaurant
When Apple set out to create an item tracker with deep iPhone integration, you just know the company aspired to make something that would change lives. That’s exactly what happened with an recently for a recently opened taco restaurant located in.....»»
Fiberglass cattle rustler foiled by a strategically placed AirTag
A Texas restaurant recovered its beloved 6-foot-tall, 150-pound fiberglass bull statue thanks to a well-placed Apple AirTag.Manolo the bull, in better daysThe statue, dubbed Manolo, sat outside San Antonio's Tacos Don Manolito. The bull, who had been.....»»
German archaeologists find Bronze Age sword so well-preserved it "almost shines"
A bronze sword made more than 3,000 years ago that is so well-preserved it "almost still shines" has been unearthed in Germany, officials say......»»
Walls along River Nile reveal ancient form of hydraulic engineering
An international team of researchers who discovered a vast network of stone walls along the River Nile in Egypt and Sudan say these massive "river groins" reveal an exceptionally long-lived form of hydraulic engineering in the Nile Valley, and shed l.....»»
They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft—and unearthed new potential for AI
A bot plays the video game by tapping the text generator to pick up new skills. Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) The technology that underpins ChatGPT has the potential to do much more than just talk. Linxi “Jim” Fan, an.....»»
Researchers shed further light onto zinc homeostasis in cells
A research group has unearthed how zinc transporter complexes regulate zinc ion (Zn2+) concentrations in different areas of the Golgi apparatus and revealed that this mechanism finely tunes the chaperone protein ERp44......»»
Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo......»»
Inner workings revealed for “Predator,” the Android malware that exploited 5 0-days
Spyware is sold to countries including Egypt, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Serbia. Enlarge Smartphone malware sold to governments around the world can surreptitiously record voice calls and nearby audio, collect d.....»»
Unearthed: CosmicEnergy, malware for causing Kremlin-style power disruptions
Researchers say never-before-seen malware may be used in Russian training exercises. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Researchers have uncovered malware designed to disrupt electric power transmission and may have been use.....»»
Saddle unearthed in China may be oldest ever found
An international team of archaeologists has found what may be the earliest known saddle at a dig site in China. In their paper published in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia, the group describes where the ancient saddle was found, its condi.....»»
The first statue made by generative AI is the love child of 5 famous sculptors
What do you get when you cross Michelangelo with Auguste Rodin, Käthe Kollwitz, Takamura Kotaro, and Augusta Savage? An ‘Impossible Statue.’ “The Impossible Statue” is an impressive 5-foot, half-a-ton stainless steel.....»»
Mastodon bones unearthed by Michigan work crew go on display in museum
A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon who roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, after workers unearthed it by chance last year......»»
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: how to trade Poes and all Bargainer’s Statue locations
Here's everything you'll need to know about Poes in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, including all Bargainer's Statue locations......»»
DNA study of famed US sled dog shows what made him so tough
New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he died, to see what made the pooch so famously tough......»»
Centuries-old teenage mummy unearthed in Peru
The mummy of a teenager who lived roughly 800-1,200 years ago, complete with skin fragments and tufts of hair, has been unearthed on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital Lima, the leader of the excavation team said Tuesday......»»
Ancient necropolis unearthed next to busy Paris train station
Just meters from a busy train station in the heart of Paris, scientists have uncovered 50 graves in an ancient necropolis which offer a rare glimpse of life in the French capital's precursor Lutetia nearly 2000 years ago......»»
Drone footage captures moment pilot whale expels placenta off Shetland
Unearthed video footage from 2019 shows a pilot whale expelling its placenta in Yell Sound, Shetland......»»