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The stone-eaters that threaten Iran"s ancient Persepolis

Conservationists at Persepolis, Iran's most iconic ancient site, are waging a delicate battle against an unlikely adversary: tiny but persistent lichens eroding the millennia-old monuments......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgSep 16th, 2024

Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal climate history—and how viruses adapt to climate change

As humans alter the planet's climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth's history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice structures like glaciers serve as nature's freezers, archiving detailed recor.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 1st, 2024

What a submerged ancient bridge discovered in a Spanish cave reveals about early human settlement

A new study led by the University of South Florida has shed light on the human colonization of the western Mediterranean, revealing that humans settled there much earlier than previously believed. This research, detailed in a recent issue of the jour.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Ancient gene gives spiders their narrow waist, research reveals

An ancient gene is crucial for the development of the distinctive waist that divides the spider body plan in two, according to a study published August 29 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Emily Setton from the University of Wisconsin-Madiso.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

The Vesuvius challenge is using AI to virtually unroll Pompeii"s ancient scrolls

The Vesuvius Challenge is an unparalleled competition in the field of classical studies, with the potential to pave the way for something akin to a second Renaissance. Its objective is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to virtually unroll hundreds.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Athens faces new dangers as forest fires edge closer

With the smell still lingering in its suburbs after Greece's worst wildfire this year, floods and pollution now threaten Athens, experts say......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Ancient sea cow that was attacked by both a primeval crocodile and shark sheds new light on prehistoric food chains

A new study showing how a prehistoric sea cow was preyed upon by not one, but two different carnivores—a crocodilian and a shark—is revealing clues into both the predation tactics of ancient creatures and the wider food chain millions of years ag.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 29th, 2024

Microscopic fossilized shells reveal ancient climate change patterns

At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods, both gradual periods stretching millions of years and sudden warming events known as hyperthermals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Locked in a glacier: Virus adaptations to extreme weather provide climate change insights

Ancient viruses preserved in glacial ice hold valuable information about changes in Earth's climate, a new study suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

Bonobo evidence suggests ancient origin of the "common enemy effect"

In the face of threats from other groups, humans, chimpanzees, and a selection of other species get closer to their own. Now an international team led by Kyoto University has shown that even our more peaceful cousins, bonobos—who have never been ob.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

World"s second largest diamond found in Botswana

A massive 2,492-carat diamond—the second largest in the world—has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Ancient microbes linked to evolution of human immune proteins

When you become infected with a virus, some of the first weapons your body deploys to fight it are those passed down to us from our microbial ancestors billions of years ago. According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, two key e.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 21st, 2024

Ancient civilizations had ways to counter the urban heat island effect—how history"s lessons apply to cities today

As intense heat breaks records around the world, a little-reported fact offers some hope for cooling down cities: Under even the most intense periods of extreme heat, some city blocks never experience heat wave temperatures......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Ancient tree resin artifacts provide earliest-known evidence of humans dispersing through the Pacific

Exactly when and how humans dispersed into and through the Pacific remains an intensely debated topic. Previous studies have been hampered by imprecise chronometric dating, making the exact timing and movement of people into the Pacific difficult to.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

UAW president uses DNC speech to threaten Stellantis, praise Harris

The union leader wore a shirt calling former President Donald Trump a scab and said workers will take action against Stellantis if it doesn't follow through on promises it made in last year's labor agreement......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Four things ancient Greeks and Romans got right about mental health

According to the World Health Organization, about 280 million people worldwide have depression and about one billion have a mental health problem of any kind......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

How researchers determined that Stonehenge"s giant Altar Stone came all the way from northeast Scotland

No one is certain why Stonehenge was built. This world-famous monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire is thought to commemorate the dead, and is aligned with movements of the sun and moon......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsAug 18th, 2024

Ancient DNA reveals Indigenous dog lineages found at Jamestown, Virginia

Previous scientific studies have indicated that North American dog lineages were replaced with European ones between 1492 and the present day. To better understand the timing of this replacement, researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Cha.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 17th, 2024

This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms

Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 disks

But the Windows NT-era disk formatting UI hasn't been fixed yet. Enlarge / If you've formatted a disk in Windows in the last 30 years, you may have come across this dialog box. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) As we wait for.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Google’s threat team confirms Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris campaigns

Another Big Tech firm seems to confirm Trump adviser Roger Stone was hacked. Enlarge / Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump's presidential campaign, center, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee on J.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024