The surprising origins of the Tarim Basin mummies
As part of the Silk Road and located at the geographical intersection of Eastern and Western cultures, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has long served as a major crossroads for trans-Eurasian exchanges of people, cultures, agriculture, and lang.....»»
New iPhone 15 Pro renders show a surprising design change
A fresh iPhone 15 Pro leak suggests Apple just might stick to tactile buttons — but with a fresh design. Here's what it looks like......»»
Immortals of Aveum applies Call of Duty’s action to a magic shooter
Immortals of Aveum is a first-person magic shooter that takes some surprising cues from Call of Duty......»»
Man loses $50,000 after downloading fake Google Play app onto his phone
A man from Singapore lost a whopping $50,000 after downloading a fake app posing as the Google Play Store. Mobile phone scams are on the rise and it’s not surprising, given how much we rely on our phones and how often we use it daily. U.....»»
Why some terror campaigns escalate to civil war and others don"t: Study reveals surprising new answers
Most terrorist campaigns are short-lived. But some aren't. In some cases, terror campaigns (low-intensity violence) turn into civil wars (high-intensity violence) where militants fight the government for control of the state......»»
Surprising things happen when you put 25 AI agents together in an RPG town
Researchers study emergent AI behaviors in a sandbox world inspired by The Sims. Enlarge / A screenshot of the "Generative Agents" demo where 25 AI-controlled characters live out life in a town called Smallville. (credit: J.S. Pa.....»»
New research finds surprising science behind bumble bee superfood
It's the spines. This is the conclusion of two new papers, led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, showing that the spiny pollen from plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) both reduces infection of a common bee parasite b.....»»
Here’s why Clayface should be the main villain in The Batman Part II
With his horror movie origins and unique power set, Clayface would make for an ideal villain in Matt Reeves' upcoming sequel The Batman Part II......»»
Mummies provide the key to reconstruct the climate of the ancient Mediterranean
Swiss scientists are reconstructing the climate of the ancient world using small wooden artifacts hung on mummified remains......»»
Gulf offshore oil and gas production has double the climate impact as inventories report
By directly measuring greenhouse gas emissions from an airplane flying over the Gulf of Mexico, a University of Michigan-led team found that the nation's largest offshore fossil fuel production basin has twice the climate warming impact as official e.....»»
Science News Briefs from around the World: March 2023
A linguistic puzzle, ancient DNA, the origins of bipedalism, and much more in this month’s Quick Hits.....»»
Google Drive has a surprising file creation limit
It turns out that when it comes to calculating Google Drive storage limitations, it’s not just the size of the files that matter, but how many files you have as well. Let’s say you sign up for a Google One account to act as a cloud ba.....»»
The surprising reason your powerful PC still can’t handle the latest games
New games are pushing even powerful last-gen GPUs to their limits and exposing a big problem with graphics cards: VRAM limits......»»
Apple TV+’s Tetris shows movies about video games are the next big thing
With Apple TV+'s Tetris, movies about video games, from Farmville's origins to the 16-bit console wars of the 1990s, could be the next big thing......»»
I just found the perfect ChatGPT iPhone app, and it’s free
There are plenty of ChatGPT iPhone apps, but a new one called Perplexity AI is surprising and impressive in all the right ways. Here's why I love it......»»
Intervention with educational robotics for the development of early childhood lexical relationships
Technological evolution poses challenges in all sectors, which is why, in the case of the educational community, it is not surprising that more and more studies are interested in the integration of STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering a.....»»
Mexican experts say mummy exhibit may pose health risks
Mexican government experts said Thursday they are concerned that a traveling display of mummies from the 1800s may pose a health risk to the public......»»
Rare video of wombats offers a glimpse into the bizarre realm of animal reproduction
If you look at where wombats deposit their poo, you realize they must be able to perform some surprising acrobatics. It has always amazed me to see wombat scats on top of grass tussocks or logs, because I've always wondered how the stocky creatures m.....»»
I think I just found the perfect ChatGPT iPhone app
There are plenty of ChatGPT iPhone apps, but a new one called Perplexity AI is surprising and impressive in all the right ways. Here's why I love it......»»
An archaeological rediscovery offers clues about distant human past
In their recent publication in the Journal of Human Evolution, UConn Department of Anthropology Professor Christian Tryon and Shara Bailey, Director of the Center for the Study of Human Origins at New York University, detail new findings about 40,000.....»»
9 surprising foods to cook in an air fryer
These air fryer foods are worth a try and the results may well surprise you – in a good way......»»