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.....»»
RNA base in asteroid samples suggests origins of life on Earth: Study
The black particles from an asteroid some 300 million kilometers away look unremarkable, like pieces of charcoal, but they hold a component of life itself......»»
Feel your pain? Even fish can show they care
Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests......»»
Sludge Life is getting a surprising sequel and we’ve already tried it
Oddball indie Sludge Life is getting a sequel and we've already played an hour of it. Here's what's new in the open-world slacker comedy......»»
Lego 2K Drive melds the best parts of kart racers and Forza Horizon
Lego 2K Drive is an approachable open-world racing game in the vein of Forza Horizon with a surprising amount of depth......»»
Crash Team Rumble isn’t what you’re expecting, and that makes it a total blast
After playing a few rounds of Crash Team Rumble at GDC, we’re absolutely sold on this surprising Crash Bandicoot multiplayer game......»»
Here’s the full analysis of newly uncovered genetic data on COVID’s origins
The genetic data paints a picture of spillover in one zone of the market. Enlarge / Security guards stand in front of the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan, in the Hubei Province, on January 11, 2020, wh.....»»
Midjourney v5 language model update adds realism to human hands
The Midjourney v5 language model update is surprising users with its quality updates to the text-to-art generator......»»
Pi Is Hiding Everywhere
For Pi Day, let’s track down the surprising spots where this mathematical constant turns up, from the quantum world to the everyday one......»»
First Google Pixel 8 Pro renders reveal some surprising changes
The first renders of the Google Pixel 8 Pro are here. The phone looks stunning and appears to have some unexpected changes, too......»»
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review: charming spinoff has room to grow
PlatinumGames expands its bag of tricks with the surprisingly charming Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon......»»
Intel’s fastest CPU nabbed world record because of a mere technicality
Surprising win from Intel doesn’t reflect real life scenarios sans overclocking.....»»
Surprising similarities in stone tools of early humans and monkeys
Research by anthropologists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have discovered that stone tool making is not unique to humans and their ancestors......»»
Scientists identify substance that may have sparked life on Earth
A team of Rutgers scientists dedicated to pinpointing the primordial origins of metabolism—a set of core chemical reactions that first powered life on Earth—has identified part of a protein that could provide scientists clues to detecting planets.....»»
A surprising way to trap a microparticle
When physicists recently steered a tiny microparticle toward a cylindrical obstacle, they expected one of two outcomes to occur. The particle would either collide into the obstacle or sail around it. The particle, however, did neither......»»
Why the floppy disk just won’t die
A surprising number of industries, from embroidery to aviation, still use floppies. Enlarge / Photo taken in Florence, Italy (credit: Daniele Ciabatti/EyeEm via Getty) When Mark Necaise got down to his last four floppy d.....»»
Mathematicians Roll the Dice and Get Rock-Paper-Scissors
Researchers have uncovered a surprising wealth of “intransitive” patterns in randomly chosen dice......»»
Why it’s time to get over your EV range anxiety
New research comes to some surprising conclusions that should put consumers’ minds at ease. Enlarge (credit: George Rose via Getty) Electric vehicle batteries keep getting larger, and the typical driving range between.....»»
Genomic study of Indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation
Africa, where humans first evolved, today remains a place of remarkable diversity. Diving into that variation, a new analysis of 180 Indigenous Africans from a dozen ethnically, culturally, geographically, and linguistically varied populations by an.....»»
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon might be the new Okami
Based on its first five chapters, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon seems like a game that's bound to surprise skeptical fans......»»
Findings provide insights into the surprising evolution of proteins
A team of researchers from the Faculty of Science at Charles University, BIOCEV and IOCB (Czech Republic), Johns Hopkins University (U.S.) and ELSI (Japan) has discovered why modern proteins use a quasi-universal repertoire of 20 canonical amino acid.....»»