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This is the oldest known use of the Maya calendar

It was almost destroyed by a construction project 2,200 years ago. Enlarge / An artist's sketch of what the 300-200 BCE temple complex at San Bartolo looked like in its heyday. (credit: Stuart et al. 2022) Amid rubble buried b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaApr 15th, 2022

Colombia, Guatemala learn from each other in rainforest preservation

In the lush jungle of northern Guatemala—in the largest protected area in Central America—30 leaders from Colombia's Amazon basin region are swapping strategies with local ethnic Maya farmers on how to live off this dense forest without destroyin.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsAug 3rd, 2024

New insights into one of Europe"s oldest dinosaurs

A comprehensive new description of Plateosaurus trossingensis provides valuable information on the evolution, lifestyle and family tree of early dinosaurs. During this analysis, bone injuries were discovered, which paleontologists investigated in mor.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 1st, 2024

Webb directly images giant exoplanet that isn’t where it should be

Six times bigger than Jupiter, the planet is the oldest and coldest yet imaged. Enlarge / Image of Epsilon Indi A at two wavelengths, with the position of its host star indicated by an asterisk. (credit: T. Müller (MPIA/HdA), E......»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

Reminders in iOS 18 can now live inside the Calendar app, bringing two key productivity tools together

Apple’s Calendar and Reminders apps have long been core pillars of the company’s productivity offerings on the iPhone, Mac, and more. In iOS 18, Apple is supercharging these tools by integrating them—optionally—into one interface. Now, you.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Brazilian researchers discover dinosaur fossil after heavy rains in Rio Grande do Sul

A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered a fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world's oldest dinosaurs after heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul accelerated the natural process of erosion......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

One of the best Apple TV+ comedies, Loot, scores season three renewal

Apple TV+ had its first big hit with a beloved comedy: Ted Lasso. Now, one of the service’s other top comedies has scored a season three renewal. Maya Rudolph’s workplace comedy, Loot, will return for another season of billionaire antics. mor.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

How to add a family member to your Skylight Cal Max

Here's how to add a family member to your Skylight Cal Max, allowing them to upload their schedule to the digital calendar and edit existing events......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

Oldest living culture: Our new research shows an Indigenous ritual passed down for 500 generations

We often hear that Aboriginal peoples have been in Australia for 65,000 years, "the oldest living cultures in the world." But what does this mean, given all living peoples on Earth have an ancestry that goes back into the mists of time?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 6th, 2024

These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years

Scientists in South Africa have been stunned to discover that termite mounds that are still inhabited in an arid region of the country are more than 30,000 years old, meaning they are the oldest known active termite hills......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 4th, 2024

World"s oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave

It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Discovering new anti-aging secrets from the world"s longest-living vertebrate

New experimental research shows that muscle metabolic activity may be an important factor in the incredible longevity of the world's oldest living vertebrate species—the Greenland shark. These findings may have applications for conservation of this.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 3rd, 2024

Astro Bot will reference one of PlayStation’s oldest memes

An interview with the makers of the upcoming Astro Bot sneaks in a reference that'll give PlayStation fans from 2006 a ton of nostalgia......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 31st, 2024

Emotional context in decision-making: Challenging Lewin"s motivational conflicts theory

A recent series of experiments conducted by Ph.D. student Maya Enisman and Dr. Tali Kleiman from the Psychology department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, challenges the longstanding theory of motivational conflict resolution introduced by Kur.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 30th, 2024

MacBook Pro with OLED arrival rumor shifts again, this time back to 2026

A new supply chain report is putting yet another date on the calendar for MacBook Pro with OLED displays, with it now again said to arrive in 2026.MacBook Pro with OLED screen delayed to 2027In a supply chain report more focused on OLED demand for la.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Researcher finds iOS exploit that lets developers create animated app icons

It’s been a while since Apple let developers provide alternative icons for their apps, so that users can change them whenever they want. However, except for Apple’s Clock and Calendar apps, the system has no animated or interactive icons – but.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 28th, 2024

Universe’s oldest known stars found in Milky Way’s ‘halo’

Universe’s oldest known stars found in Milky Way’s ‘halo’.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 26th, 2024

Biggest Windows 11 update in 2 years nearly finalized, enters Release Preview

24H2 update includes big changes, will be released "later this calendar year." Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) The Windows 11 24H2 update isn’t scheduled to be released until sometime this fall, but testers can get a near.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

Atari ends one of the oldest console wars by acquiring Intellivision

Atari announced on Thursday that it had acquired the rights to games and branding from its old rival, Intellivsion......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 23rd, 2024

T-Mobile imposes $5 monthly price hike on customers using older plans

T-Mobile raises rates $2 or $5 per line on "some of our oldest rate plans." Enlarge / A T-Mobile logo at a store in New York on April 30, 2018. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) T-Mobile today is notifying customers on.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 22nd, 2024

Blue Origin flies thrill seekers to space, including oldest astronaut

After a nearly two-year hiatus, Blue Origin flew adventurers to space on Sunday, including a former Air Force pilot who was denied the chance to be the United States' first Black astronaut decades ago......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024