Using archaeological archives to rediscover Iran"s "Treasure Valley"
Faced with the constraints created by the pandemic, Julien Riel-Salvatore got creative. Unable to visit the Italian archaeological sites he specializes in, the professor in the University of Montreal's Anthropology Department set to work studying par.....»»
Masai giraffes more endangered than previously thought, finds new study
Giraffes in eastern Africa may be even more endangered than previously thought. A new study led by researchers at Penn State reveals that populations of Masai giraffes separated geographically by the Great Rift Valley have not interbred—or exchange.....»»
Study describes the melting of gold nanoparticles in gold-bearing fluids in the Earth"s crust
Gold is a precious metal that has always fascinated humans. From Priam's Treasure to the legend of El Dorado, gold—regarded as the noblest of metals—has been a symbol of splendor and wealth in many civilizations. Historically, gold deposits were.....»»
We Asked AI to Generate News Quizzes Based on TIME’s Archives. Test Yourself With the Results
See if you can outsmart the model, and learn how TIME used ChatGPT technology and the magazine's archives to generate trivia. The news quiz is a tradition at TIME that dates back to 1935. Iterations of the test were used in schools across.....»»
Dublin’s Silicon Valley: A Thriving Tech Hub
Dublin has long been known as a city of culture and history, but in recent years, it has also become a major hub for technology. With the arrival of major tech companies like Google, Facebook, and Twitter, the area around Grand Canal Dock has been du.....»»
Silicon Valley escalates the battle over returning to the office
Three years after Silicon Valley companies led the charge for embracing remote work in the early days of the pandemic, the tech industry is now escalating the fight to bring employees back into the office -— and igniting tensions with staff in the.....»»
How Sierra Nevada snowpack confounds Central Valley groundwater readings
Billions of tons of snow piled atop the Sierra Nevada Mountains can cause parts of the Central Valley, just west of the range, to sink—muddling groundwater assessments that take sinking as a sign of depleted aquifers. A recent Stanford University s.....»»
The 50 best movies on Netflix right now (June 2023)
Get your summer started with a treasure hunt in Blood & Gold or immerse yourself in the drama of The Son as they join the best movies on Netflix right now!.....»»
Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years
Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country's oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans' hominin ancestors......»»
As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic rises
When John Mestas' ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the San Luis Valley, they "hit paradise," he said......»»
Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes begins jail time
Disgraced tech entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes reported to prison on Tuesday to serve time for fraud in a case that rocked Silicon Valley......»»
Nevada fight over leaky irrigation canal and groundwater more complicated than appears on surface
Water conflicts are nothing new to the arid West, where myriad users long have vied for their share of the precious resource from California's Central Valley to the Colorado and Missouri rivers......»»
What Elizabeth Holmes" life in prison could look like
Once a Silicon Valley icon and paper billionaire, Elizabeth Holmes will now have to wake every morning at 6 a.m., hold a job paying as little as $0.12 an hour, and share bathing facilities at a prison camp in southern Texas......»»
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.....»»
Stellantis invests in lithium-sulfur EV battery startup Lyten
Stellantis is backing Lyten, a Silicon Valley startup that employs 3-D graphene, a "supermaterial," to create smaller, more dense lithium-sulfur EV batteries......»»
Centuries-old cotton tree, a national symbol for decades, felled by storm in Sierra Leone
Torrential rains in Sierra Leone's capital felled the centuries-old Cotton Tree, a national treasure whose loss has left "a gap" in people's hearts, the country's President Julius Maada Bio said Thursday......»»
Puzzling rings may be finger loops from prehistoric weapon systems, research finds
When most researchers looked at a puzzling group of artifacts discovered at French archaeological sites, they presumed these to be ornaments or clothing. But Justin Garnett saw something else......»»
Cancel your WinRAR trial: Windows will soon support RAR, gz, 7z, and other archives
Windows picked up built-in support for .zip files back in 2000. Enlarge (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Buried among the AI announcements and minor Windows 11 feature tweaks that Microsoft announced yesterday was an addition.....»»
"Segment-jumping" ridgecrest earthquakes explored in new study
On the morning of July 4, 2019, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Searles Valley in California's Mojave Desert, with impacts felt across Southern California. About 34 hours later on July 5, the nearby city of Ridgecrest was struck by a magnitude.....»»
Applied Materials to build R&D Center in Silicon Valley
US-based Applied Materials will spend US$4 billion and leverage the subsidies provided by the US government to build an R&D center in Silicon Valley to strengthen the collaboration with neighboring companies and universities......»»
The Noah"s Ark for plants beneath the English countryside
Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of wild plant seeds from around the world, many of which are in danger of disappearing......»»