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We now have new evidence that Richard III murdered the princes in the tower

New research lends credence to the account of Sir Thomas More. Enlarge / Vintage engraving (1876) depicting the murderers of the "Princes in the Tower": King Edward V and his younger brother Prince Richard, Duke of York. New evidence has emerge.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaFeb 9th, 2021

Fossils and fires: Insights into early modern human activity in the jungles of Southeast Asia

Studying microscopic layers of dirt dug from the Tam Pà Ling cave site in northeastern Laos has provided a team of Flinders University archaeologists and their international colleagues with further insights into some of the earliest evidence of Homo.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Study suggests elephants remember zookeepers after many years

An elephant never forgets, as the saying goes. In fact, there is evidence that proboscideans still remember the waterholes they once visited decades later. They also often recognize fellow elephants that they have not encountered for a long time. But.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Curiosity rover provides new insights into how Mars became uninhabitable

NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life—with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface—to a surface that is.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

Sacrificial burial confirms Scythians" eastern origins

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for sacrificial funerary rituals at the Early Iron Age burial mound of Tunnug 1 in Tuva, Siberia, indicating that the horse-riding Scythian culture, best-known from Eastern Europe, originated far to the east......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 7th, 2024

What"s the best material for a lunar tower?

Physical infrastructure on the moon will be critical to any long-term human presence there as both America and China gear up for a sustained human lunar presence. Increasingly, a self-deploying tower is one of the most essential parts of that physica.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 4th, 2024

New article provides orientation to using implementation science in policing

Since the 2020 murder by Minneapolis police of George Floyd brought nationwide calls for change amid concerns that prevailing practices were not grounded in evidence and created harm, policing has been in turmoil. Implementation science (IS) involves.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

2-billion-year-old rock could help understand very early life on Earth and the hunt for evidence of life on Mars

Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in a 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area known for its rich ore deposits. This is the oldest example of living.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Lunar mission data analysis finds widespread evidence of ice deposits

Deposits of ice in lunar dust and rock (regolith) are more extensive than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA's LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) mission. Ice would be a valuable resource for future lunar expeditions. W.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

The medicines we take to stay healthy are harming nature. Here"s what needs to change

Evidence is mounting that modern medicines present a growing threat to ecosystems around the world. The chemicals humans ingest to stay healthy are harming fish and other animals......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 3rd, 2024

Monkey fossils found in cave shed light on the animals" extinction centuries ago

By studying rare fossils of jaws and other skull parts of a long-extinct Caribbean monkey, a team of researchers that includes a Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine professor says it has uncovered new evidence documenting the anatomy and ecol.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Influence of a black hole"s spin: First evidence of precession in ultraluminous accretion disks

Gas swirls around a black hole due to its intense gravity, forming an accretion disk. These accretion disks, being among the most efficient energy conversion mechanisms in the universe, emit light and plasma jets. When a black hole spins on its axis,.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 2nd, 2024

Taxpayers should fund trans surgery for inmate who murdered baby, judge rules

Taxpayers should fund trans surgery for inmate who murdered baby, judge rules.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 1st, 2024

Study tracks traveling population wave in Canada lynx

A new study by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks's Institute of Arctic Biology provides compelling evidence that Canada lynx populations in Interior Alaska experience a "traveling population wave" affecting their reproduction, movemen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 30th, 2024

Geologists discover mysterious subduction zone beneath Pacific, reshaping understanding of Earth"s interior

University of Maryland scientists uncovered evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth during the age of dinosaurs, challenging existing theories about Earth's interior structure. Located in the East Pacific Rise (a tectonic plate boun.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 28th, 2024

Apple won’t backtrack on climate pledge due to AI, despite others hedging

AI seems to be changing everything. In some cases, that includes the climate ambitions tech companies had before AI arrived. Recent comments from Google’s CEO is evidence of that. Apple, meanwhile, is holding firm to its 2030 goals and has reiterat.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Apple patent describes using AirPods to detect heart disease, likely next year

9to5Mac recently discovered evidence in iOS 18 that Apple is testing using future AirPods models to measure heartbeat, with our sources indicating that the feature will be implemented in both AirPods Pro 3 and the next generation of Powerbeats Pro......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Study uncovers first evidence of a volcanic spatter cone on Mars

While working under Erika Rader, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho, a postdoctoral researcher identified a volcanic vent on Mars as a potential spatter cone and compared it to a spatter cone.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Study shows Mars" early thick atmosphere could be locked up in the planet"s clay surface

Mars wasn't always the cold desert we see today. There's increasing evidence that water once flowed on the red planet's surface, billions of years ago. And if there was water, there must also have been a thick atmosphere to keep that water from freez.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Archaeologists discover southern army fought at "Europe"s oldest battle"

Archaeologists analyzed thirteenth century BC bronze and flint arrowheads from the Tollense Valley, north-east Germany, uncovering the earliest evidence for large-scale interregional conflict in Europe. The Tollense Valley in Mecklenburg-Western Pome.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Six initiatives for prioritizing undergraduate student well-being

In a perspective, Holly C. White and colleagues argue that student well-being should be a goal of pedagogy, along with traditional metrics such as GPA and student retention. Despite evidence linking certain academic experiences with well-being outcom.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024