Well preserved pre-Incan mummy found in underground burial chamber
A team of researchers with the National University of San Marcos has found and recovered a well-preserved pre-Incan mummy in an underground tomb. They have posted their findings on the university's Noticias page......»»
Middle Ordovician "marine dwarf world" found in Castle Bank, Wales
An unusually well-preserved "Marine Dwarf World" from 462 million years ago was found at Castle Bank, Wales by a team led by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS). The site comprises over 150 s.....»»
"Smart mines" show coal deeply embedded in China"s future
One hundred meters underground inside a pit in northern China, miners extract lumps of coal with the flick of a finger on a smartphone, as the country tries to drag the traditionally dangerous and dirty work into the digital era......»»
Oldest human remains from Puerto Rico reveal a complex cultural landscape since 1800 BC
The earliest inhabitants of Puerto Rico might have used common burial sites and mortuary practices across many centuries, according to a study published April 26, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by William J. Pestle of the University of Mia.....»»
Centuries-old teenage mummy unearthed in Peru
The mummy of a teenager who lived roughly 800-1,200 years ago, complete with skin fragments and tufts of hair, has been unearthed on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital Lima, the leader of the excavation team said Tuesday......»»
Explorers found a secret chamber hiding in the Great Pyramid of Giza
Explorers have uncovered the existence of a secret chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Once the tallest human-made structure on Earth, the Great Pyramid … The post Explorers found a secret chamber hiding in the Great Pyramid of Giza appeared.....»»
Xi"s tech self-reliance push leaves Europeans wary of China R&D
China's push to become self-reliant in the technology sphere is driving more European companies operating there to rethink their research and development plans, according to a report published Friday by the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China.....»»
The DarkSide experiment extends its search to dark matter–nucleon interactions
The DarkSide experiment is an ambitious research effort aimed at detecting dark matter particle interactions in liquid argon using a dual-phase physics detector located at the underground Gran Sasso National Laboratory. These interactions could be ob.....»»
The plan to make a giant hot water bottle underground
Hot water can be stored underground and the heat used when needed to keep buildings warm......»»
A European Space Probe Sets Its Sights on the Jupiter System
The Juice spacecraft will zoom in on the moon Ganymede, which might have a habitable ocean deep underground......»»
Criminal businesses adopt corporate behavior as they grow
As criminal groups increase in size, they adopt corporate-like behavior, but this shift brings about its own set of challenges and costs, according to Trend Micro. “The criminal underground is rapidly professionalizing – with groups beginning.....»»
Viking Age ceremonial burial shields found to be combat ready
Rolf Fabricius Warming from the Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies at Stockholm University in Sweden and founding director of the Society for Combat Archaeology is challenging previous interpretations of ceremonial shields found in a Vik.....»»
How to solve the Castle Sword puzzle in Resident Evil 4 remake
You'll be blocked with a puzzle after leaving the dungeon. Here's how to solve the Sword Puzzle and make your way into the Audience Chamber in Resident Evil 4......»»
DUNE collaboration ready to ramp up mass production for first detector module
Preparations for the construction of the first detector module of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment are rapidly progressing. Members of the international DUNE collaboration have begun the final tests of detector components that will be shipped.....»»
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......»»
How a local community helped researchers make incredible prehistoric discoveries
The knowledge and control of bronze gave some people who lived between 2200 BC and 700 BC enormous wealth and power. Their lives and deeds were immortalized by their burial mounds, known as barrows and cairns, which still litter our landscape today......»»
Vapor chamber adoption grows among notebooks
The use of vapor chambers (VC) in notebooks is increasing, boosting the sales performance of heat dissipation solution providers......»»
Africa"s aquifers aren"t the answer to water scarcity, says researcher
Discoveries of aquifers—underground earth formations that hold water—often create excitement around their ability to ease water scarcity in a region......»»
Bent nails at Roman burial site form “magical barrier” to keep dead from rising
Cremated remains were also covered in brick tiles and a thick layer of lime. Enlarge / Bent nails scattered around early Roman imperial burial site suggest an attempt to keep the deceased from rising. (credit: Sagalassos Archaeol.....»»
Australia"s extinct giant eagle was big enough to snatch koalas from trees, suggest study
The year is 1959. Speleologists descend a 17-meter shaft to explore the depths of Mairs Cave in the southern Flinders Ranges. Some 55 meters into the main chamber, they find fossils scattered throughout a boulder pile. Among these fossils are a claw.....»»
EPA proposes stricter limits on coal plant water pollution
The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed strengthening a rule aimed at reducing polluted wastewater from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers across the nation......»»