Rare Baby Mummy Identified as Austrian Noble
About 400 years ago in Austria, someone wrapped the body of a baby boy in a beautiful silk coat, placed him in an unlabeled wooden coffin and sealed his corpse…
Life on Mars May Have Been Its Own Worst Enemy
Although we know early Mars was wetter, warmer and more habitable than the freeze-dried desert world of today, researchers have yet to find any direct proof that life of any…
Why Do People Love Gross and Scary Things?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher…
How Technology Companies Are Shaping the Ukraine Conflict
Earlier this year, Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced that people could create posts calling for violence against Russia on its social media platforms. This was unprecedented.…
Large cities lead to more segregation between rich and poor
Smartphone data from more than 9 million people in the US reveals that big cities lead to greater socioeconomic segregation despite claims they reduce it Humans 28 October 2022 By…
Astronomers have unveiled the world’s largest digital camera
The world’s largest digital camera for astronomy is taller than a car, has as many pixels as 266 iPhones and will, over the course of the next 10 years, help…
BBC Earth Podcast review: Get stuck into nature – wherever you find it
A new season of the BBC Earth Podcast kicks off with Safari, an episode that encourages us to engage with nature, whether it is in the Scottish rainforests or just…
Utility Explores Converting Coal Plants into Nuclear Power
The West is going nuclear. A Bill Gates-backed developer and one of the largest utilities in the Western United States announced Thursday they were launching a study to determine if…
Delivering Equitable Lung Cancer Care [Sponsored]
As recent advances improve the prospects of detecting and catching lung cancer early, a new challenge arises: how to ensure people worldwide, regardless of their socioeconomic circumstances, benefit from new…
How to Grow a 2,560-Pound Pumpkin
In early October Travis Gienger hauled an enormous white-and-orange monstrosity of a pumpkin from his home in Minnesota to a championship weigh off in Half Moon Bay, Calif. There Gienger…