Mass frog burial baffles experts at iron age site near Cambridge
11hAn unprecedented trove of 8,000 bones presents archaeologists at a road dig with a prehistoric mystery Archaeologists working near the site of an iron age home near Cambridge were perplexed when they uncovered a vast trove of frog skeletons. Quite why more than 8,000 bones had been piled up and preserved is a prehistoric mystery. They were all recovered from a single 14-metre-long ditch, right ne
Silver coin featuring famous Viking king unearthed in Hungary
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To ud af tre hoteller på spanske ferieøer er inficeret med farlige legionella-bakterier
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It's common practice nowadays to buy screen protectors for tech like your iPhone, and yet, the market for Apple Watch screen protectors is still fairly emerging, despite the product having been on the scene for nearly a decade. Your Apple Watch is exposed to the bumps and grinds of your daily life, where there's no doubt the risk of scratches abounds. So laying a protector over the product's beau
Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics, study shows
1hPlastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13, 2022.
Deconstructive chemical pre-treatment accelerates microbial decomposition of plastics
2hChemical pre-treatments that deconstruct certain types of plastics can help naturally occurring microbial communities break down plastic waste more quickly, according to researchers at Michigan Technological University. The research will be presented at Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, on June 12, 2022 in Washington D.C.
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2hPlastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13, 2022.
Deconstructive chemical pre-treatment accelerates microbial decomposition of plastics
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Google engineer put on leave after saying AI chatbot has become sentient – Blake Lemoine says system has perception of, and ability to express thoughts and feelings equivalent to a human child
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Google Engineer On Leave After He Claims AI Program Has Gone Sentient
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An engineer at Google said he was placed on leave Monday after claiming an artificial intelligence chatbot had become sentient.
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Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop
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False memories. This is more of a fun video where you guys can test your memory. Let me know if you form a false memory!
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Volcano ash blankets Philippine towns after second eruption this week
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Physicists Caught Sound Moving at Two Different Speeds in 3D Quantum Gas
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Microsoft to Archive Music on Futuristic Slivers of Glass That Will Live 10,000 Years
4hWar, disease, division—things aren't looking too rosy for humanity at the moment. But thanks to Microsoft, at least we'll be listening to Stevie Wonder after the apocalypse. The tech giant is partnering with Elire Group to etch the world's music onto glass plates, and bury them in a remote arctic mountainside to ride out the end of the world. The Global Music Vault will share space with the Globa
Russian Scientist Complains That the ISS Is Tainted With Disgusting Pathogens
5hGermaphobe Russia sure is busy these days. While launching a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine the country's space authorities are worried their new space station might someday get contaminated with germs. According to Wednesday's Newsweek report, plans for the Russian Orbital Space Station (ROSS) are still in motion, and it's possible that Roscosmos, the country's equivalent of NASA, co
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'I'm certainly open to criticism': David Wengrow and the trouble with rewriting human history
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ABCT Apologizes for Past Support of Gay Conversion Therapy
9hIt's 2022, and the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) has just issued a belated apology because two of their past Presidents published papers on "aversion therapies" for "converting" gay and transgender individuals to the socially prescribed norms of sexuality and gender identity. Well, they didn't actually say this, nor did they name the prominent and distinguished clinica
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Dare to share: how revealing your secrets to others can improve your life
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The Google engineer who thinks the company's AI has come to life
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