A community led excavation is documenting a recently discovered medieval village at High Hunsley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The excavation is being led by Ethos Heritage in…
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Obesity as a risk factor for colorectal cancer underestimated so far, says study
Weight Change Among Cases and Controls Within 12 Years Before Diagnosis/Interview Lower and upper hinges correspond to 25th and 75th quantile of weight changes, respectively; lower and upper whiskers correspond…
‘H’ is for hot and huge in Chandra image
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Princeton Univ/C. Bambic et al.; Optical: SDSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA/ESO; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.Wolk With a single letter seemingly etched in the X-ray glow around it, a giant black hole…
Archaeologists search for hidden cenote beneath the Convent of San Antonio de Padu |
A team of archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) are searching for a hidden cenote beneath the Convent of San Antonio de Padu. The convent is…
Swarming locusts can deploy a chemical to avoid being cannibalized
For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust world. But it turns out some migrating insects deploy a “don’t-eat-me” pheromone that can deter…
Shopify narrowing its ambition, sells Deliverr, cuts staff
The company logo hangs on the Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify, May 29, 2019. Shopify, the e-commerce company viewed as a growing competitor to Amazon, is selling the…
Quantum lidar prototype acquires real-time 3D images while fully submerged underwater
Researchers developed a lidar system that uses quantum detection technology that can capture 3D images while submerged underwater. They demonstrated the system by using it to capture a 3D image…
Verra’s revamped forest offset programme comes under fire
Verra picked a controversial carbon credit verifier to review its new forest offset rules and critics say the changes don’t fix the problem The world’s leading carbon credits certifier has…
After a Walkabout, a Transfer Student Finds Her Footing in Physics
BYLINE: Mike Lucas Newswise — Brianna Romasky’s college journey veered off the beaten path on a quest of self-discovery and finding her passion, which happens to involve physics. Romasky, who…
Closely tropical herbs have similar tolerance to high temperatures – Functional Ecologists
In our newest post Georgia Hernández Corrales—PhD candidate at University of Connecticut, USA—presents her work ‘Evolutionary history constrains heat tolerance of native and exotic tropical Zingiberales’. She discusses the importance…
