Archaeologists have discovered a fragment of a soldier’s wrist purse at the site of a temporary Roman camp in South Moravia, Czech Republic. The camp was established by the 10th…
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Lost equestrian sculpture found buried in Toul
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) have discovered an equestrian sculpture during excavations in Toul, France. The discovery was made while conducting a study of the…
How the Brain Forms Indirect Associations to Guide Complex Decisions
Summary: A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations between seemingly unrelated stimuli. In experiments with mice,…
Hey Siri, fix my spacecraft! A virtual assistant could help astronauts handle unexpected space mission issues
Credit: Rachel Barton/Texas A&M Engineering When astronauts make the long journey to Mars in the not-so-distant future, communication with mission control will be impossible for days to weeks at a…
Brands want us to trust them. But as the SPF debacle shows, they need to earn it
Credit: CC0 Public Domain It’s quite unsettling to discover something so central to our cultural rituals—the “slop” in the Aussie mantra of “Slip! Slop! Slap!“—can no longer be trusted. We’ve…
Invasive lake weed turned to clean energy in Ethiopia
Fishermen on a water hyacinth-infested lake. In Ethiopia, this fast-spreading aquatic weed began choking the Lake Tana that had sustained the local community. Credit: Pradipta/CC0 For years, Fentie Wabi worked…
Countries reach hard-fought deal on climate adaptation in Bonn
Countries reached a last-minute compromise deal on the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) at the Bonn climate talks on Thursday night, papering over their differences on how progress to adapt…
Detailed atlas reveals how pesticides affect gut bacteria and hints at probiotic interventions
Gut bacteria accumulate pesticides without altering them. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-59747-6 While emerging evidence suggests pesticides can be toxic to the mix of microorganisms in the digestive system,…
When talking about AI, definitions matter
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence is everywhere lately—on the news, in podcasts and around every water cooler. A new, buzzy term, artificial general intelligence (AGI), is dominating conversations and…
