Giant moat found separating the City of David from Temple Mount

Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) and Tel Aviv University have discovered a large 30 metre wide moat that separated the City of David from Temple Mount. Excavations in…

Want to sleep longer? Adding mini-bursts of exercise to your evening routine can help, says study

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Exercising before bed has long been discouraged as the body doesn’t have time to wind down before the lights go out. But new research has found…

Why are some people happy when they are dying?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Simon Boas, who wrote a candid account of living with cancer, passed away on July 15 at the age of 47. In a recent BBC interview,…

Untangling the entangled: Quantum study shines fresh light on how neutrinos fuel supernovae

Researchers used quantum simulations to obtain new insights into the nature of neutrinos — the mysterious subatomic particles that abound throughout the universe — and their role in the deaths…

All eyes on AI to drive Big Tech earnings

Analysts forecast double-digit growth for companies such as Microsoft, driven by artifical intelligence. Over the next two weeks, the quarterly results of Big Tech giants will offer a glimpse on…

India has ramped up its wind and solar energy. It now needs to expand places to store it

A worker walks in front of the 500-kilowatt battery energy storage system inside the Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages factory in Thiruvallur district, on the outskirts of Chennai, India, Tuesday, July 16,…

Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain

An IT field services technician works on software on an information display near United Airlines gates at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, in Chicago, Friday, July 19, 2024. Transport providers, businesses…

Brass trumpets among cargo of 16th century shipwreck

Underwater archaeologists from the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology in Zadar have discovered a cargo of brass trumpets at the wreck site of a 16th-century ship. The ship sank off…

‘State of health care for women is in a fragile place’—Florida women are dying from preventable causes

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Florida women are dying from causes that are preventable, including breast and cervical cancer, pregnancy complications and mental health conditions, according to a new national scorecard…

Drones could revolutionize the construction industry, supporting a new UK housing boom

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The UK’s new Labor government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes during its first term in office. To achieve this, it promises planning reform and…