Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Our familiar, warm, yellow sun is a relative rarity in the Milky Way. By far the most common stars are considerably smaller and cooler, sporting just…
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Operation to prevent looting has led to discovery of burial caves |
A joint operation to prevent the looting of antiquities by the Kafr Kanna Police and the Israel Antiquities Authority Theft Prevention Unit has led to the discovery of a burial…
Considering long-term economic and social side effects when building sustainable cities
Credit: Wits University It is estimated that 55% of the world’s population resides in cities and that cities are directly responsible for around two-thirds of global energy consumption. The influx…
Exploring the role of oxygen defects in a titanium dioxide protective film to maximize hydrogen production efficiency
For the efficient PEC water splitting, it is crucial to balance two factors by systematically controlling the defect density in TiOx passivation layer of n-Si photoanode, which are (1) accessible…
Don’t worry, be happy? It’s not that simple, according to research
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Is happiness something to work hard towards and accumulate over time or is it something transient and fleeting that should be savored in the moment? Past…
NASA’s UFO task force meets on May 31 and you can watch it live online for free
NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast. The agency will hold a meeting of…
The Importance of Microsoft’s Blueprint for Public Governance of AI
Many technology leaders agree that while AI could be hugely beneficial to humans, it could also be misused or, through negligence, terminally damage humanity. But looking to governments to address…
A hunt for fungi might bring this orchid back from the brink
If you ever come across a Cooper’s black orchid in the wild, you probably would mistake it for a stick — or perhaps an odd potato if you dig a…
A worm-inspired robot based on an origami structure and magnetic actuators
The fabrication of the origami backbone. Credit: Jin et al Bio-inspired robots, robotic systems that emulate the appearance, movements, and/or functions of specific biological systems, could help to tackle real-world…
Earliest dated saddle in China for horse-riding identified from burial |
Archaeologists excavating a tomb at the Yanghai cemetery in the Turfan Basin, located in the eastern end of the Tian Shan mountains in the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China,…
