Summary: A team of researchers predicts artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), could redefine social science research. They believe LLMs, trained on vast amounts of text data, can…
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Silver phalera depicting Medusa among new finds at Roman Vindolanda |
Volunteer archaeologists excavating at Roman Vindolanda have uncovered a silver phalera depicting Medusa during this seasons excavations. Vindolanda (translated as “white field” or “white moor”) was a Roman auxiliary fort,…
2,500-year-old bronze artefacts found in eastern Poland |
A metal detectorist has uncovered a hoard of bronze artefacts during a survey in the village of Czernięcin Poduchowny, eastern Poland. The discovery was made by Łukasz Jabłoński, a licensed…
The lesser-known risk factors for heart disease
Most people know that the risk factors for heart disease are high blood pressure, smoking, raised cholesterol and being overweight. However, many people who have a heart attack do not…
Abortion restrictions put hospital ethics committees in the spotlight – but what do they do?
Many states have imposed sweeping restrictions that all but ban abortion since the June 2022 Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 50-year-old constitutional right to the procedure. These laws have…
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste
Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to…
Fathers key to supporting breastfeeding and safe infant sleep
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers via…
Wolf skull deposited in grave to protect against deceased’s spirit |
Archaeologists excavating a burial mound in Romania’s Dobruja region have suggested that a wolf skull was deposited by grave robbers to protect them against the deceased’s spirit. The mound dates…
Archaeologists discover “completely unique” Roman mosaics in London |
A team of archaeologists, led by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA), on behalf of Landsec and Transport for London (TfL), have discovered Roman mosaics in London described by experts…
