Month: September 2022
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Archaeologists give new insights into final blow of autonomous Ancient Palmyra | HeritageDaily
Archaeologists conducting a study to estimate the maximum productivity of the land around Palmyra are revealing new insights that questions the historical narrative. Palmya is located in present-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Archaeological finds date an early settlement to the Neolithic period, with the first documented mention of the city dating to the early 2nd millennium…
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Celebrate 'International Observe the Moon Night' with NASA
The public is invited to participate in NASA’s celebration of “International Observe the Moon Night” on Saturday, Oct. 1. Continue Reading News Source: www.nasa.gov
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Postpartum is affecting mental health at work. What can companies do about it? — ScienceDaily
Up to 1 in 5 women in the postpartum period will experience a mental health disorder like postpartum depression or generalized anxiety disorder. How an organization handles a mother’s return to work can have a significant impact on her mental health, according to new research from the University of Georgia. Organizations control the majority of…
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These 6 foods can kill you
GENERALLY SPEAKING, humans will try to eat anything at least once. Some anthropologists theorize that prehistoric people sussed out what was edible by trial and error, but we haven’t stopped pushing our palates in new, sometimes dangerous directions. The risk of illness and even death is often baked into our favorite flavors and fares. Here are…
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Peter Shor wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics | MIT News
Peter Shor, the Morss Professor of Applied Mathematics at MIT, has been named a recipient of the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. He shares the $3 million prize with three others for “foundational work in the field of quantum information”: David Deutsch at the University of Oxford, Charles Bennett at IBM Research, and Gilles…
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The Anglo-Saxon migration: new insights from genetics | HeritageDaily
Almost three hundred years after the Romans left, scholars like Bede wrote about the Angles and the Saxons and their migrations to the British Isles. Scholars of many disciplines, including archaeology, history, linguists and genetics, have debated what his words might have described, and what the scale, the nature and the impact of human migration were…
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Archaeologist narrows down the time range for the Theran eruption | HeritageDaily
An archaeologist from Cornell University has applied a statical analysis to narrow down the time range for the Theran eruption in the Holocene epoch. The Theran eruption, also called the Minoan eruption devastated the Greek island of Santorini. The eruption deposited layers of pumice and ash, followed by pyroclastic surges, lava flows, lahar floods, and…
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Harvard scientists study tree rings see climate change clues – Harvard Gazette
About a decade ago, Pederson and David Orwig, a senior forest ecologist and the co-manager of the Tree Ring Lab, showed this isn’t always the case. They presented evidence that droughts and harsh spring frosts from 250 years ago affected different forests across hundreds of miles in the Southeast. The disturbances abruptly killed some trees…
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California’s Proposed Law Could Change the Internet
Today, for better or worse, the Internet is a rather free range for children. Websites ask their users’ ages, sure. But virtually anyone who came of age around the rise of the Internet can probably relate a time or 20 when they gave a false birthdate. A California law now in the works might bring…
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A clearer picture of how a cell is organized could help biologists learn how to reprogram a cell to halt cancer or other diseases — ScienceDaily
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke’s third law says “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Indika Rajapakse, Ph.D., is a believer. The engineer and mathematician now finds himself a biologist. And he believes the beauty of blending these three disciplines is crucial to unraveling how cells work. His latest development is a new…