Chimps Share Knowledge like Humans Do, Spurring Innovation
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Archaeologists Discover Earliest-Known Alphabetic Writing
Dated to around 2400 BCE, the writing precedes other known alphabetic scripts by roughly 500 years, according to Johns Hopkins University’s Professor Glenn Schwartz. The 4,400-year-old clay object discovered at the ancient city of Umm el-Marra, Syria; the engraved symbols may be part of the earliest known alphabet. Image credit: Glenn Schwartz, Johns Hopkins University.
Bird Flu Has Infected Two Young People. Here’s Why Experts Are Concerned
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Carolyn Beatrice Parker’s Work on the Manhattan Project Inspired Her Birthplace Generations Later
Carolyn Beatrice Parker came from a family of doctors and academics, and she worked during World War II as a physicist on the Dayton Project, a critical part of the Manhattan Project tasked with producing polonium. (Polonium is a radioactive metal that was used in early nuclear weapons.) After the war, she continued her research
First Rocks Returned from Moon’s Far Side Reveal Ancient Volcanic Activity
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