65,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Hearth Structure Discovered in Gibraltar
Archaeologists say they have discovered a new type of Neanderthal hearth at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar. This hearth structure coincides with predictions from theoretical studies which require the use of heating structures for obtaining birch tar, commonly used in hafting. The researchers propose that the hearth was used for heating rockroses under anoxic conditions by burning
Astronomers Discover Fourth Exoplanet in Kepler-51 System
Kepler-51 is a 500-million-year-old G-type star hosting four low density planets, according to a new paper published in the Astronomical Journal. This illustration depicts the Kepler-51 planetary system. Image credit: NASA / ESA / L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player & F. Summers, STScI. Kepler-51 is located approximately 2,615 light-years away in the constellation of
Astronomers Create Most Detailed Map of Gravitational Wave Background to Date
Astronomers using the MeerKAT Pulsar Timing Array, an international experiment that uses the MeerKAT Radio Telescope in South Africa, have uncovered further evidence of gravitational wave signals originating from merging supermassive black holes. Miles et al. created the most detailed maps of gravitational waves across the Universe to date. Image credit: Carl Knox / OzGrav
Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year
December 3, 2024 2 min read The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary By Ben Guarino edited by Dean Visser Orla/Getty Images “Brain rot” is the official Word of the Year for 2024, according to the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher, Oxford University
Rare Whitefly and Psyllid Insect Fossils Found in New Zealand
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of whiteflies and a psyllid from fossils found in Miocene-period crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar near Dunedin in Otago, South Island of New Zealand. A close-up of two tiny puparia of Miotetraleurodes novaezelandiae attached to an angiosperm leaf. Image credit: Drohojowska et al., doi: 10.1007/s12549-024-00628-z. Adult
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