Symmetry is all around us, from the repeating patterns of crystals to the stitches in a knitted sweater. In materials science, these patterns are more than just visually appealing: They can influence how a material conducts ...
Mathematics
Nov 9, 2026
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Analysis of silver and gold from the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria finds that, contrary to popular belief, it did not suffer from a shortage of precious metals, questioning why the kingdom used copper-alloy coins rather ...
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2026
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The influence of financial markets cannot be overstated, and this influence highlights the need for thorough market analysis. However, being thorough can be difficult when markets are highly complex and ever-changing, prompting ...
Economics & Business
Nov 12, 2026
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping research, economies, and everyday life at a remarkable speed. In this interview accompanying the new AI100 report, Iyad Rahwan reflects on the rise of generative AI, the growing concentration ...
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2026
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An AI companion can be available for a late-night conversation, respond to personal disclosures and discuss a favorite topic for hours. For people who develop intimate relationships with chatbots, those exchanges can offer ...
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2026
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Scientists spend their careers trying to understand the world, but a new study suggests they have surprisingly different ideas about what science itself is. The study, published in Royal Society Open Science, found that scientists ...
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2026
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Long before pottery became commonplace in Southwest Asia, people living beside the Upper Tigris were experimenting with ways to turn clay into containers.
Archaeology
Nov 11, 2026
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The Rhine, as the boundary between Western and Central Europe, appears to be a constant feature of European history. As early as the late fourth and early third millennia B.C., the traces of human activity east and west of ...
Archaeology
Nov 13, 2026
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It's not easy to extract iron from its ore. But the peoples of the ancient city of Great Zimbabwe—the capital of a thriving kingdom in southern Africa between A.D. 1000 and 1700—were masters.
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2026
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In the 18th century, a clay tobacco pipe could reveal more than you might think. Its length, quality and condition, as well as the way it was used, could signal social status. In a new doctoral thesis, Lund University archaeologist ...
Archaeology
Nov 11, 2026
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