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Archaeology 8 minutes ago

In Guatemala, painted altar found at Tikal adds new context to mysterious Maya history

Just steps from the center of Tikal, a 2,400-year-old Maya city in the heart of modern-day Guatemala, a global team of researchers including scholars from Brown University have unearthed a buried altar that could unlock the ...

Plants & Animals 11 minutes ago

Flex appeal: The trade-off between armor and efficiency in sea turtle shells

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving as near-impenetrable shields against oceanic threats like sharks. These sleek, streamlined shells ...

Analytical Chemistry 29 minutes ago

Chatbot opens computational chemistry to nonexperts

Advanced computational software is streamlining quantum chemistry research by automating many of the processes of running molecular simulations. The complicated design of these software packages, however, often limits their ...

Earth Sciences 32 minutes ago

Using orbital cycles to understand early life

Chengdu University of Technology-led research has established a high-resolution astrochronological framework spanning approximately 57.6 million years of the early Ediacaran Period. This calibrated timeline provides precise ...

Earth Sciences 42 minutes ago

Satellite radar shows ground rising beneath the part of Aral Sea that has dried up

A team of Earth scientists affiliated with Peking University and the Southern University of Science and Technology, both in China, and a researcher from the University of Southern California, in the U.S., have found that ...

Social Sciences 49 minutes ago

Belief in the malleability of beauty makes people take more risks, study finds

It is hard not to admit the pervasive impact that beauty has on our lives. As of 2023, beauty is the third most popular category among global Instagram influencers, only after music and lifestyle. The ever-growing cosmetics ...

General Physics 49 minutes ago

How do bird nests stay together? Researchers unravel entanglement between stiff, straight rods

The concept of constructing a self-supporting structure made of rods—without the use of nails, ropes, or glue—dates back to Leonardo da Vinci. In the Codex Atlanticus, da Vinci illustrated a design for a self-supporting ...

Economics & Business 1 hour ago

Survey data reveals consumer confusion over CBD oils

Since the 2018 Farm Bill effectively legalized hemp-derived cannabidiol—better known as CBD—there's been an exponential growth in products hitting the market, but a newly published study suggests consumer understanding ...

Astrobiology 1 hour ago

Saturn's moon Titan could harbor life, but only a tiny amount, study finds

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is a strange, alien world. Covered in rivers and lakes of liquid methane, icy boulders and dunes of soot-like "sand," its topography has long fascinated scientists and invited speculation on ...

Plants & Animals 1 hour ago

Eclipse echoes: Study reveals surprising avian vocal patterns during solar eclipse

A study published in Scientific Reports reveals how birds responded to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse across North America. The study finds bird vocalizations significantly declined only where more than 99% solar ...

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