The biblical King Balak may have been a historical figure, according to a new reading of the Mesha Stele, an inscribed stone dating from the second half of the 9th century BCE.
Archaeology
May 2, 2019
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Scientists around the world work hard to rinse quantum systems for noise, which may disturb the function of tomorrow's powerful quantum computers. Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) have found a way to use noise ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 18, 2024
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Dark matter could be made up of ultralight dark photons that heated up our universe: this is a new scenario proposed in a study recently published in Physical Review Letters. This hypothesis, the authors say, is in excellent ...
General Physics
Dec 12, 2022
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A new Tel Aviv University study finds that prehistoric humans "recycled" discarded or broken flint tools 400,000 years ago to create small, sharp utensils with specific functions. These recycled tools were then used with ...
Archaeology
May 29, 2019
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In quantum mechanics particles can behave as waves and take many paths through an experiment. It requires only combinations of pairs of paths, rather than three or more, to determine the probability for a particle to arrive ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 11, 2017
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New research finds that perception of absolute pitch in music is far more common that previously thought, challenging conventional wisdom that the ability to detect perfect pitch is rare.
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2017
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An Israeli start-up has launched a pocket device which analyses instantly the composition of food, drink, medication or other objects.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 11, 2015
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An Israel-based startup specializing in using sounds instead of passwords for logging in said Monday it has been bought by Google.
Business
Feb 17, 2014
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Camels are mentioned as pack animals in the biblical stories of Abraham, Joseph, and Jacob. But archaeologists have shown that camels were not domesticated in the Land of Israel until centuries after the Age of the Patriarchs ...
Archaeology
Feb 3, 2014
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If you thought recycling was just a modern phenomenon championed by environmentalists and concerned urbanites—think again.
Archaeology
Oct 11, 2013
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