'Star light, star bright' as explained by math
The evolving periodicity of the brightness of certain types of stars can now be described mathematically.
Mathematics
Apr 26, 2021
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Rare 8,000 year old child burial reveals secrets of the dead
ANU Archeologists have discovered a rare child burial dating back 8,000 years on Alor Island, Indonesia.
Archaeology
Nov 3, 2020
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New archaeological discoveries reveal birch bark tar was used in medieval England
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the British Museum, in collaboration with Oxford Archaeology East and Canterbury Archaeological Trust, have, for the first time, identified the use of birch bark tar in medieval ...
Archaeology
Dec 19, 2019
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How LISA pathfinder detected dozens of 'comet crumbs'
LISA Pathfinder, a mission led by ESA (the European Space Agency) that included NASA contributions, successfully demonstrated technologies needed to build a future space-based gravitational wave observatory, a tool for detecting ...
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2019
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In Alaskan gold mines, digging for clues about climate change
In gold mines near Fairbanks, Alaska, scientists are hunting for something precious—and it's not metal.
Environment
Sep 25, 2019
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Wind, warmth boost insect migration, study reveals
Wind and warmth can improve travel time for the billions of insects worldwide that migrate each year, according to a first-ever radio-tracking study by University of Guelph biologists.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2019
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Plankton as a climate driver instead of the sun?
Fluctuations in the orbital parameters of the Earth are considered to be the trigger for long-term climatic fluctuations such as ice ages. This includes the variation of the inclination angle of the Earth's axis with a cycle ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2019
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Historian angers group who proposed labeling late Holocene as Meghalayan Age
Guy Middleton, a historian at the Czech Institute of Egyptology at Charles University in Prague, has angered members of the group who successfully pushed for the creation of a new unit of geological time called the Meghalayan ...
Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but profoundly changed Earth's climate
Millenia ago, ancient farmers cleared land to plant wheat and maize, potatoes and squash. They flooded fields to grow rice. They began to raise livestock. And unknowingly, they may have been fundamentally altering the climate ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2018
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New prehistoric bird species discovered
A team of geologists at the University of Rochester has discovered a new species of bird in the Canadian Arctic. At approximately 90 million years old, the bird fossils are among the oldest avian records found in the northernmost ...
Archaeology
Dec 19, 2016
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