20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan.
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‘Warm water’ from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves
Antarctica’s Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame?
Male victimhood ideology driven by perceived status loss, not economic hardship, among Korean men
Research published in Sex Roles suggests that male victimhood ideology among South Korean men is driven more by perceived socioeconomic status decline rather than objective economic hardship. In recent years, male victimhood ideology—the belief that men are primary targets of…
Is humanity alone in the Universe? What scientists really think.
News stories about the likely existence of extraterrestrial life, and our chances of detecting it, tend to be positive. We are often told that we might discover it any time now. Finding life beyond Earth is “only a matter of…
Meta takes us a step closer to Star Trek’s universal translator
Back in 2023, AI researchers at Meta interviewed 34 native Spanish and Mandarin speakers who lived in the US but didn’t speak English. The goal was to find out what people who constantly rely on translation in their day-to-day activities…
Researchers use AI to design proteins that block snake venom toxins
It has been a few years since AI began successfully tackling the challenge of predicting the three-dimensional structure of proteins, complex molecules that are essential for all life. Next-generation tools are now available, and the Nobel Prizes have been handed…
SEC sues Elon Musk, says he cheated Twitter investors out of $150 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk yesterday over his late disclosure of a Twitter stock purchase in early 2022. Before Musk bought the whole company, he purchased a 9 percent stake in Twitter and failed to disclose it…
Lethal snake venom may be countered by new AI-designed proteinsÂ
The current way to produce antivenoms is antiquated. Experiments in mice suggest that an artificial intelligence approach could save time and money.
Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost
Ancient DNA indicates women stayed in their home communities and married partners from outside the area.
Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it’s shooting a beam of energy right at us
The newly discovered “blazar,” which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes what we know about the early universe.
