16,000-year-old skeleton, crystals and stone tools discovered in Malaysian caves
Archaeologists think the earliest skeleton from the Malaysian excavation may be up to 16,000 years old.
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Apple must pay €13 billion in back taxes after losing final appeal
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images ) Apple has suffered a significant defeat after the EU’s top court ruled that the iPhone maker must pay €13 billion in back taxes, overturning an earlier decision in the Big Tech group’s…
You can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Alibaba
Enlarge (credit: eugenekeebler via Getty Images) In an age when you can get just about anything online, it’s probably no surprise that you can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Chinese eCommerce site Alibaba. If you, like me, haven’t…
Excessive mind wandering mediates link between ADHD and depression/anxiety, study finds
A study of adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) suggests that excessive mind wandering, rumination, and decreased mindfulness may mediate the link between ADHD symptoms and depression ADHD may predispose individuals to excessive mind wandering, rumination, and reduced mindfulness, which…
A quantum computer corrected its own errors, improving its calculations
The corrected calculation had an error rate about a tenth of one done without quantum error correction.
Astronaut watches a meteor explode over Earth in a bright green fireball in stunning video from ISS
A new video from an astronaut’s vantage point in space captures a bright green burst over Earth as a meteor exploded in the night sky.
Infamous ‘Wow! signal’ that hinted at aliens may actually be an exceptionally rare cosmic event
The source of a supposed alien broadcast that made researchers go “Wow!” may instead have been the result of a remarkably rare cosmic event, a new study suggests.
Are you a victim of gaslighting? New tool helps identify manipulative behaviors in relationships
A recent study, published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, introduces a new tool designed to measure gaslighting in romantic relationships. The Gaslighting Relationship Exposure Inventory (GREI) consists of 11 items and was found to be a reliable…
Driverless semis could be months away
Enlarge / An Aurora truck departs the company’s depot in Palmer, Texas. (credit: Aurora) On a sunny morning in December, an 18-wheeler will pull into a truck depot in Palmer, Texas, just south of Dallas. The driver will step out…
Let’s learn about orangutans
The word orangutan means “person of the forest” — a good name for a group of primates that spend most of their time in trees. These great apes have long arms and long, curling fingers and toes for grasping branches.…
