Byzantine Shipwreck Near Croatia Studied

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buckets of gold and coins MLJet, Croatia-reuters A shipwreck found more than 10 years ago near an island in the Adriatic Sea off the southern coast of Croatia is reported to date back to the seventh or eighth century. Advertisement After analyzing remains found at the site, archaeologists have also determined that the ship was …

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Ancient ape fossil in Egypt challenges the story of human origins

Ancient ape fossil in Egypt challenges the story of human origins

An international team of researchers has identified a previously unknown fossil ape that lived during the early Miocene, approximately 17 to 18 million years ago. species, named Masripithecus mogrensisIt was described in a study published in Science by scientists from the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (Egypt) and the University of Southern California (USA). These …

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‘Rescheduling’ cannabis would ease restrictions on science, opening the door to the largest investment in cannabis research we’ve seen to date

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There has been discussion for years of “rescheduling” cannabis, a regulatory move that would substantially ease federal restrictions on the drug. Now, with one Recent push from the White House To speed up the rescheduling process, we can see that the change has occurred. Moving cannabis to Schedule III – a less-restrictive classification for drugs …

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Ancient Burial Uncovered in El Salvador

Burial Excavations, Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador

San Salvador, El Salvador-Phys.org A 3,000-year-old burial site has reportedly been discovered in western El Salvador. Human remains were placed face down in the pit, which also contained a ceramic vessel shaped like a sea turtle and cassava branches preserved by layers of volcanic ash. Radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis are planned for future research. …

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Two Iron Age Axes Evaluated

Different views of axes from Kazakhstan (A) and Germany (B)

Axis from Kazakhstan (A) and Germany (B) Kiel, Germany—according to Greek reporterMatthias Christian Hals of Kiel University and colleagues compared two Iron Age axes – one found in a burial mound in Kazakhstan and the other discovered among a collection of tools in northern Germany. Radiocarbon dating revealed that this device from Kazakhstan was made …

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‘We’re trying this out of frustration’: Marmots star in OnlyFans account as researchers desperately look for ways to raise funds amid US budget cuts

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A team of UCLA scientists have resorted to posting content on OnlyFans to raise funds for research cuts in federal funding For American science. But the videos are not of themselves, they are special recordings of the marmots. “I spend a lot of time waiting for the marmots to work and one slow morning I …

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Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno

Ancient ferns turned Triassic Europe into a wildfire inferno

The End-Triassic mass extinction occurred approximately 201 million years ago and is associated with massive volcanic eruptions associated with the breakup of Pangea. Those eruptions released huge amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere, raising global temperatures by an estimated 5 to 10 degrees Celsius. As the planet warmed, tree-bearing forests were destroyed. Ferns rapidly moved …

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Science word of the day: Abiotic

Science word of the day: Abiotic

Science word of the day: inorganic Pronunciation: Ay-bye-ah’-tik What does it mean: Abiotic means “without living organisms.” Scientists commonly use this term when referring to non-living aspects of an ecosystem that affect the growth or reproduction of organisms. Some abiotic factors may be light, water, fertilizers, nutrients, or chemical elements such as oxygen or sulfur. …

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